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No move to put NATO troops on the ground in Syria, says Stoltenberg

The need of the hour is to bolster local forces in the conflict, he said.

Dec 7, 2015

Storm Desmond: Emergency teams make door-to-door rescues in flooded northwest

British soldiers, sea rescue workers, firefighters and mountain rescue teams were working through day and night in Cumbria on 6 December after the northwest was hit by flooding that observers say has been on an unprecedented scale.

Dec 7, 2015

KT Rama Rao (KTR) spills bean on his affinity with Mahesh Babu, Ram Charan, other Telugu stars

Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao has revealed the reason behind his growing affinity with Mahesh Babu, Ram Charan and other young Telugu stars.

Dec 7, 2015

Saudi Arabia: Sri Lankan woman's death sentence on hold after appeal

The woman had been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.

Dec 7, 2015

Venezuela: Severe setback to Chavistas as opposition wins legislature

The opposition now has a platform to challenge President Nicolas Maduro's rule of the OPEC nation.

Dec 7, 2015

Chennai floods: Govt to issue fresh passport for free if previous lost or damaged, says Sushma Swaraj

The fresh passports will be issued at three PSKs in Chennai.

Dec 7, 2015

Leytonstone Tube stabbing: Too early to determine attackers motive

The head of the Counter Terrorism Command at Londons Metropolitan Police said on Sunday (December 6) it was too early to determine the exact motive of a knife attacker who slashed a man at an east London metro station

Dec 7, 2015

Haryana: Man finds 'dead worms' in Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Atta noodles

The man has decided to file a case against Patanjali Yogpeeth that manufactures the noodles.

Dec 7, 2015

Earthquake in Tajikistan: Tremors felt in Delhi, north India after 7.2 magnitude quake

Mild tremors were felt in north India

Dec 7, 2015

Chennai: Lack of coordination between rescue teams and govt hampering relief work

Due to unavailability of collection centres, relief material coming from other places did not have a destination point.

Dec 7, 2015

Sushma Swaraj to visit Pakistan, likely to meet Sartaj Aziz, PM Nawaz Sharif [Where to watch LIVE]

Swaraj's Pakistan visit will come on a positive note after a secret meeting between Indian and Pakistani NSAs in Bangkok on Sunday.

Dec 7, 2015

Syria: US-led airstrike kills 4 Syrian army soldiers; Will Russia react?

Russia's Sputnik International says four Syrian army personnel were killed and two tanks and an ammunition depot were destroyed in the strike.

Dec 7, 2015

India, Pakistan NSAs meet secretly in Bangkok to keep Hurriyat out of picture, discuss Kashmir

The talks pave way for more cordial relations just ahead of Sushma Swaraj's visit to Islamabad this week.

Dec 7, 2015

J&K: 5 jawans injured as militants attack CRPF convoy in Anantnag

The militants were disguised in Army uniform.

Dec 7, 2015

Rocket-brandishing Russian sailor provokes Turkey as ship passes by Istanbul

Turkey is the first NATO member in more than half a century to down a Russian plane.

Dec 7, 2015