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Tajikistan okays constitutional changes ending president's term limit 23 May 2016 - 09:36 am

File photo of Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon. Dushanbe: Voters in Tajikistan have overwhelmingly endorsed changes to the Central Asian country's constitution allowing President...

Britain grants refugee status to ex-president of Maldives - lawyer 23 May 2016 - 09:34 am

File picture of Mohamed Nasheed. AFP COLOMBO: Britain has granted refugee status to Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives who was...

Obama announces full lifting of Vietnam arms embargo 23 May 2016 - 09:32 am

US President Barack Obama attends a news conference with Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang at the Presidential Palace Compound in Hanoi, Vietnam, May...

Makkah and Madinah gear up for Ramadan rush 23 May 2016 - 08:51 am

Jeddah: Approximately 7 million Umrah pilgrims are expected in Makkah and Madinah before and during the holy month of Ramadan this year. Umrah...

Pakistan says US drone strike violated its sovereignty 23 May 2016 - 08:43 am

Afghan security officials search people at a roadside check point, after security has been intensified following the killing of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar...

Obama confirms Taliban leader's death in US strike 23 May 2016 - 08:37 am

A frame grab from a video made available on 22 May 2016 shows a close up of the wreckage of a vehicle at...

US states on Zika's frontline see big gaps in funding, expertise 23 May 2016 - 08:30 am

US President speaks after a meeting about the Zika virus in the Oval Office of the White House on May 21, 2016. AFP...

India's mini space shuttle blasts off 23 May 2016 - 08:26 am

File photo of security guards before the launch of a spaceship in Sriharikota. Reuters Bangalore, India: India successfully launched its first model space...

Obama praises 'strengthening ties' between US and Vietnam 23 May 2016 - 08:23 am

US President Barack Obama (centre R) walks with Vietnam's National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (centre L) during his visit to the...

India's Modi in Iran on trip to boost trade 23 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Tehran: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Iran on Sunday on a visit aimed at boosting trade after the lifting of international...

Afghan Taliban confirm death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour 23 May 2016 - 12:00 am

This photograph taken on May 21, 2016 shows Pakistani local residents gathering around a destroyed vehicle hit by a drone strike in which...

Militants attack Agip oil pipeline in Nigeria 22 May 2016 - 06:44 pm

YENAGOA, Nigeria: A crude oil pipeline in Nigeria's southern state of Bayelsa operated by the local subsidiary of Italy's Eni was attacked on...

Fate of Afghan Taliban's Mullah Mansoor still unclear 22 May 2016 - 06:03 pm

A picture made available on 22 May 2016 shows people shift bodies of the two people killed in a US drone one of...

FSA rebels to Syrian army: End assault within 48 hours or truce finished 22 May 2016 - 05:48 pm

AMMAN: Mainstream Syrian rebel groups said on Sunday they would no longer abide by a threadbare "cessation of hostilities" deal unless the Syrian...

Merkel expresses concern about situation of Kurds in Turkey 22 May 2016 - 05:47 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after giving a speech during festivities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the DOSB (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, German...

Former minister killed in Libya IS clashes 22 May 2016 - 05:40 pm

Former minister, Mohammed Soualem Tripoli: A Libyan former minister was killed in clashes between unity government forces and fighters of the Islamic State...