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It was only the second Test in India's cricket history to end in two days; Ashwin says home side "bowled beautifully". Updated 25 Feb, 2021 08:16pm

Officials in China have used anal swabs to test people it considers at high-risk of contracting Covid-19. Published 25 Feb, 2021 03:11pm

The 35-year-old prince had “successful laparoscopic surgery at King Faisal Specialist Hospital” in Riyadh. Published 25 Feb, 2021 02:27pm

Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas welcomes the “historic verdict”. Updated 25 Feb, 2021 09:02am

The man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife almost $8,000 for years of unpaid housework. Updated 25 Feb, 2021 09:19am

SAN FRANCISCO: Face­book has pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years... Published 25 Feb, 2021 06:56am

The military has weathered a storm of international condemnation for ousting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power. Updated 25 Feb, 2021 08:57am

PARIS: Whales, dolphins and porpoises have two properties that should not in theory go together — they have a long... Published 25 Feb, 2021 06:56am

WASHINGTON: Veteran US diplomat William Burns, nominated to lead the CIA, pledged on Wednesday to keep the agency... Published 25 Feb, 2021 06:56am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s king said on Wednesday parliament can sit during a state of emergency, in a blow for the... Published 25 Feb, 2021 06:56am

The 600,000 doses delivered to Ghana in a ceremony broadcast live on television are from Oxford/AstraZeneca. Updated 25 Feb, 2021 08:51am

Theologian Beate Gilles, 50, will succeed Hans Langendoerfer on July 1. Updated 24 Feb, 2021 09:03am

SEOUL: South Korea and Iran have agreed a way forward that could see billions of dollars of frozen oil money... Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:20am

Pushing ahead with the repatriation is “inhumane and devastating”, says Amnesty International. Updated 24 Feb, 2021 08:56am

GENEVA: A group of United Nations rights experts welcomed on Tuesday US President Joe Biden’s stated goal to... Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:14am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’ former president and his intelligence chiefs should be prosecuted for failing to prevent... Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:14am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Muslims demonstrated in Colombo on Tuesday for an end to forced cremations of Covid-19 ... Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:14am

VIENNA: The UN’s atomic watchdog said on Tuesday that it was “deeply concerned” by the possible presence of... Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:14am

LOS ANGELES: Golfer Tiger Woods was hospitalised on Tuesday after a car crash in which his vehicle sustained ... Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:14am

Summons Pakistan’s charge d’affaires to mark surprise, disapproval Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:11am