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Rush to ditch old banknotes: Indian banks call in police INTERNATIONAL

Rush to ditch old banknotes: Indian banks call in police

Indian banks called in thousands of police on Thursday to manage huge queues outside branches, as people tried to exchange bank notes abruptly pulled out of circulation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a crackdown on "black money".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Emir takes part in GCC consultative summit ARABIA

Emir takes part in GCC consultative summit

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attending the 16th consultative summit of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC)

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Karlovic oldest man to reach third round for 25 years CULTURE

Karlovic oldest man to reach third round for 25 years

Croatian Ivo Karlovic became the oldest man to reach the third round of a grand slam for 25 years when the 37-year-old came through a marathon five-setter against Australian Jordan Thompson at the French Open yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hundreds detained as Indian caste protest turns violent INTERNATIONAL

Hundreds detained as Indian caste protest turns violent

Protests by an Indian caste demanding the release of one of its leaders turned violent on Sunday, as police fought running street battles with stone-throwing demonstrators and detained hundreds.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Disused Air India aircraft falls off crane in Hyderabad INTERNATIONAL

Disused Air India aircraft falls off crane in Hyderabad

A disused aircraft of Air India was damaged when it fell from a crane transporting it at Begumpet Airport yesterday morning, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Nepal tightens control over Indian currency INTERNATIONAL

Nepal tightens control over Indian currency

Amid growing black market operations, Nepal’s central bank has imposed tighter controls over the exchange of Nepalese currency for the Indian rupee.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Backhoe man describes Philippine massacre burial INTERNATIONAL

Backhoe man describes Philippine massacre burial

A backhoe driver has described in chilling detail how he used the excavator to bury the 58 victims of the Philippines’ worst political massacre, according to a video aired yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016