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Qaeda abducts media activists from Syria rebel town 10 Jan 2016 - 01:08 pm

File photo of Turkish fighters with an al Qaeda-linked group in the Syrian village of Aziza outside Aleppo. AFP Beirut: Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate...

Turkish forces kill 18 Kurdish rebels: Army 10 Jan 2016 - 01:02 pm

File photo of Turkish riot police blocking the street as a pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Beyoglu member tries to enter the offices...

US carries out drone strike in eastern Afghanistan 10 Jan 2016 - 12:50 pm

File picture for representation only KABUL: The United States conducted a drone strike in Afghanistan last week but a spokesman declined to confirm...

Turkey arrests 3 over killing of anti-IS Syrian filmmaker: report 10 Jan 2016 - 12:28 pm

File photo/ AFP Istanbul; Turkish authorities arrested three people over the death of a Syrian filmmaker who was assassinated in southern Turkey after...

Pakistan to present Taliban list open for peace talks 10 Jan 2016 - 12:24 pm

File photo/ AFP Islamabad: Four-way talks aimed at reviving dialogue between Kabul and the Afghan Taliban will be held in Islamabad on Monday,...

HRW accuses Yemen rebels of arbitrary detentions 10 Jan 2016 - 12:23 pm

A Houthi militant stands guard as he secures an area where Houthi supporters are demonstrating against air strikes in Yemen's capital Sanaa January...

India teen gang-raped, shot, dumped in well 10 Jan 2016 - 12:17 pm

New Delhi: An Indian teenager held captive for two weeks by a gang of men said in an interview broadcast Sunday that she...

No winner of record Powerball jackpot, next draw put at $1.3 billion 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 pm

Host Sam Arlen speaks as the winning Powerball numbers are about to be drawn at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee, Florida January...

Ambassador denies US conducting helicopter raids in northern Iraq 10 Jan 2016 - 11:47 am

File photo of US Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones at a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, October 1, 2015. Reuters BAGHDAD: The US...

Pakistan tells U.S. that India attack probe will “bring out the truth” 10 Jan 2016 - 11:46 am

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi (R) is seen shaking hands with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif upon his arrival in Lahore in this...

Happiest at CPI-M's new development agenda, says Chandy 10 Jan 2016 - 11:24 am

Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy on Sunday expressed happiness at the CPI-M's ongoing two-day 4th edition of...

Thousands protest over contested French airport site 10 Jan 2016 - 11:13 am

Opponents to the international airport project near Nantes clash with riot policemen as they block Nantes ring road, western France, on January 9,...

Vanuatu on red alert as Cyclone Ula, category 4 storm, approaches 10 Jan 2016 - 10:59 am

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ula strengthens as it heads towards Vanuatu. Fiji Meteorological Service By Morag MacKinnon PERTH: Residents of Vanuatu are taking shelter...

Egypt's parliament meets after more than three-year absence 10 Jan 2016 - 10:52 am

A file picture of the parliament building in Cairo. Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's new parliament held its opening session on Sunday, state television reported,...

Sean Penn interview helped 'Chapo' capture: Mexico 10 Jan 2016 - 10:34 am

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Mexico City: A meeting between US actor Sean Penn and Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the Mexican jungle helped...

Yemeni vice president, UN envoy discuss next round of talks with Huthi and Saleh 10 Jan 2016 - 10:09 am

Riyadh: Yemeni Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah discussed with UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed on Saturday...

Lessons from Pathankot: History tells us Pakistan Army will play spoiler 10 Jan 2016 - 10:06 am

By Tarun Basu In a tumultuous fortnight, during which many an illusion was shattered at the turn of the year, some home truths...

Nepal elected as UNICEF's executive board member 10 Jan 2016 - 10:03 am

Kathmandu: Nepal was elected as a member of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) executive board on Saturday, representing the group of Asia-Pacific...