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Narendra Modi pushes for greater cooperation within BRICS

Terrorism, radicalisation and transnational crimes pose grave threats to each of us, says Narendra Modi

Kuwaiti parliament dissolves, setting stage for early poll

Rise of the Islamic State group and the drop in global oil prices has caused growing concerns in this major OPEC member

Ethiopia government unveils rules for state of emergency

100 have been killed in anti-govt protests in the past year, according to human rights groups and opposition activists

Turkey backed Syria rebels capture Dabiq from IS

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebels captured Dabiq after IS members withdrew from the area

Missiles fired at US warships in Red Sea: US official

USS Mason destroyer, which was sailing in international waters off Yemen's coast, used unspecified counter-measures against the incoming missiles

UN chief in Haiti gets glimpse of Matthew's destruction

Shortly before Ban's helicopter was due to land, a clash broke out between rock-throwing residents and UN peacekeepers at Les Cayes

Modi, Putin ink multi-billion dollar defence agreements

PM says 'an old friend is better than two new friends'

Samsung sees further $3 billion profit hit from Note 7 crisis

When replacement phones also started to combust, the company eventually decided to kill off the Note 7 for good

Boko Haram frees 21 Chibok girls, raising hope for others

In September, the Nigerian government had admitted it had come close to a swap last year, but that talks broke down

Two trillion galaxies in 'observable' Universe: NASA

A galaxy is a system of millions or billions or stars, held together by gravity, with planetary systems within them

Boko Haram releases 21 Chibok girls: Nigerian official

Chibok girls were released as part of a prisoner swap deal struck between Boko Haram

World powers to try again for Syria ceasefire

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Putin to push for a ceasefire, despite repeated setbacks

Russia rejects allegations of meddling in US elections

In response to a question about the US threat to respond in a proportional way, Lavrov said it wasn't worth speculating about

Nicolas Maduro bypasses Venezuelan legislature on budget

Stymied in the legislature, the president's opponents are now seeking to remove him in a recall referendum

Germany bomb plot suspect found dead in cell: Authorities

Jaber Albakr, 22, was discovered hanged in his jail cell in the eastern city of Leipzig

Parrikar denies Congress claims of earlier surgical strikes

On the decision of conducting surgical strikes, Parrikar gave credit to 1.27 billion citizens and Indian armed forces

Dipa Karmakar to return BMW

Lack of service centres & bad roads in Tripura make gift an unviable option

Russia to drive non-OPEC output rise in 2017

This means production outside the cartel is expected to jump by 240,000 barrels per day next year compared to this year

Toyota recalls 340,000 Prius hybrid cars for faulty brakes

Toyota said 17,000 Prius vehicles were recalled in Europe, and the rest in Australia and other regions

Suicide bomber attacks UN patrol near Timbuktu in Mali

According to the Swedish command, soldiers on patrol with the UN peacekeeping force were targeted last night by the bomber