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As attacks continue in Jerusalem, Israeli army begins deploying troops
October 15, 2015 07:30 IST
The enhanced measures came as Israel struggles to contain the spiraling violence and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces heavy pressure from hard-liners in his governing coalition to stamp out the attacks.
26 more elephants killed with cyanide in Zimbabwe
October 14, 2015 20:47 IST
Hwange National Parks' spokeswoman Caroline Washaya Moyo said rangers found 16 of the elephants in an area known as Lupande before stumbling on 10 others in Chakabvi.
Suicide bombing at politician’s office kills 7 in Pakistan
October 14, 2015 17:34 IST
Amjad Khosa wasn't present at his election office in Taunsa city at the time of the blast, senior police officer Mubashar Mekan told reporters.
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Wreckage reveals horror of plane’s last momentsSubscriber Only
October 14, 2015 13:50 IST
The wreckage was put together after being transported back from war-scarred eastern Ukraine by rail and plane to the Gilze-Rijen air force base in the Netherlands.
Elderly Briton to face 350 lashes over homemade wine in Saudi Arabia, David Cameron to intervene
October 14, 2015 11:18 IST
Karl Andree, 74, was jailed for 12 months in August last year but remains in prison awaiting further punishment for breaking strict Saudi laws prohibiting alcohol after police found the wine in his car.
Vietnam slams China over construction of lighthouses in South China Sea
October 14, 2015 08:28 IST
Chinese state media reported last week that a completion ceremony was held for the lighthouses on Cuateron Reef and Johnson South Reef in the Spratly islands.
Democratic Debate: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders clash on guns, economy, foreign policy
October 14, 2015 12:36 IST
Clinton said Sanders had not been tough enough on the issue and said he had voted against a provision that would have held gun manufacturers more accountable.
Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 shot down by Russian-made Buk missile: report
October 13, 2015 17:54 IST
The Dutch Safety Board in its final report said on Tuesday that the MH17 was shot down.
How the Pakistani media reported Sena’s attack on Sudheendra Kulkarni
October 13, 2015 16:53 IST
Pakistani newspaper The Nation carried an editorial under the headline "Shiv Sena's Vandalism".
Russia says shelling of its embassy in Damascus act of terrorism
October 13, 2015 15:53 IST
Two shells were fired at the Russian embassy in Damascus on Tuesday during a demonstration
Insurgents shell Russian embassy in Syria during pro-Assad rally
October 13, 2015 18:05 IST
A reporter was outside the embassy on Tuesday morning when the first shell slammed into the compound in central Damascus and smoke billowed from inside.
Iran parliament approves historic nuclear deal with world powersSubscriber Only
October 13, 2015 19:39 IST
However, Iran's 12-member Guardian Council could refer the bill back to parliament for more discussion.
MH17 inquiry report to be out today; will reveal how plane crashed, not who’s responsibleSubscriber Only
October 13, 2015 12:42 IST
The report, due to be released at 1115 GMT at the Gilze-Rijen air force base in southern Netherlands, is expected to say how the Boeing 777 was blown from the sky on July 17, 2014, but not who was responsible.
No more nude photographs of women in Playboy magazine: Report
October 13, 2015 10:34 IST
Playboy, that featured Marilyn Monroe on its debut cover in 1953, is making the changes after circulation dropped
US dentist not wanted for killing Cecil the lion, says Zimbabwe official
October 13, 2015 10:08 IST
Zimbabwe is no longer pressing for the extradition of James Walter Palmer, an American dentist who killed a well-known lion called Cecil
Nobel-winning economist Angus Deaton thought he was getting prank callSubscriber Only
October 13, 2015 09:44 IST
Angus Deaton has been based at Princeton for more than 30 years and holds dual British-US citizenship.
IS prime suspect in Ankara twin bombings, says Turkish PM Ahmet DavutogluSubscriber Only
October 13, 2015 17:28 IST
The double suicide bombings in Ankara killed 97 people and sparked anger over the authorities' failure to ensure security
Nobel prize: Scottish economist Angus Deaton bags award in economics
October 12, 2015 18:46 IST
Deaton, who was born in Edinburgh in 1945, now works at Princeton University in the United States. He holds both U.S. and British citizenship.
Plane wreckage with ‘human skeletons’ found in Philippines jungle; is it missing MH370?
October 13, 2015 07:46 IST
Flight MH370 disappeared on March 8 last in 2014, inexplicably veering off course en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, most of them China nationals.
Nepal’s new PM Oli names protest group leaders as deputies
October 12, 2015 14:37 IST
Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli was sworn in by President Ram Baran Yadav on Monday a day after he was elected in Parliament with support from smaller parties.
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, ‘last dictator of Europe’ re-elected for fifth term
October 12, 2015 11:32 IST
Alexander Lukashenko's re-election five years ago led to mass protests and the imprisonment of leading opposition figures
Helicopter crash at NATO’s Kabul base kills 5Subscriber Only
October 12, 2015 08:36 IST
The mission statement said the helicopter "crashed due to a non-hostile incident'' around 4:15 p.m. Sunday at Camp Resolute Support in Kabul.
Iraqi airstrike kills 8 Islamic State figures; top leader Baghdadi not believed among them
October 12, 2015 17:02 IST
Iraq said on Sunday its air force had hit the meeting and had also struck a convoy that was carrying Baghdadi to attend it.
41 killed in Lake Chad blasts blamed on Boko Haram: govtSubscriber Only
October 11, 2015 20:31 IST
The explosions struck at around 4:00 pm (1500 GMT) yesterday, with one blast targeting the fish market at Baga Sola and the other two occurring at a refugee camp on the outskirts of the city.
Germanwings crash: Lawyer for relatives of victims may sue in US for compensation
October 11, 2015 16:52 IST
Lufthansa has offered around 100,000 euros ($108,000) per family, depending on its size. Lawyer Giemulla says the offer is far too low.
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