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The woman, in her early forties, is survived by her two children who study abroad. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian nurse from Kerala jumps to death from hospital's rooftop in UAE

The woman, identified as Suja Singh from Kerala, jumped from Al Ain hospital's building on Sunday afternoon, the Gulf...

10 April 2018 6:09 PM IST

Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centres in Iran where they left the image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: Dont mess with our elections, the Iranian IT ministry said. (Photo: Twitter/ @azarijahromi)

Don't mess with our elections: Global cyber attack leaves US Flag on...

The attack apparently affected 200,000 router switches across the world in a widespread attack.

8 April 2018 3:21 PM IST

Israeli fire kills nine, hundreds hurt in Gaza border protest

Israeli fire kills nine, hundreds hurt in Gaza border protest

The recent march was the second in what Gaza's Hamas rulers said would be several weeks of protests against a decade-old...

7 April 2018 12:09 PM IST

The 32-year-old de facto ruler has overseen the most fundamental transformation in the modern history of the Gulf nation and sidelined all rivals after emerging as first-in-line last June. (Photo: AFP)

MBS's moderate Saudi: The liberal crown prince and his many reforms

The prince is the architect of a wide-ranging plan dubbed 'Vision 2030' to bring social and economic change to Saudi...

6 April 2018 3:01 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their talks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo: AP)

Vladimir Putin pins hopes on chemical watchdog to end Skripal row

Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent in the English city of Salisbury...

4 April 2018 4:24 PM IST

We have religious concerns about the fate of the holy mosque in Jerusalem and about the rights of the Palestinian people. This is what we have. We dont have any objection against any other people, Prince Mohammed said. (Photo: File)

Entitled to live peacefully on own land: Saudi's crown prince touts...

Saudi Arabia - birthplace of Islam and home to its holiest shrines - does not recognise Israel.

3 April 2018 5:56 PM IST

Rebel fighters pray before they are evacuated outside Harasta in eastern Ghouta, in Damascus. (Photo: AFP)

Seeking a way out: Last rebels in E Ghouta poised to surrender to govt

The Syrian army last week warned the insurgents to surrender or face a military assault to drive them out.

1 April 2018 7:06 PM IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for an independent investigation into deadly clashes in Gaza between Palestinians and Israeli troops, while Security Council members urged restraint on both sides. (Photo: File)

UN chief Guterres calls for investigation into recent violence at Gaza

15 people were killed and more than 750 wounded by Israeli fire as Palestinian protesters marched to Gaza's border with...

31 March 2018 4:07 PM IST

The latest attack could further escalate the coalitions military campaign. (Photo: Representational Image | AP)

Saudis intercept 7 Yemen rebel missiles in deadly escalation

The Iran-aligned Huthi rebels fired three missiles at Riyadh and four others at the southern cities of Khamis Mushait,...

26 March 2018 12:11 PM IST

Relatives said they received panicked phone calls from some of the workers five days after Mosul was captured, asking for help. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Killed in front of my eyes: How bodies of 38 Indians slain by IS were...

The abducted workers, most from northern India, had been employed by a construction company operating near Mosul.

20 March 2018 8:33 PM IST

A monitor said Tuesday three dozen pro-government fighters were killed in a district of Syrias capital as Islamic State jihadists took control of it in a surprise night time attack. (Representational Image)

IS takes Damascus in surprise night time attack killing 36 Syrian...

IS took full control of Qadam, and 36 government troops and loyalist fighters have been killed.'

20 March 2018 6:13 PM IST

The US ambassador in Tel Aviv is a settler and a son of a dog, Abbas said in comments to Palestinian leaders in Ramallah. (Photo: AP)

Son of a dog': Palestinian Prez Abbas attacks US envoy to Israel

Relations between Abbas's government and Trump's administration have broken down since the recognition of Jerusalem as...

20 March 2018 2:04 PM IST