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Japan PM Abe makes third offering to war shrine but again stays away

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made his third ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead, but again he did not

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Muslims mark Eid al-Adha holiday

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslims around the world held Eid al-Adha celebrations Tuesday, slaughtering sheep and other livestock to give meat to the poor in the biggest holiday of

Death toll in Philippines quake jumps to 93

CEBU: The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol on Tuesday rose to 93, as rescuers struggled to reach patients in a collapsed

Iraq says executes 42 “terrorists”‚ including woman

BAGHDAD: Iraq executed 42 people, including a woman, for mass killings and other “terrorism” offences over the past week, the justice ministry and the United Nations said on Thursday after

Chemical weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO: The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for its extensive efforts” to rid the world of such arsenals, the Norwegian

Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo visiting Taj Mahal.(Photo Courtesy: Hindustan Times)
Miss Universe in police case over Taj Mahal photos

Agra (India) (AFP) – Indian police said Thursday they had filed a case against Miss Universe for conducting an unauthorised footwear fashion shoot at the Taj Mahal which was slammed

Canadian writer Alice Munro won the Noble Price for Literature this year. (file photo)
Canada’s Alice Munro wins Nobel literature prize

STOCKHOLM: Canadian writer Alice Munro won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday. The Swedish Academy, which selects Nobel literature winners, called her a “master of the contemporary short

Libyan PM freed after being seized over US raid

TRIPOLI:Former rebel gunmen freed Libya’s prime minister on Thursday after holding him for several hours in reprisal for the capture by U.S. forces at the weekend of a Libyan al

It’s often hard to live up to expectations of sainthood

OSLO: Alongside the glory, the Nobel Peace Prize has a darker side likely to make the awards committee think hard before honouring a Pakistani teenage activist shot by the Taliban.

Passenger lands aircraft after pilot falls ill

LONDON: A passenger with almost no flying experience landed a light aircraft after being talked down by an instructor on the ground when the pilot fell ill at the controls