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Kidnapped former Afghan governor freed in Pakistan shoot-out 26 Feb 2016 - 01:45 pm

Fazlullah Wahidi, governor of Kunar province, gives a speech at a cricket tournament near Forward Operating Base Wright, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, Feb 2,...

India sees growth above 7% despite global weakness 26 Feb 2016 - 01:39 pm

New Delhi: India's economy will sustain growth of over 7 percent in the next financial year, an official report said Friday, as the...

Gunman kills 3 in Kansas factory before dying in shootout 26 Feb 2016 - 01:30 pm

The gunman, described as an employee at the factory in the town of Hesston, was killed by the authorities. AFP, Mark Makela Los...

Antarctic expeditioners rescued from Australian icebreaker 26 Feb 2016 - 01:22 pm

Ice can be seen forming on the icebreaker Aurora Australis. Reuters, Chris Hill-Australian Antarctic Division Sydney: Expeditioners stranded on Australia's flagship icebreaker, which...

Big turnout as Iran votes to shape post-sanctions era 26 Feb 2016 - 01:10 pm

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his vote during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to...

Rafsanjani says a reformist failure in Iran vote would be major loss 26 Feb 2016 - 01:02 pm

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, then head of Iran's Assembly of Experts, speaks during the assembly's biannual meeting in Tehran September 14, 2010. REUTERS, Caren...

Eleven killed in mass Papua New Guinea jail break 26 Feb 2016 - 12:55 pm

A general view of the Buimo prison in Lae, Papua New Guinea, is seen in this still image taken from video February 25,...

Intense Russian air strikes on rebel bastions ahead of ceasefire: monitor 26 Feb 2016 - 12:41 pm

Beirut: Russian warplanes carried out intense air strikes on rebel strongholds in Syria on Friday hours before a ceasefire was due to come...

Passenger plane makes emergency landing in Nepal 26 Feb 2016 - 12:34 pm

File photo of a Twin Otter aircraft belonging to Tara Air at Tenzing Hillary Airport in Lukla. Reuters Kathmandu: A passenger plane with...

Japan restarts another reactor, fourth since tsunami disaster shutdown 26 Feb 2016 - 12:26 pm

Members of the media wear protective suits at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture in March 2013. Two years...

Vital to food output, bees and other pollinators at risk 26 Feb 2016 - 10:58 am

Representative image. Reuters, Dominic Ebenbichler Pollinators critical to global economy, health - chair. Food output worth $235 to $577 bln depends on pollinators....

Italian killing highlights assault on academic freedom in Egypt 26 Feb 2016 - 10:54 am

The killing of Italian graduate student Giulio Regeni, who disappeared on Jan. 25, the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s...

Iranians vote in contest likely to shape post-sanctions era 26 Feb 2016 - 10:28 am

By Samia Nakhoul TEHRAN: Iranians voted in two crucial elections on Friday, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urging a big turnout in...

Pakistan police arrest 7, recover millions from fake currency factory 26 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A Pakistani police official (R) displays fake currency notes next to men arrested during a raid on a factory making counterfeit money in...

Nearly 100 Indian pupils in hospital after eating school meal 26 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A file picture taken on July 19, 2013 shows Indian schoolchildren eating a free mid-day meal at a government school in Amritsar. AFP ...

Twin suicide bombing kills 12 at Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad-police, medics 26 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

BAGHDAD: At least 12 people were killed in a twin suicide bombing on a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical...

U.S., China agree on draft North Korea sanctions resolution at U.N.: Envoys 26 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides Korean People's Army (KPA) military drills, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central...

China cites concerns on U.S. missile defense system in S.Korea 26 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. WASHINGTON: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday underscored his concerns about the long range...