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11 schoolgirls killed in Iran bus accident

11 schoolgirls killed in Iran bus accident

30 other people were injured, and 13 of them were in serious condition, according to state television.

1 Sept 2017 3:15 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey's Erdogan blasts 'scandalous' US indictment of bodyguards

Erdogan said in a televised address that the case was a 'scandalous demonstration of how American justice works'.

1 Sept 2017 2:25 PM IST

Around 800 pilgrims were due to leave Iran on three flights to nearby Medina on Sunday, the director of the hajj at Irans Haj and Pilgrimage Organisation, Nasrollah Farahmand told state media. (Photo: AP/Representational)

More than 2 million Muslims gather for Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

Saudi authorities have mobilised vast resources in hope of avoiding a repeat of a deadly 2015 stampede that left nearly...

30 Aug 2017 3:15 PM IST

Around 800 pilgrims were due to leave Iran on three flights to nearby Medina on Sunday, the director of the hajj at Irans Haj and Pilgrimage Organisation, Nasrollah Farahmand told state media. (Photo: AP/Representational)

After last year's ban, Iran hajj pilgrims flock to Saudi in diplomatic...

The breakthrough came after several months of negotiations during which the two countries traded accusations of...

29 Aug 2017 11:23 AM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AFP)

Erdogan says world 'blind and deaf' to Rohingya plight

More than 3,000 had arrived in the past 3 days, as people told of how they fled for their lives from Myanmar's army,...

29 Aug 2017 10:44 AM IST

The report said that ISIS is struggling financially in Afghanistan, where it has resorted to extortion of the local population and has had to stop paying its fighters at times. (Photo: Representational Image)

Lebanon finds suspected remains of troops held by ISIS

The families had gathered for hours in downtown Beirut amid blistering heat to await news of their loved ones.

28 Aug 2017 10:59 AM IST

The majority of the dead belong to Afghan forces and most of the wounded are civilians, the source said. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Taliban suicide bomb attack on Afghan forces kills 13

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a WhatsApp message sent to journalists.

28 Aug 2017 8:40 AM IST

Military forces are reportedly moving from the western and northeastern front of Tal Afar. (Photo: AFP)

Islamic State stronghold Tal Afar about to fall, says Iraqi military

Tal Afar is the latest objective in the US-backed war on the jihadist group following the recapture in July of Mosul.

27 Aug 2017 9:45 AM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey's Erdogan compares coup defeat to medieval battle

Erdogan on Saturday led a large-scale celebration to commemorate the 946th anniversary of the 1071 Battle of Malazgirt.

27 Aug 2017 9:16 AM IST

Israelis take part in a weekly protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen on the poster, in front of the home of Israels attorney general Avichai Mandelblit in Petah Tikva. (Photo: AP)

Hundreds of Israelis gather in anti-Netanyahu protest

Netanyahu has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and called the accusations against him a witch hunt orchestrated by a...

27 Aug 2017 8:36 AM IST

Qatari premier Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani. (Photo: AFP)

Qatar disregards Arab states' demand, restores diplomatic ties with...

Qatar's Foreign Ministry announced early Thursday that the country's ambassador would return to Tehran.

24 Aug 2017 11:38 AM IST

Kim Jong Un visits the Chemical Material Institute of Academy of Defense Science at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

North Korea hints at new advanced missiles

Kim calls for boost in production of rocket warhead tips.

24 Aug 2017 12:26 AM IST