Donald Trump agrees to refugee intake from Australia: PM Malcolm Turnbull
The Australian PM declined to provide further details on the deal, saying it was for US authorities vetting people on the islands.
Jan 30, 2017, 11:16 AM IST
Thousands gather around Washington to protest Donald Trump travel ban
Similar protests were taking place outside the White House and across the United States.
Jan 30, 2017, 09:34 AM IST
Merkel says Trump immigration ban 'not justified'
Merkel had reminded the US billionaire of his human rights responsibilities.
Jan 29, 2017, 16:42 PM IST
Donald Trump to speak with Saudi King, UAE and S Korea President
Trump bars citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US and suspends the admission of all refugees for 120 days.
Jan 29, 2017, 11:54 AM IST
Now is not the time to build walls — Iran's Hassan Rouhani tells Donald Trump
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticised his US counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday, saying now was "not the time to build walls between nations".
Jan 28, 2017, 13:52 PM IST
Donald Trump restricts entry of refugees in US from these seven Muslim countries
People from countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia will face "extreme vetting", US President Donald Trump said.
Jan 28, 2017, 12:50 PM IST
Donald Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees
Another order will block visas being issued to anyone from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
Car bomb explosion hits Libyan capital Tripoli
A car bomb explosion hit the Libyan capital Tripoli late on Saturday, near the Italian embassy, Xinhua news agency reported.
Jan 22, 2017, 15:30 PM IST
Libya strongman says Russia `to fight arms embargo`
The Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli, is recognised by the international community.
Islamic State suicide bomber kills 8 Libyan troops near Benghazi
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bombing in a statement circulated online.
Dec 19, 2016, 16:26 PM IST
Thane man working with Islamic State nabbed in Libya: ATS
Tabrez Mohammad Tambe, a resident of Mumbra in neighbouring Thane district, had joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a senior ATS officer said.
Dec 10, 2016, 14:03 PM IST
British government defends its role in Libya campaign
The 2011 bombing campaign came after Kadhafi loyalists pounded the eastern city of Benghazi, raising fears of an imminent massacre in the rebel stronghold.
Nov 25, 2016, 07:13 AM IST
Air strike targeting militants kills seven in southern Libya: Official
An air strike targeting Islamist militants has killed at least seven people near the southwestern Libyan city of Sabha, a local official and media reports said on Tuesday.
Nov 16, 2016, 04:50 AM IST
Fifteen feared dead as migrants rubber boat sinks off Libya
Italy's coastguard said today that 15 people had been rescued from a sinking rubber dinghy off Libya, amid fears dozens more may have drowned.
Nov 15, 2016, 19:31 PM IST
Libyan coastguard rescues 115 migrants off Tripoli
Libya's coastguard said it rescued 115 migrants today who had been aboard a rubber boat that broke down off Tripoli, and that one migrant had drowned.
Nov 07, 2016, 04:50 AM IST
U.N. says 239 migrants die in two shipwrecks off Libya
At least 239 migrants, believed to be from West Africa, have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, a spokesman for the United Nations migration agency, said on Thursday.
Nov 03, 2016, 19:13 PM IST
At least 110 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya: UNHCR
At least 110 people are feared drowned off Libya after a migrant shipwreck, the UN`s refugee agency said Thursday, quoting survivor testimony.
Nov 03, 2016, 18:59 PM IST
29 people found dead off Libya in migrant boat horror
The find adds to the grim evidence of the hazards of crossing the Mediterranean -- a journey that the UN said today has claimed more than 3,800 lives so far this year, a record.
Oct 27, 2016, 00:40 AM IST
Iraqis are world's most generous to strangers: Global survey
In terms of donations to charity, Myanmar held the top position, with nine out of ten surveyed saying, had they given during the previous month.
US air strikes pound Libya's Sirte to oust IS militants
Libyan forces are close to ending a six-month campaign to liberate Sirte from Islamic State, which took over the city more than a year ago.
Oct 17, 2016, 22:17 PM IST
