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The closure of Yahoo's Beijing office will eliminate 200 to 300 jobs, Bloomberg said

The rocks hit group of travellers as they waited to board boats in the Diecai Mountain scenic area in Guilin

Gunmen killed 17 foreign tourists, two Tunisians in a daylight attack in birthplace of Arab Spring

TTP spokesman Mohammad Khorasani says two other TTP men were killed in the strike on the Afghan side of the border

Programme official says employees sacked following periodic checks

It was in 1957 when Pakistan invoked its right to sovereign immunity from any court proceedings in Britain

Pakistan's high commissioner to India apologises later for his statement, says he did not mean to trivialize relations

'Even the salaries of the teachers were held back for not joining the membership campaign.'

Says British govt is told to keep Pakistan abreast of any investigation reports regarding case against MQM chief

In a letter, Modi confirms attendance in SAARC annual feature, pledges to hold talks with Nawaz

The 19-year old school student was ssent on a 14-day judicial remand

Netanyahu’s election is likely to further destabilise a region perennially teetering on the brink

The emotional integration of people in Jammu and Kashmir is essential for Kashmir’s development

High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein says the sentence by the criminal court in Male was part of "a rushed process"

Adnan Malik is the 8th Pakistani national to win the Millennium Millionaire Promotion

Turkmenistan's ambassador says that his country is neutral and will be ready to facilitate the peace process

Maria Valdes, a French teacher, gets a light punishment of 5-day suspension without pay

Cardinal Baselios Cleemis said India has a responsibility towards all of us – every human being - and not just cows

Polish, Italian, German and Spanish tourists were among the dead, along with a Tunisian national and a policeman

Roy was the fourth writer to have been attacked since 2004

The nun was attacked around midnight when a gang of robbers broke into a convent

Source says aircraft was not immediately identified as being American, but was 'dealt with as hostile target'

In recent times, many women have traveled to Syria to become brides of IS fighters

Shafqat was sentenced to death in 2004 for the kidnapping and murder of a seven-year-old boy

Buzzfeed writer becomes famous in China after photos from China began to appear on his phone's photo stream

The aircraft's take-off from Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat was delayed by five days because of tedious paperwork

In the final days of campaigning, Israeli PM abandoned a commitment to negotiate a Palestinian state

Chinese official says India and Pakistan have launched dialogue process to ease tensions

Requests received by Pakistan's National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes under local laws prohibiting blasphemy

The strikes in Syria have largely been focused on Aleppo and Raqa provinces

Users can link their Vis and Master cards to send money via the messenger app to firends

It is seen as a potential rival to US-based institutions such as the World Bank.

Pugh appeared to have been on US authorities’ radar for some time

The detention comes after Turkey last week arrested 3 British male teenagers suspected of trying to travel to Syria

A spokesman for Washington's airport authority said the passenger was taken to a hospital for observation

Search was scaled back dramatically recently, with foreign vessels withdrawing as well as the Indonesian military

The Iranian and US top diplomats met again on Tuesday morning

Cabin crew were unable to fix the problem and had to turn around as the smell became unbearable for passengers

Her remarks come amid reports that Afghan Taliban and the Afghan government are all set to start peace talks

Indian premier not only has taken media by storm with his clothing but made US President Barack Obama swoon as well

Indians protest over perceived police inaction

Brings number of death sentences carried out this year to 48

Angry scenes in parliament as legislators question why the man accused of rape had not been arrested

Haryana government passes legislation in state parliament banning sale of beef, beef products and killing cows

Woman found guilty by a criminal court of tarnishing reputation of complainant through WhatsApp

India accounts for 15 per cent of global imports, with Russia being its majority supplier

In November that year the Brotherhood was declared a "terrorist organisation"

88 per cent of the respondents said they get news from the social network regularly

Afghan deputy foreign minister says negotiation team being finalised for talks. Taliban deny talks are close

Israeli PM says 'any territory which would be handed over, would be taken over by radical Muslims'