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Russia to add three new military divisions to counter NATO: agencies 04 May 2016 - 12:14 pm

Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015. REUTERS/ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO Russia will add three...

US gathers allies on next steps in Islamic State fight 04 May 2016 - 12:11 pm

The United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (C) speaks to the press as US Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford (L) and US...

Turkey approves law among final hurdles for EU visa deal 04 May 2016 - 11:56 am

New skyscrapers under construction are pictured in Istanbul, Turkey April 10, 2015. REUTERS/MURAD SEZER Turkey's parliament has approved a law on setting up...

Rihanna to perform in Abu Dhabi 04 May 2016 - 11:44 am

Doha: Rihanna is performing in Abu Dhabi later this year. Her act will be part of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November....

Saudi carries out 90th execution of year 04 May 2016 - 11:35 am

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder on Wednesday taking to 90 the number of people the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom has...

Pakistani army chief confirms death sentences for 11 Taliban 04 May 2016 - 11:11 am

File photo of Pakistan army chief general Raheel Sharif Photo. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's army chief has signed off on the death sentences of...

Pakistan army launches inquiry into political worker’s death 04 May 2016 - 11:05 am

By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI: Pakistan’s army chief on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the death of a political activist in custody of...

Indonesia to hold new round of executions; no word on foreigners 04 May 2016 - 10:55 am

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso shows her handicraft during a workshop at Wirogunan prison in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 12, 2016. Antara...

Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore 04 May 2016 - 10:53 am

A combination of mugshots of Bangladeshi construction and marine industry workers - Islam Shariful, top left to right, Mamun Leakot Ali, Md Jabath...

How Bernie Sanders beat the polls and won Indiana 04 May 2016 - 10:47 am

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to the media outside the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library in New Albany, Indiana, U.S.,...

Ferocious fighting in Syria's Aleppo after rebel offensive 04 May 2016 - 10:36 am

Syrian opposition forces attack Assad Regime headquarters at Al-Zahraa district from Leyramun region of Aleppo, Syria on May 3, 2016. Anas Sabagh/ Anadolu...

Air raids hit east of Damascus after “calm” expires -Observatory 04 May 2016 - 10:32 am

Children hold enshrouded baby dolls during a group of Jordanian protesters march against the air strikes conducted by the Assad regime and Russia...

Probe on right track in Kerala woman's murder: Kerala Police 04 May 2016 - 10:31 am

File picture of a recent protest in Kochi, Kerala, against the rape and murder of a woman on May 3, 2016. AFP /...

Explosions hit two oil wells in northern Iraq's Kirkuk: Sources 04 May 2016 - 10:23 am

File picture of an oil field in Iraq. Reuters KIRKUK, Iraq: Explosions at two oil wells near territory controlled by Islamic State in...

Four people dead after fire erupts in auto repair workshop in Makkah 04 May 2016 - 10:22 am

Makkah: Four people of an Asian nationality died after a fire broke out in an auto repair workshop in Ree'a Thakher in Makkah...

12 Jaish-e-Mohammed sympathisers held in Delhi, UP 04 May 2016 - 10:07 am

Some of those detained are permanent residents of Delhi. New Delhi: Twelve sympathisers of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist group have been detained in...

Ted Cruz: Tea Party firebrand but no match for Trump 04 May 2016 - 09:39 am

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz hugs his father, Rafael Cruz and wife Heidi Cruz after announcing the suspension of his campaign during...

Car bomb blast in southeast Turkey kills one Turkish soldier, wounds five 04 May 2016 - 09:35 am

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Kurdish militants launched a car bomb attack near a military installation in southeast Turkey overnight, killing one soldier and wounding five...