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This is why the dead of Aleppo are buried only at night

Aleppo residents bury the dead only at night, while the bodies lay strewn across the city during the day.

Dec 4, 2016

Nandamuri Balakrishna's wife Vasundhara caught with Rs 10 lakh of old notes at Renigunta airport

Actor Nandamuri Balakrishna's wife Vasundhara was caught with Rs 10 lakh worth of old currency notes at Renigunta airport on Saturday.

Dec 4, 2016

Ghana shuts down fake US embassy, which had run for a year and issued fake passports and currency

The fake embassy had reportedly issued hundreds of fake passports — to the US as well as other countries — for a payment of $6,000 each.

Dec 4, 2016

Heart of Asia: 'Let us dedicate ourselves to making Afghanistan a geography of peace,' says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani held bilateral talks before the joint inauguration.

Dec 4, 2016

Morning Brief: China protests against Trump, ISIS may leave Anbar soon, people who fell prey to death hoaxes in 2016, and more

Read about the warnings Stephen Hawking has put forward, and the solution to the blinking Markarian lights.

Dec 4, 2016

China lodges protest over Taiwan phone call by Trump; here's how it could hurt the US

The call effectively meant the US president elect -- and by extension the entire country -- was recognising Taiwan as a separate country.

Dec 4, 2016

Demonstrators flock to Yarls Wood protest over governments hostile climate for migrants

Hundreds of protesters united outside Yarls Wood detention centre in Bedfordshire to demand the closure of the immigration removal centre, which has often been criticised for its inhuman treatment of detainees.

Dec 3, 2016

Heart of Asia Conference 2016: Here is what India will look to gain by isolating Pakistan on terrorism

India will look to leverage the welfare of Afghanistan to gain some support from world powers to force Pakistan to dismantle its terror setup.

Dec 3, 2016

Oakland: Clubbers feared dead after massive inferno at Rave Cave

More than 50 firefighters spend hours trying to control a fire in a building in Oakland, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The ablaze building was hosting a warehouse party that evening with up to 100 people in attendance.

Dec 3, 2016

Iraq: ISIS may leave Anbar soon, having taken hostages to use as human shields and transporting weapons

The terrorist group has detained 700 families — mostly women and children among them — from Rawa district of Anbar.

Dec 3, 2016

We have tech to destroy world, but nothing to prevent it, warns Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking had last month predicted that mankind has only about 1,000 years before it has to look for another planet to survive.

Dec 3, 2016

Evening wrap: Demonetisation unearths fake notes, latest Bigg Boss 10 exits, world's first openly transgender model, and more

Read about a plane crashing into the ocean near Indonesia, and amicus curiae raising questions on prosecution evidence in Nirbhaya rape case.

Dec 3, 2016

Indonesia: Police aircraft carrying 16 crashes off Batam island

Contact was lost with the plane — described as an M-28 Skytruck — while it was flying over water near the island.

Dec 3, 2016

Donald Trump risks tensions with China in unprecedented talk with Taiwan

President-elect Donald Trump received a phone call by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on 2 December and posted his thoughts on Twitter, saying the countrys leader called to congratulate him. The move breaks with US’s One-China policy, causing China’s foreign office to lodge a complaint. In 2007, Taiwans ruling Democratic Progressive Party asserted a separate identity from China and called for the enactment of a new constitution for a normal country.However, China considers the self-ruled island to be part of its territory and the US has not had any formal ties with Taiwan since 1979.

Dec 3, 2016

Swiss authorities seize plundered artefacts of Palmyra at Geneva ports

The seized artefacts in Geneva include objects from Syria, Yemen and Libya.

Dec 3, 2016

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This is why the dead of Aleppo are buried only at night

Nandamuri Balakrishna's wife Vasundhara caught with Rs 10 lakh of old notes at Renigunta airport

Ghana shuts down fake US embassy, which had run for a year and issued fake passports and currency

Heart of Asia: 'Let us dedicate ourselves to making Afghanistan a geography of peace,' says Modi

Morning Brief: China protests against Trump, ISIS may leave Anbar soon, people who fell prey to death hoaxes in 2016, and more

China lodges protest over Taiwan phone call by Trump; here's how it could hurt the US

Demonstrators flock to Yarls Wood protest over governments hostile climate for migrants

Heart of Asia Conference 2016: Here is what India will look to gain by isolating Pakistan on terrorism

Oakland: Clubbers feared dead after massive inferno at Rave Cave

Iraq: ISIS may leave Anbar soon, having taken hostages to use as human shields and transporting weapons

We have tech to destroy world, but nothing to prevent it, warns Stephen Hawking

Evening wrap: Demonetisation unearths fake notes, latest Bigg Boss 10 exits, world's first openly transgender model, and more

Indonesia: Police aircraft carrying 16 crashes off Batam island

Donald Trump risks tensions with China in unprecedented talk with Taiwan

Swiss authorities seize plundered artefacts of Palmyra at Geneva ports

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]