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Republican Marco Rubio winning Wall Street fundraising race 22 Feb 2016 - 02:04 pm

US Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio speaks during a rally at the Texas Station Hotel and Casino in North Las Vegas, Nevada February...

Traffic jams in Barcelona as metro strike hits major mobile fair 22 Feb 2016 - 02:01 pm

Traffic jam at Cerda square due to the metro strike in Barcelona, Spain, 22 February 2016. EPA/QUIQUE GARCIA Barcelona: Metro workers in Barcelona...

Malaysian Borneo's air quality hits hazardous levels as forest fires rage 22 Feb 2016 - 01:49 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Forest fires spread over 500 acres in the north of the Malaysian state of Sarawak in Borneo island have raised air...

China's smoggy capital to double air monitoring stations 22 Feb 2016 - 01:36 pm

A man smiles as his picture is taken just after a flag-raising ceremony amid heavy smog at the Tiananmen Square, after the city...

Yemen army commander shot dead in Aden 22 Feb 2016 - 01:29 pm

Pro-Yemeni government fighters carry mortar shells during an offensive against Houthi rebel positions in the Nihem region, east of Sanaa, Yemen, 20 February...

Syria bomb attacks aimed at 'subverting' peace talks: Moscow 22 Feb 2016 - 01:28 pm

Syrian army soldiers and civilians inspect the site of multiple bomb blasts that hit the Sayeda Zeinab area, a southern district of Damascus, ...

Government wants discussion in parliament on all burning issues: Naidu 22 Feb 2016 - 01:21 pm

Government plans to discuss on issues such as JNU row and Jat agitation at the upcoming Parliament session. Reuters New Delhi: The government...

Iran holds talks with Russia over missile defence upgrade 22 Feb 2016 - 01:19 pm

Russian S-300 anti-missile rocket system move along a central street during a rehearsal for a military parade in Moscow May 4, 2009. REUTERS ...

Syria opposition meets as ceasefire efforts intensify 22 Feb 2016 - 01:16 pm

File photo of the spokesman for the Syrian High Negotiations Committee (HNC), Monzer Makhous. AFP/ Fayez Nureldine Riyadh: Syria's main opposition umbrella group...

Feared mob lynching, not police: Returned JNU students 22 Feb 2016 - 01:12 pm

A file picture taken on February 17, 2016 shows Indian activists shouting slogans against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the late Kashmiri separatist...

Turkish PM announces plan to bolster beleaguered tourism sector 22 Feb 2016 - 01:10 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addresses the media in Ankara, Turkey February 20, 2016. REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS Ankara: Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu unveiled a...

Woman on trial in S. African baby-snatching case 22 Feb 2016 - 01:09 pm

This file photo taken on February 27, 2015 shows Celeste Nurse (2nd L), the mother of a South African girl who was abducted...

US secretly agreed N Korea talks before nuke test: report 22 Feb 2016 - 01:03 pm

Anti-North Korea activists shout slogans and hold placards during a protest in Seoul on February 22, 2016. AFP Washington: The US government secretly...

Two Iran ex-presidents urge voters to back moderate bloc 22 Feb 2016 - 12:57 pm

Supporters of the Iranian conservative group hold a picture of the head of the conservative candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections Gholam Ali...

Greece protests border closure to Afghans as thousands stranded 22 Feb 2016 - 12:45 pm

Migrants and refugees wait to cross the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni on February 21, 2016. AFP/SAKIS MITROLIDIS Idomeni, Greece: Greece...

Indonesia sinks 27 foreign boats to stop illegal fishing 22 Feb 2016 - 12:31 pm

Indonesian officials destroy a Vietnamese fishing vessel on Datuk Island in Mempawah in West Kalimantan on May 20, 2015. AFP/Rudi Hartono Jakarta: Indonesia...