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Iran quadruples Uranium production; officials confirm

Iran quadruples Uranium production; officials confirm

But by increasing production, Iran soon will exceed the stockpile limitations set by the accord.

21 May 2019 1:28 PM IST

Amid claims of cheating, Joko Widodo wins Presidential re-election in Indonesia

Amid claims of cheating, Joko Widodo wins Presidential re-election in...

Widodo won with over 85 million of the total 154 million votes cast in the world-'s third-largest democracy.

21 May 2019 9:13 AM IST

China hopes US envoy in Tibet to be â€˜unbiasedâ€™

China hopes US envoy in Tibet to be â€˜unbiasedâ€™

During his visit, Branstad is due to have meetings with local officials and visit religious and cultural heritage sites.

21 May 2019 1:14 AM IST

Rocket struck near US Embassy in Baghdad, amid escalating tension

Rocket struck near US Embassy in Baghdad, amid escalating tension

Tensions between the US and Iran have been high since Washington withdrew last year from the 2015 nuclear deal.

20 May 2019 12:10 PM IST

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32 including 3 guards killed in Tajikistan prison riot

Security forces have killed 24 militants and restored order in the prison which has 1,500 inmates, the ministry added.

20 May 2019 11:55 AM IST

$Afghan journalist\s murder mirrors hardships of working women at home, office$ World

Afghan journalist-'s murder mirrors hardships of working women at...

No-one has been arrested over the broad daylight killing, but police officials said Mangal-'s family had filed a case...

20 May 2019 11:15 AM IST

Ex-Maldives President congratulates PM Modi after exit poll forecasts

Ex-Maldives President congratulates PM Modi after exit poll forecasts

Nasheed-'s congratulatory message comes even as the counting of votes in the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections will begin...

20 May 2019 10:24 AM IST

Iran rubbishes talk of conflict; make it clear they do not want war

Iran rubbishes talk of conflict; make it clear they do not want war

Tensions between Washington and Tehran have increased in recent days, raising concerns about a potential US-Iran...

19 May 2019 12:49 PM IST

Painful misery: Vietnam salt farmers battered by climate change, imports

Painful misery: Vietnam salt farmers battered by climate change,...

The work is punishing and the incomes unstable, subject to seesawing demand swayed by foreign imports, and unpredictable...

19 May 2019 12:24 PM IST

Heroic dog digs out baby buried by Thai mother

Heroic dog digs out baby buried by Thai mother

The dog dug around the area and began barking, alerting his owner a cattle herder, who went to the site.

19 May 2019 12:48 AM IST

Amid US pressure; China-Iran foreign ministers meet to discuss security

Amid US pressure; China-Iran foreign ministers meet to discuss...

Iran wishes to cooperate with China -'bilaterally and multilaterally, in order to preserve the interests of our two...

18 May 2019 1:32 PM IST

Mass weddings planned, after Taiwan says Yes to gay union

Mass weddings planned, after Taiwan says Yes to gay union

-'Itâ€™s a breakthrough, I have to say so,-' said Shiau Hong-chi, professor of gender studies at Shih-Hsin University in...

18 May 2019 1:09 PM IST