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US seeks three Americans missing in Iraq 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

"We are working with the full cooperation of the Iraqi authorities to locate and recover the individuals," US State Department spokesman John Kirby...

Israel licks wounds as Iran sanctions end, looks to future US aid 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu says Israeli actions foiled Iran bomb drive so far Obama repeats security assurances to Israel and regional allies By Dan...

Nawaz Sharif looks to play peacemaker between Saudi Arabia and Iran 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will travel to Saudi Arabia and Iran on Monday, in a bid to bridge the growing divide...

Woman throws ink at Kejriwal, alleges scam 17 Jan 2016 - 09:05 pm

File photo of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal New Delhi: A woman, alleging a "CNG scam" in the AAP government, threw ink at Delhi...

US imposes ballistic missile sanctions on Iran after prisoner release 17 Jan 2016 - 06:19 pm

A view shows Tehran's Milad telecommunication tower, Iran, January 17, 2016. (Reuters / Raheb Homavandi) WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions on 11...

Nanny nightmare: Chinese pair in French court over grisly murders 17 Jan 2016 - 05:57 pm

Paris: It started with a nannying job and ended with the parents chopped up in the bathtub: a Chinese couple go on trial...

Iran’s Rouhani: Nuclear deal can be used as model to resolve regional issues 17 Jan 2016 - 04:52 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (C) is greeted during a session at the Iranian parliament to present the draft budget for the next Iranian...

UK opposition leader invites Trump to visit London mosque 17 Jan 2016 - 03:47 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures while addressing the South Carolina Tea Party Convention at the Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, South...

Freed US reporter leaves Iran: Washington Post 17 Jan 2016 - 03:36 pm

File photo of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian. Washington: Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been released from Evin Prison in Tehran and...

Somali Islamist rebels say they have captured Kenyan troops 17 Jan 2016 - 03:08 pm

Members of Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group in a file photo. REUTERS/ Feisal Omar By Feisal Omar MOGADISHU: Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist group...

Sri Lanka turns to social media for help with new constitution 17 Jan 2016 - 03:03 pm

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (R) and President Maithripala Sirisena (L) during are seen in Colombo in this August 21, 2015 file...

Pakistan PM to visit Saudi and Iran 'to ease tension' 17 Jan 2016 - 02:29 pm

File photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will lead a high-level delegation to Saudi Arabia and...

Maldives give jailed Nasheed 30 days' leave for surgery 17 Jan 2016 - 02:26 pm

In this photograph taken on November 10, 2013, former Maldivian president and presidential candidate Mohamed Nasheed speaks during a press conference in Male....

Trump ventures among evangelicals in search for votes 17 Jan 2016 - 02:20 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the South Carolina Tea Party Convention at the Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, January...

Snowstorm wreaks havoc in Romania, ports closed 17 Jan 2016 - 02:16 pm

BUCHAREST: Romania closed its Black Sea ports including the main port of Constanta and shut dozens of roads due to strong winds and...

Air strikes on Syria's Raqa killed 40 civilians Saturday: Monitor 17 Jan 2016 - 02:15 pm

Beirut: Air strikes on the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion of Raqa on Saturday killed 40 civilians, including children, the Syrian Observatory for...