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Bangladesh hijras voice anger at gender test failures

4 July 2015 3:56 AM IST
Bangladesh’s hijra community voiced outrage on Thursday  after nearly all those appointed to government jobs set aside for transgenders were...

Deadly clashes shake Yemen’s Aden

4 July 2015 3:55 AM IST
Fighting raged on Thursday  in Yemen’s battleground southern city Aden, a day after the United Nations declared its highest level humanitarian...

Thailand Navy to buy 3 Chinese submarines

4 July 2015 3:55 AM IST
Thailand has decided to buy three submarines from China under a USD 1.1 billion deal, the Thai navy chief said on <g data-gr-id="21">Thursday...

Pak armymen among 17 dead in rail mishap

4 July 2015 3:54 AM IST
At least 17 people, including senior officers of Pakistan Army, were killed on Thursday when four bogies of a special train carrying troops fell into...

Pak does not rule out MODI, Sharif meeting at SCO Summit

4 July 2015 3:53 AM IST
Pakistan on Thursday did not rule out a possible meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines...

2 top al-Qaeda -affiliate’s leaders nabbed in B’desh

4 July 2015 3:53 AM IST
The 12 militants were held in a crackdown as raids were conducted in different parts of the capital, <g data-gr-id="26">Maksudul</g> Alam,...

Mumbai case: Lakhvi’s lawyers cross-examine two witnesses

4 July 2015 3:52 AM IST
“Lakhvi’s lawyers on Thursday  <g data-gr-id="44">cross examined</g> the owner of the company that had provided Japanese engines to one of...

Fund-raising drive in UK to save Asian elephants

2 July 2015 5:37 AM IST
As many as 20 intricately designed rickshaws and a 10-foot model elephant named Tara were auctioned by Sotheby’s in the gardens of Lancaster House on...

India hopes to summit climate targets before Paris summit

2 July 2015 5:35 AM IST
India has assured the international community that it is in advanced stages of formulating its post-2020 climate change targets and hopes to submit...

Russia blasts Finland over visa denial for parliament speaker

2 July 2015 5:34 AM IST
Russia on Wednesday slammed Finland for refusing parliament speaker Sergei Naryshkin a visa, the first time he has been denied entry to the European...

Indian student wins US fellowship for LGBT research

2 July 2015 5:34 AM IST
An Indian girl student in the US has received a LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) scholarship from the prestigious California University...

Liberia announces 2 more confirmed Ebola cases

2 July 2015 5:33 AM IST
Liberia said on Wednesday a teenager who died of Ebola fever had spread the virus to at least two more people, confirming the first outbreak of the...
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