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US-led strikes kill 15 civilians in northeast Syria: monitor 18 Feb 2016 - 01:23 pm

Beirut: Strikes by a US-led coalition against the Islamic State group killed at least 15 civilians, including three children, in northeastern Syria on...

Russia detains 14 over forged documents for IS fighters 18 Feb 2016 - 01:16 pm

Moscow: Russian security services on Thursday said they have detained 14 people suspected of forging documents for people wanting to fight with the...

Six lakh hits per second lead to 'Freedom 251' website crash 18 Feb 2016 - 12:55 pm

Bhartiya Janta party (BJP) senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi unveils a poster during the launch of the 'Freedom 251' smartphone in New Delhi, ...

Kanhaiya's parents in Bihar provided police security 18 Feb 2016 - 12:52 pm

Kanhaiya Kumar (C), head of the student union at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), escorted by police outside the Patiala House court in...

Syrian army says it captured strategic town in coastal area 18 Feb 2016 - 12:40 pm

Latakia in Syria. AMMAN: The Syrian army backed by heavy Russian aerial bombing said on Thursday it had captured the town of Kansaba...

Head of Syrian Kurdish PYD denies Ankara attack responsibility 18 Feb 2016 - 12:29 pm

Beirut: The head of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party on Thursday denied Turkish allegations that the group was involved in a bombing...

Hundreds of Syria rebels re-enter country from Turkey to reinforce trapped insurgents: Rebel sources 18 Feb 2016 - 12:23 pm

A Syrian opposition fighter keeps watch as Syrians fleeing Aleppo wait on February 5, 2016 in Bab-al Salam, next to the city of...

Hungry mice thwart fix for Brussels' traffic chaos 18 Feb 2016 - 12:20 pm

Cars are seen stuck in a traffic jam on a road heading towards central Brussels during the morning rush hour March 26, 2014. ...

Kenya army claims killed Shebab intelligence chief 18 Feb 2016 - 12:11 pm

File pic for representation Nairobi: Kenya's army said Thursday it had killed the intelligence chief of the Shebab insurgents and 10 other commanders...

Bomb in southeast Turkey kills seven security force members: sources 18 Feb 2016 - 12:10 pm

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: A bomb detonated by remote control killed seven Turkish security force members travelling in a military vehicle in southeast Turkey on ...

S.Sudan gunmen attack UN base sheltering civilians: Residents 18 Feb 2016 - 12:02 pm

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kenya's capital Nairobi in this July 8, 2015 file photo....

Erdogan's son probed for money laundering in Italy 18 Feb 2016 - 11:55 am

Rome: Italian prosecutors are investigating the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for money laundering amid accusations he smuggled large amounts of...

Zambia seeks to plug water wastage by harvesting rain 18 Feb 2016 - 11:54 am

Schoolgirls in the Kenyan village wash their dishes at the community's water-capturing weir, as engineers install a solar plant in the background. Reuters/Kagondu...

Turkey PM blames Kurdish militants for Ankara attack 18 Feb 2016 - 11:46 am

Ankara: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday blamed Kurdish militants in Turkey and Syrian Kurdish fighters for the Ankara bombing targeting military...

Toyota recalls 2.9 mn vehicles worldwide over seatbelt defect 18 Feb 2016 - 11:30 am

Tokyo: Toyota said Thursday it was recalling 2.87 million vehicles globally due to the possibility that their rear seatbelt could come apart in...

Turkish air strikes hit PKK camps in northern Iraq after Ankara bomb kills 28 18 Feb 2016 - 11:12 am

Cars of emergency services arrive after an explosion in Ankara, Turkey February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY: Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militant...