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India, UAE plan infrastructure fund, defence and technology ties 17 Aug 2015 - 07:55 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives his speech at cricket stadium in Dubai. DUBAI: India and the United Arab Emirates will set up...

Bomb in Thai capital kills 27, wounds 78 17 Aug 2015 - 05:39 pm

A member of the bob squad in protective suit walks next to the body of a victim after an explosion near Erawan Shrine,...

Civilians and soldiers die in east Ukraine fighting, Putin in Crimea 17 Aug 2015 - 05:37 pm

A local resident stands in a flat that, according to locals, was damaged by recent shelling, on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine, August...

Modi visits 25 countries in 15 months 17 Aug 2015 - 04:58 pm

NEW DELHI: Since assuming office in May last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has in the last 15 months visited 25 countries, including...

Motorcycle bomb near shrine in Thai capital kills 12 17 Aug 2015 - 04:53 pm

Wreckage of motorcycles are seen as security forces and emergency workers gather at the scene of a blast in central Bangkok August 17,...

Rajapakse plots comeback as Sri Lanka votes 17 Aug 2015 - 04:53 pm

Supporters of Former Sri Lankan president and parliamentary candidate Mahinda Rajapakse shout slogans after the end of voting in the general election in...

Putin's Crimea visit aims to stir up Ukraine conflict: Poroshenko 17 Aug 2015 - 04:40 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, as Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev looks on prior to their talks...

Syrians risk lives to reach Europe 'for their children' 17 Aug 2015 - 03:24 pm

KOS (Greece): Five nights ago, Nada and her children braved a perilous journey in an inflatable dinghy to the Greek island of Kos...

More than 80 dead in 24 hours of fighting for key Yemen city: military sources 17 Aug 2015 - 02:46 pm

Tribal fighters against Shiite rebels known as Houthis give prayers of thanks following heavy fighting between the two groups, in Taiz, Yemen, Sunday,...

Chemical watchdog 'concerned' by Iraq attack reports 17 Aug 2015 - 02:38 pm

In this undated file photo a chlorine-tinged cloud of smoke rises into the air from a bomb detonated by Iraqi army and Shi'ite...

Iran still closed to U.S. influence after nuclear deal: Khamenei 17 Aug 2015 - 02:18 pm

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei departs after casting his ballot in the parliamentary election in Tehran March 2, 2012. DUBAI: Iran will...

China regulator urges finance firms to support Tianjin disaster relief 17 Aug 2015 - 01:57 pm

SHANGHAI: China securities regulator on Monday urged financial institutions to support disaster relief efforts in the northeastern city of Tianjin, and said insurance...

Egypt's Sisi approves anti-terrorism law creating special courts 17 Aug 2015 - 01:40 pm

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, April 23, 2015. CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved an anti-terrorism law that sets up...

UAE allocates land for Abu Dhabi's first Hindu temple 17 Aug 2015 - 01:04 pm

The Indian government has lauded a decision by the United Arab Emirates to allocate land for the building of the first Hindu temple...

Syria regime strike kills 82 17 Aug 2015 - 02:14 am

Syrian emergency personnel carry a wounded man following air strikes by Syrian government forces on a marketplace in Douma, east of the capital...

Plane with 54 on board crashes in Indonesia 17 Aug 2015 - 02:12 am

A Trigana Air plane at the Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. The plane went missing yesterday while flying over Papua. 54...

Delhi summons Pakistan envoy 17 Aug 2015 - 12:32 am

Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit gestures while leaving the Ministry of External Affairs office in New Delhi, yesterday. New Delhi: India...