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Austrian writer Peter Handke's Nobel literature prize win on Thursday sparked outrage in Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo, where he is widely seen as an admirer of late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic. (Photo: AFP)

‘Shame is sealed as a new value’: Outrage over Nobel for Peter Handke

Emir Suljagic, a survivor of the massacre of more than 8,000 Muslim males from Srebrenica by Serbs, echoed him.

11 Oct 2019 11:17 AM

Zelensky was asked repeatedly about his relations with the Trump administration while speaking to reporters at a news conference that lasted more than 14 hours at a food court in Kiev with rotating groups of reporters. (Photo: File)

'No blackmail' in call with Trump: Ukraine Prez in 14-hour address

'There was no blackmail. This was not the subject of our conversation,' Zelensky said about his call with Trump.

11 Oct 2019 11:17 AM

Turkey told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that its military operation in northern Syria would be "proportionate, measured and responsible" ahead of a closed-door meeting of the 15-member body to discuss Ankara's offensive. (Representational Image)

Syria operation will be ‘proportionate, responsible’: Turkey tells UN

Turkey justified action under Article 51 of UN Charter, which covers individual or collective right to self-defense against armed attack.

10 Oct 2019 12:27 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday meet his Irish counterpart for last-ditch Brexit talks, with just days left to strike an EU divorce deal and both sides blaming each other for an impasse. (Photo: File)

British PM Boris Johnson to meet Irish leaders for last-ditch Brexit talks

The British leader's plans would also see Northern Irish politicians given a vote every four years on maintaining the agreed arrangements.

10 Oct 2019 12:04 PM

'This marks a new milestone in the Indo-French strategic partnership and indeed a new high in the bilateral defence cooperation,' Rajnath said. (Photo: File)

India-France Defence Dialogue to enhance strategic ties: Rajnath Singh

The minister is on a three-day visit to France.

09 Oct 2019 9:05 AM

Mayor and Queloz shared the other half for the first discovery, in October 1995, of a planet outside our solar system -- an exoplanet -- orbiting a solar-type star in the Milky Way. (Photo: Representational)

Dark matter and exoplanet discoveries win Nobel Physics Prize

'Their discoveries have forever changed our conceptions of the world,' the jury said.

08 Oct 2019 6:29 PM

India has slammed Pakistan for "weaponising" women's rights issues for self-serving political gains in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it is ironical that a country where violations of women's right to life in the name of "honour" go unpunished, is making "baseless" statements about it in India. (Photo: File)

India shreds Pakistan for ‘weaponising’ women's rights issues at UN

Without naming Pakistan, Tripathi said that country covets the territory of others and camouflages its 'vile intentions with fake concerns'.

08 Oct 2019 1:52 PM

The man involved, identified only as Thibault, a 28-year-old from Lyon, said the technology had given him a new lease of life. (Representational Image)

French man paralysed in accident walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton

Doctors who conducted the trial cautioned that the device is years away from being publicly available.

04 Oct 2019 2:37 PM

The incident took place around 1 pm (local time) when the man bearing knife tried to forcefully enter the police headquarters. (Photo: AFP)

5 killed in knife attack at Paris police headquarters

Loic Travers, a police union secretary, told BFM TV that five were dead, including the attacker.

03 Oct 2019 7:19 PM

New UK Brexit plans don't 'fully' meet Irish border objectives: Dublin

The government said PM Leo Varadkar had spoken to his Boris Johnson but said London's proposals 'do not fully meet the agreed objectives'.

03 Oct 2019 12:23 PM

A postage stamp bearing the image of Mahatma Gandhi. (Photo: ANI)

France: Mahatma Gandhi figures on postage stamp issued by French company

Similar postage stamps were issued in Uzbekistan, Turkey, Palestine and other countries around the globe on Gandhi Jayanti.

03 Oct 2019 10:59 AM

UK: Boris Johnson set to suspend Parliament from October 8 to 14

Johnson, who took office in July, needs a new suspension if he is to outline his legislative programme for the next session of parliament.

03 Oct 2019 10:44 AM

‘Nizam VII (Mir Osman Ali Khan) was beneficially entitled to the fund and those claiming in right of Nizam VII - the Princes and India - are entitled to have the sum paid out to their order,’ Justice Marcus Smith of the Royal Courts of Justice in London ruled. (Photo: Twitter)

UK court dismisses Pak’s claim to 35 million pounds belonging to a Nizam in favour of India

Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan's descendants had joined hands with the Indian government in the legal battle against Pakistan.

02 Oct 2019 8:47 PM

Johnson has received a rapturous welcome at the first party conference since Conservative members elected him as leader in July with one purpose -- to get Britain out of the EU. (Photo: AP)

Boris Johnson to unveil new Brexit plan in closing address

Johnson has pledged to renegotiate the exit terms May agreed with Brussels, which MPs rejected three times.

02 Oct 2019 3:10 PM

Johnson also is under scrutiny for claims that an American businesswoman, Jennifer Arcuri, received money and perks from London coffers while Johnson was mayor of the capital between 2008 and 2016. (Photo: File)

UK’s Boris Johnson denies allegations of patronage, groping journalist

Johnson was also accused of inflaming tensions in Britain with populist, people-versus-politicians rhetoric.

01 Oct 2019 3:15 PM

His misconduct hearing found that if he had still been a serving officer, Patel would have been dismissed without notice. (Representational Image)

Scotland Yard finds Indian-origin ex-constable guilty of sexual misconduct

Hitesh Patel was found guilty at the end of a Metropolitan Police misconduct hearing, which concluded on Friday.

01 Oct 2019 10:23 AM

The People's Party (OeVP) led by 33-year-old Sebastian Kurz is predicted to win around 33 pc, up slightly from the last elections two years ago but not enough to form a majority government.. (Photo: File | AP)

Austrians vote with conservatives in lead

With 6.4 million people eligible to vote, polling stations across the country opened at 7 am and will close by 5 pm.

29 Sep 2019 9:24 PM

The authority said on Friday it had a 'statutory duty' to record conduct matters pertaining to the mayor in his role as police commissioner. (Photo: File | AP)

Boris Johnson faces probe for US businesswoman links

The Independent Office for Police Conduct will consider if there are grounds to investigate him for misconduct in public office.

28 Sep 2019 7:34 PM

According to the British government’s “reasonable worst-case” scenario, the flow of goods could be cut by half on Day One of a no-deal Brexit and could take a year to recover. (Photo: Representational)

UK medical drug supply still uncertain in a no-deal Brexit

Of the more than 12,300 medicines licensed in the UK, about 7,000 arrive from or via the EU, mostly across the Channel.

27 Sep 2019 8:49 PM

'Boris Johnson has been found to have misled the country. This unelected Prime Minister should now resign,' Corbyn said. (Photo: File)

Johnson will be held to account on Wednesday: Labour’s Corbyn

Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament was unlawful.

25 Sep 2019 3:07 PM

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