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Tuesday 15/January/2019 14:27 PM

Video: Winter weather killed 15 displaced children in Syria: UN

Beirut: Freezing temperatures and the lack of medical care have killed at least 15 displaced Syrian children in recent weeks, the United Nations reported on...

Tuesday 15/January/2019 14:10 PM

Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb attack, warn more to follow

Kabul: The Taliban on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a powerful truck bomb attack in Kabul that ripped through surrounding neighbourhoods, killing at...

Tuesday 15/January/2019 13:30 PM

Millions in India gather for world's largest religious event Kumbh Mela

Allahabad: The largest religious gathering anywhere on earth gets under way on Tuesday, with tens of millions of Hindu pilgrims congregating in India to...

Monday 14/January/2019 21:01 PM

Four killed, 44 wounded in Kabul car bomb attack

Kabul: A car bomb exploded near a heavily fortified foreign compound in Kabul on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding 44, officials said, in...

Monday 14/January/2019 20:00 PM

Armenia's Pashinyan appointed PM after 'velvet revolution'

Yerevan: Armenia's president appointed former protest leader Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister on Monday as the Caucasus country's parliament met...

Monday 14/January/2019 19:11 PM

Cargo plane crashes in Iran, killing 15

Tehran: A military cargo plane overshot a runway, crashed and caught fire during a botched landing near the Iranian capital Tehran, killing 15 people, the...

Monday 14/January/2019 18:53 PM

EU intervenes on Brexit deal on eve of UK vote

London: Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday published further assurances from the EU on the eve of a crucial parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal and...

Monday 14/January/2019 18:17 PM

Scepticism in France as Macron launches 'great national debate'

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron faced a battle on Monday to convince sceptical French of his latest move to quell "yellow vest" anger as...

Monday 14/January/2019 16:32 PM

Sudan protests 'will not change government': Bashir

Khartoum: Defiant Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir said on Monday that ongoing protests will not lead to a change in government, as he addressed a rally of...

Monday 14/January/2019 16:09 PM

Bangladesh garment workers reject wage hike, walk off job

Dhaka: Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers downed tools and walked out of clothing factories on Monday, refusing to end a week-long strike over wages...