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Cement giant admits unacceptable practices at Syria plant

Cement giant admits 'unacceptable' practices at Syria plant

Lafarge is suspected of sourcing oil locally to operate the factory in defiance of a 2012 EU ban on purchases of Syrian...

2 March 2017 4:52 PM IST

Ireland: With access to internet, man buried alive in coffin for charity stunt

Ireland: With access to internet, man buried alive in coffin for...

As a former victim of substance abuse for two decades, Mr Edwards knows well the challenges that addicts face while...

2 March 2017 2:24 PM IST

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Photo: AP)

ISIS chief Baghdadi acknowledges defeat in Iraq in farewell speech

It is not clear if he is in the besieged city, where he declared his Caliphate in 2014 after the ISIS seized territory.

2 March 2017 7:32 AM IST

Research had shown that use of mobile phones behind the wheel was at â€œepidemic proportionsâ€ because people did not believe they would be caught. (Representational image)

A text may cost UK drivers their licence

Â£200 fine for anyone caught using cellphone while driving.

2 March 2017 3:34 AM IST

Michael Heathcock, 59 and Richard Finch, 60, had tried to kill the 16-year-old terrier called Scamp, claiming vet fees were too expensive. (Photo: Pixabay)

UK: Pair jailed for burying dog alive with nail in head; banned from...

At Teesside Crown Court the pair were sentenced to four months in prison and banned from keeping animals for life.

1 March 2017 9:14 PM IST

Ajit Kumar said that while Pakistan has created terrorist outfits against India, the monsteris now devouring its creator. (ANI)

Pak created terror outfits, now 'monster' devouring it: India

India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN asserted that terrorism is the grossest violation of human...

1 March 2017 9:09 PM IST

The label said it had sent a written apology to the 150 women who were forced to wait in a cramped stairwell for three hours at the casting for its upcoming show. (Photo: AFP)

Top Paris label sacks agency over 'sadistic' abuse of models

Balenciaga, in a statement, said that it took notice of issues with the model castings carried out on that day.

1 March 2017 8:51 PM IST

Paulo Pinheiro, right, Chairperson, Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic and Carla del Ponte, left, Member of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. (Photo: AP)

Syria regime, rebels committed war crimes in Aleppo: UN probe

From July 21 to December 22, 2016, the Syrian air force and its Russian ally conducted daily air strikes' on Aleppo.

1 March 2017 7:41 PM IST

Norway mass killer Breivik not treated inhumanely in prison: court

Norway mass killer Breivik not treated 'inhumanely' in prison: court

The 38-year-old rightwing extremist, who killed 77 people in 2011, will file an appeal against the verdict to Norway's...

1 March 2017 6:14 PM IST

A police officer speaks with protesters from the Hazte Oir (Make Yourself Heard) organization during a protest outside the Town Hall in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Madrid authorities say they have impounded an orange-and-white bus used by a group campaigning to outlaw children changing their gender. Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena said Wednesday that police stopped the bus returning to the Spanish capitals streets in order to prevent a hate crime. (Photo: AP

Madrid officials seize bus with anti-transgender messages

Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena said that police stopped the bus returning to the capital's streets in order to prevent a...

1 March 2017 5:57 PM IST

Francois Fillon. (Photo: AP)

French candidate Francois Fillon says to be charged over fake jobs

Fillon, a conservative, said he would meet investigating magistrates on March 15 but denied all the allegations against...

1 March 2017 5:31 PM IST

UN rights body told to end focus on Israel as US mulls exit

UN rights body told to end focus on Israel as US mulls exit

The US declined a seat on the 47-member council in 2006, citing skepticism about the membership of some authoritarian...

1 March 2017 5:03 PM IST