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Iran extends voting for third time to 1830 GMT: ISNA 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani stands in a queue to vote for both parliamentary and Assembly of Experts election at a polling station...

Two blasts, gunfire target hotel in Somalia's Mogadishu 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Somalis gather near the scene of a mortar attack on February 25, 2016 in Mogadishu, following a mortar attack near Somalia's presidential palace...

Trump wins endorsement from Republican Christie ahead of Super Tuesday 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (L) and rival candidate Donald Trump (R) laugh together during a commercial break in the midst of the...

Opposition leader's son denies father voted in Iran election 26 Feb 2016 - 06:49 pm

Iranians hold their identification cards as they line up outside a polling station at Massoumeh shrine during the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts...

Philippines may ban pop singer Madonna for disrespect to flag: report 26 Feb 2016 - 06:37 pm

MANILA: American singer Madonna may face a ban in the Philippines for disrespecting its flag in her concerts this week in the capital...

Kurds say investigating suspected Islamic State chemical attack in Iraq 26 Feb 2016 - 06:33 pm

ERBIL: Kurdish authorities said on Friday they were investigating another suspected chemical attack by Islamic State militants against peshmerga fighters in northwestern Iraq...

Elvis Presley’s ‘Dr. Nick’ dies at age 88 26 Feb 2016 - 06:25 pm

George Nichopoulos. Credit: Standard Times By Bill Trott George Nichopoulos, known as “Dr. Nick” as he dispensed thousands of doses of prescription drugs...

Israel-held Palestinian journalist ends 94-day hunger strike 26 Feb 2016 - 06:17 pm

Taken on January 22, 2016 this photo shows a Palestinian carrying a placard bearing a portrait of Palestinian journalist Mohammed Al Qiq during...

Austerity-weary Ireland votes in uncertain election 26 Feb 2016 - 06:06 pm

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny's Fine Gael may struggle to form a majority for a second term due to a potential collapse in...

Niger leader's poll lead narrows ahead of final results 26 Feb 2016 - 06:01 pm

Mahamadou Issoufou Niamey: Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou's lead in his quest for re-election narrowed Friday ahead of final results, threatening his hopes of...

Nusra Front rejects Syria truce, urges stronger attacks: Audio statement 26 Feb 2016 - 05:59 pm

File photo of the fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front patrol the northern city of Aleppo, Syria. AFP /Fadi al-Halabi BEIRUT: The...

Iran extends election voting by two hours 26 Feb 2016 - 05:53 pm

An Iranian woman presses her inked-finger on a registering paper during the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections at a polling station at...

Indian villages ban single women from owning “distracting” mobile phones 26 Feb 2016 - 03:18 pm

Tulsi Prasad, an Indian slum dweller, uses a mobile phone in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, August 23, 2005. Reuters By Rina...

Greece rejects Austrian minister's visit in ongoing migration row 26 Feb 2016 - 03:11 pm

Austrian ministerJohanna Mikl-Leitner. AFP Athens: Greece has refused a visit request by Austria's interior minister, officials said Friday, fuelling an ongoing row with...

Bangladesh arrests Islamists over Hindu priest's murder 26 Feb 2016 - 03:04 pm

A policeman stands guard where a top Hindu priest was killed in the remote northern district of Panchagarh, Bangladesh on February 21, 2016....

UN envoy voices fears on North Korea-Russia extradition pact 26 Feb 2016 - 02:57 pm

Marzuki Darusman, the United Nation's Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea. AFP By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA: The U.N....

Imprisoned Turkish journalists released from jail in Istanbul 26 Feb 2016 - 02:31 pm

Turkish journalists shout slogans in support of jailed colleagues Can Dundar and Erdem Gul during a rally in Ankara, on January 10, 2016....

Trump under fierce attack by rivals at rancorous debate 26 Feb 2016 - 02:26 pm

Donald Trump Houston: White House hopefuls Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio unleashed a barrage of attacks against Donald Trump during Thursday's raucous Republican...