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Pope urges united response to refugee “drama”, hopeful for Syria 28 Feb 2016 - 05:08 pm

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims, gathered in St. Peter's square at Vatican, from the window of his appartment during his weekly general sunday...

Registration of madrassas under National Action Plan to start in April 28 Feb 2016 - 04:55 pm

File photo of Pakistani boys reading the Quran at an Islamic school in Islamabad. AFP /Aamir Qureshi ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has...

Militiamen clash with guards at Yemen presidential palace: Official 28 Feb 2016 - 04:48 pm

A Saudi soldier stands guard at the international airport of Yemen's southern port city of Aden in this July 24, 2015 file photo....

New protests hit France's farm show 28 Feb 2016 - 04:47 pm

Journalists work amongst debris after angry French farmers destroyed the French Ministry of Agriculture information booth on the opening day of the International...

Egypt to probe football star for funding 'terror group' 28 Feb 2016 - 04:34 pm

his file photo taken on December 20, 2012 shows former football player Mohamed Aboutrikaattending a press conference after the GLO-CAF African Football Awards...

Turkey has foiled 18 suicide attacks so far this year: interior minister 28 Feb 2016 - 04:25 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish security forces have foiled 18 suicide attacks since the start of the year, three of them by intercepting vehicles laden with...

Egyptian lawmaker attacked with shoe for dining with Israeli ambassador 28 Feb 2016 - 04:02 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian lawmaker Tawfik Okasha was attacked in parliament on Sunday, with one colleague hurling a shoe at him and others demanding he...

Bangladesh police raid suspected militant hideout, find explosives 28 Feb 2016 - 03:58 pm

File photo/ AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh police seized explosives and bomb-making materials on Sunday from a hideout used by Jama’atul-Mujahideen militants believed to be...

France's Jean-Marie Le Pen gives stamp of approval to Trump 28 Feb 2016 - 03:49 pm

Donald Trump (file / Reuters) Paris: French far-right patriarch Jean-Marie Le Pen, kicked out of his own party for xenophobic and anti-Semitic comments,...

30 years on, killing of Swedish PM still an 'open wound' 28 Feb 2016 - 03:34 pm

A file picture taken 31 March 1986 shows Hans Holmer, former head of the investigation of the assassination of Olof Palme, displaying two...

Militants launch largest attacks in months on Baghdad outskirts 28 Feb 2016 - 03:24 pm

A picture made available on 26 February 2016 shows members of the Iraqi armed forces during a military operation in the village of...

Russia says registers nine truce violations in Syria in past 24 hours 28 Feb 2016 - 03:19 pm

MOSCOW: The Russian coordination centre in Syria has registered nine violations of a cessation of hostilities in Syria in the past 24 hours,...

Erdogan says 'has no respect' for court decision to release journalists 28 Feb 2016 - 03:15 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (file photo / Reuters) Istanbul; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he has "no respect" for...

Greece says up to 70,000 migrants may be 'trapped' next month 28 Feb 2016 - 03:06 pm

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

Democratic Party slams GOP candidates on climate change 28 Feb 2016 - 02:08 pm

A file picture for representation only. NEW YORK: The Democratic Party released a video on Sunday slamming Republican presidential hopefuls for their opposition...

“Radical” candidate in Hong Kong poll exposes underlying tensions 28 Feb 2016 - 01:27 pm

Hong Kong activist Edward Leung (C), 24, one of the leaders of "localist" group Hong Kong Indigenous, shouts slogans as he campaigns during...

PKK rocket attack kills Turkish police officer in southeast: Sources 28 Feb 2016 - 01:12 pm

File photo of Turkish police in Diyarbakir (AFP /Ilyas Akengin) DIYARBAKIR: A Turkish police officer was killed and two wounded when suspected Kurdistan...