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Russia halts all Syria bombing sorties to avoid 'mistakes' 27 Feb 2016 - 03:31 pm

A Syrian man walks past a newspaper stall in the capital Damascus, on February 27, 2016, as the first major ceasefire of the...

Hong Kong leader swarmed by 'angry' emojis on Facebook 27 Feb 2016 - 03:04 pm

Demonstrators display placards depicting Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying as they protest against the new budget outside the government buildings in Hong...

Turkey's Erdogan to embark on major trip to Africa 27 Feb 2016 - 03:00 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the opening ceremony of Vakif Participation Bank in Istanbul, Turkey February 26, 2016. (Reuters/Murad Sezer) ...

Danish minister resigns, ending government crisis 27 Feb 2016 - 02:55 pm

The Danish Minister of food and inviroment Eva Kjer Hansen (R) at Christiansborg, the Parliament building in Copenhagen on February 24, 2016. (AFP) ...

Greek migrant camp overflows as Balkan states cap arrivals 27 Feb 2016 - 02:53 pm

A migrant or refugee child waits to cross the Greece Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, on 27 February, 2016. (AFP /...

Suicide bomber strikes near Kabul defence ministry 27 Feb 2016 - 02:32 pm

Kabul: A suicide bomber blew himself up near the defence ministry building in Kabul on Saturday, causing "casualties", officials said, hours after an...

Islamic State attacks YPG-held town at Turkish border 27 Feb 2016 - 02:29 pm

BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters attacked the town of Tel Abyad controlled by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia at the Turkish border as well...

Iran to hold run-off parliamentary elections in some cities in late April - state TV 27 Feb 2016 - 02:27 pm

Election officials count ballot papers after the closure of polling stations during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the...

Court attackers were 'highly politically motivated': Kanhaiya 27 Feb 2016 - 01:56 pm

File picture of Kanhaiya Kumar (C), head of the student union at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), is escorted by police outside the...

Won't back AAP if it inducts corrupt in Punjab: Party MP 27 Feb 2016 - 01:46 pm

File picture of Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Reuters By Vinayak Dutt New Delhi: Dharamvira Gandhi, one of...

School torched, tribal house demolished in Mizoram 27 Feb 2016 - 01:42 pm

Aizawl: A primary school was burnt down and a house was demolished at the Chakma tribe inhabited Tuichawng Chhuah village in Mizoram's Lunglei...

Yellow fever death toll rises to 125 in Angola 27 Feb 2016 - 01:34 pm

file photo . REUTERS/Albert Gonzalez Farran Luanda: An ongoing yellow fever epidemic in Angola has killed 125 people out of 664 suspected cases...

Russia halts all bombing sorties over Syria for one day: military 27 Feb 2016 - 01:22 pm

Moscow: The Russian military said its warplanes would not fly any sorties over Syria on Saturday in support of a ceasefire and to...

Three dead in fresh Philippine ferry accident 27 Feb 2016 - 01:20 pm

Manila: Three people have been killed after a small ferry sank in the Philipines, police said Saturday, the latest in a series of...

Separatist shutdown affects life in Valley 27 Feb 2016 - 01:11 pm

Children play near a barbed wire barricade set up during restriction in the Maisuma area of Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir, 27...

Car bomb injures seven in Thailand's rebellious south 27 Feb 2016 - 01:05 pm

Source:Twitter/@W7VOA Bangkok: A car bomb detonated outside an urban police station in Thailand's restive south Saturday, injuring at least seven people and offering...

Over 1,200 caught cheating in class 12 exam in Bihar 27 Feb 2016 - 01:00 pm

Image for representation. Reuters Patna: Over 1,200 students in Bihar have been disqualified from class 12 examinations for cheating and dozens of other...

Palestinian wanted by Israel found dead in Bulgaria 27 Feb 2016 - 12:55 pm

Sofia: A Palestinian activist wanted by Israel was found dead Friday in Bulgaria, local police and the Palestinian Authority said. Omar Nayef Zayed,...