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Sri Lanka probes into alleged sexual favours for India-built houses
October 11, 2015 16:07 IST
India had offered to build 50,000 houses in the war-ravaged north as part of its stepped up assistance in Sri Lanka's post-conflict phase.
Suicide bomber in Kabul attacks foreign troops, causalities fearedSubscriber Only
October 11, 2015 11:34 IST
The attack in Kabul came during a period of heightened tension following intense fighting between government troops and the Taliban around the northern city of Kunduz
Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian pregnant woman, daughter in Gaza as unrest spirals
October 11, 2015 10:19 IST
One of the rockets had hit an open field in southern Israel and the other was intercepted, while nine Palestinians were killed during the border clashes with Israeli soldiers.
After Ankara attack, thousands in Istanbul protest against ‘killer’ stateSubscriber Only
October 11, 2015 10:39 IST
Some carried placards reading "the state is a killer" and "we know the murderers", echoing allegations of state responsibility made in the aftermath of the attack but denied by the government.
US to pay compensation to Kunduz hospital strike victimsSubscriber Only
October 11, 2015 08:46 IST
Under the Commanders' Emergency Response Program (CERP), US Forces-Afghanistan has the authority to make condolence payments and payments toward repair of the hospital, he said.
Sushil Koirala resigns: Nepal to have new PM, K P Sharma Oli front-runnerSubscriber Only
October 11, 2015 02:08 IST
Koirala submitted his resignation to President Ram Baran Yadav who accepted it and asked him to conduct daily administrative functions till a new government is formed.
Twin blasts at Ankara peace rally kill 95, injure hundreds
October 11, 2015 07:56 IST
The explosions occurred minutes apart near Ankara's main train station as people were gathering for the Ankara rally, organized by the country's public sector workers' trade union and other civic society groups.
Videos of Russian attacks in Syria you must watch
October 13, 2015 22:13 IST
Russian warplanes and helicopters have been hitting Islamic targets in Syria over the past 10 days
Russian airstrikes kill 2 ISIS commanders, 300 militants in Syria
October 10, 2015 10:12 IST
In the previous updates, the Moscow had been reporting hitting about 10 targets daily in Syria.
One-year-old dies after migrant boat breaks down off Greek island
October 9, 2015 15:13 IST
The 1-year-old boy, whose nationality was not made known, was found unconscious on a rubber dinghy which had broken down and went adrift late on Thursday.
China to build charging stations for 5 million electric cars by 2020
October 9, 2015 15:10 IST
The central cabinet plans to build a nationwide charging-station network by 2020, a move to provide big thrust to the battery powered car sales.
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins 2015 Nobel Peace Prize
October 9, 2015 15:05 IST
The Nobel Peace Prize, worth eight million Swedish crowns ($972,000), will be presented in Oslo on Dec. 10.
UN aid chief Stephen O’Brien demands probe of Yemen wedding bombingSubscriber Only
October 9, 2015 14:59 IST
Stephen O'Brien, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, said he was "deeply disturbed" that civilians had been killed in Wednesday's bombing.
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull calls for calm amid planned anti-Islam protest
October 9, 2015 17:40 IST
Turnbull called mutual respect between faiths "the glue that binds this very diverse country together", blamed anti-Muslim protesters for stoking divisiveness.
Pakistani army ‘godfather’ of Taliban, says expert
October 9, 2015 13:30 IST
Unless it is confronted, the Taliban will never be defeated. It is an old adage that no counterinsurgency has ever succeeded when the rebels have had a haven.
One-third of young men in China to die from smoking: Studies
October 9, 2015 08:45 IST
The research, involving two studies 15 years apart and including hundreds of thousands of people, says the number of tobacco deaths, mostly among men, reached 1 million by 2010 and would hit 2 million by 2030.
Pope Francis, Angela Merkel among contenders for Nobel Peace Prize to be announced Friday
October 9, 2015 08:40 IST
Pope Francis' opposition to nuclear weapons has boosted his chances for the Nobel Peace Prize
US hero who thwarted French train attack stabbed in brawl
October 9, 2015 07:50 IST
Spencer Stone, celebrated as a hero for helping to stop a terror attack on a French train over the summer, was stabbed and seriously wounded outside a bar
Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus wins 2015 Nobel Prize in literature
October 8, 2015 21:30 IST
Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for works that the prize judges called “a monument to suffering and courage.”
Emission scandal: Volkswagen needs to be pro-active in ivestigation says German Economy Minister
October 8, 2015 16:17 IST
"There should not be a debate about the automotive industry or about diesel technology," Gabriel said after attending a meeting of Volkswagen's world workers council in Wolfsburg.
Nigeria: Female suicide bombers kill 18 including in mosque
October 7, 2015 22:06 IST
Amnesty International estimates 20,000 people have died in Nigeria's extremist insurgency.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Lindahl, Modrich, Sancar win award for DNA repair workSubscriber Only
October 7, 2015 17:34 IST
The laureates will receive their prizes at formal ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo on December 10, the anniversary of the 1896 death of prize creator Alfred Nobel.
Palestinian woman stabs Israeli near Jerusalem holy site: PoliceSubscriber Only
October 7, 2015 16:17 IST
Palestinians fear increasing visits by Jewish groups to al-Aqsa are eroding longtime Muslim religious control there.
Climate Change body elects South Korea’s Hoesung Lee as new chairpersonSubscriber Only
October 7, 2015 15:01 IST
Hoesung Lee, who was the vice-chair of the IPCC, will lead this scientific body in preparing the sixth assessment report over the next five or six years.
Russia should not interfere in US efforts to destroy ISIS: White House
October 7, 2015 11:28 IST
The President has made quite clear that Russia should not be interfering with the 65-member international coalition that is seeking to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIS, said White House Press Secretary.
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