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U.S. stages 27 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria :Statement 01 Mar 2016 - 03:55 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S.-led coalition conducted 27 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Monday in its latest round of daily attacks,...

Bin Laden documents outline inheritance wishes, division of funds 01 Mar 2016 - 03:21 pm

Osama bin Laden is shown watching himself on television in this video frame grab released by the U.S. Pentagon May 7, 2011. REUTERS/...

Philippine poll agency may block broadcasts of Pacquiao’s last fight 01 Mar 2016 - 03:17 pm

MANILA: The Philippines’ election commission on Tuesday said it may bar local broadcasts of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao’s bid to win back the...

Over 131,000 migrants reached Europe by sea in 2016: UN 01 Mar 2016 - 02:45 pm

Migrants arrive in Mytilene, on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey, on February 28, 2016. AFP /...

Turkey holds 11 over attacks on pro-govt newspapers 01 Mar 2016 - 02:19 pm

Istanbul: Eleven people were arrested on Tuesday in a probe into an attack on the Istanbul offices of two pro-government Turkish newspapers, the...

Basque militant separatist released from Spanish jail 01 Mar 2016 - 02:16 pm

Basque pro independence leader Arnaldo Otegi gestures as he leaves Logrono prison in northern Spain March 1, 2016. REUTERS/ VINCENT WEST BY VINCENT...

Mexico says 11 pregnant women infected with Zika 01 Mar 2016 - 02:15 pm

A state health worker walks towards a house to fumigate it as part of preventive measures against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne...

Senior Iraqi army officer killed in Haditha attack 01 Mar 2016 - 01:59 pm

Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units and Iraqi soldiers put an Islamic State (IS) group flag on the ground, at an...

Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal 01 Mar 2016 - 01:33 pm

People attend a protest against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Russia and the Syrian Democratic forces, in Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of...

More than $1bn was transferred into Malaysia PM's accounts-WSJ 01 Mar 2016 - 01:31 pm

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives for a news conference at a mosque outside Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia, in this July 5, 2015 file photo....

Tunisian forces kill four militants in clashes: ministry 01 Mar 2016 - 01:31 pm

Tunis: Tunisian security forces killed four Islamist militants in clashes near the border with Algeria late on Monday, officials said. Jihadists have launched...

Italian killed in Egypt was interrogated for days: forensics expert 01 Mar 2016 - 01:15 pm

Activists hold placards that read, among others, ''Giulio, one of us and killed like us'', during a memorial for Giulio Regeni outside of...

Malian jihadist to face charges of razing Timbuktu shrines 01 Mar 2016 - 01:00 pm

The rubble left from an ancient mausoleum destroyed by Islamist militants, is seen in Timbuktu, Mali, July 25, 2013. A former trainee teacher...

Pakistan reports new 'honour killing' after Oscars triumph 01 Mar 2016 - 12:56 pm

Lahore: A father has shot dead his daughter in the Pakistani city of Lahore in an apparent "honour killing", police said Tuesday, a...

Nepal extends Everest climbing permits after quake 01 Mar 2016 - 12:46 pm

In this photograph taken on April 25, 2015, an injured climber is carried on a makeshift stretcher to a medical tent further down...

Police kill eight Indian Maoist rebels in gunfight 01 Mar 2016 - 11:17 am

Raipur, India: Police killed eight suspected rebels including five women in a gunbattle in central India on Tuesday, local officers said, the latest...

UK to send troops to Tunisia to help stop IS crossing Libyan border 01 Mar 2016 - 11:07 am

Britain's Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, leaves Number 10 Downing Street after attending a cabinet meeting in London, Britain February 23,...