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Israel blocks entry to Ramallah for non-residents after shooting: Army 01 Feb 2016 - 11:46 am

Israeli security forces at the scene of the shooting at the checkpoint near Ramallah, January 31, 2016. AFP Jerusalem: Israel on Monday blocked...

India train runs over teenager taking selfie 01 Feb 2016 - 11:40 am

Chennai, India: An Indian teenager was struck and killed after he tried to take a photo of himself in front of an oncoming...

France welcomes Cuba's Castro in historic visit 01 Feb 2016 - 11:12 am

French President President Francois Hollande (L) and Cuban President Raul Castro (R). AFP Paris: Cuba's Communist President Raul Castro starts his official trip...

China court acquits man after two decades in jail 01 Feb 2016 - 11:08 am

File picture of a court in China Shanghai: A man jailed in China more than two decades ago for murder was acquitted on...

Taiwan elects first DPP parliamentary speaker 01 Feb 2016 - 10:53 am

Taipei: Taiwan's parliament on Monday elected its first-ever speaker from the China-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party after the DPP triumphed in elections last month....

When Trump tells supporters not to donate, they mostly listen 01 Feb 2016 - 10:16 am

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in the Orpheum Theatre during a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa January 31 2016. Reuters/Dave...

Pathankot probe team seeks more evidence from India 01 Feb 2016 - 10:09 am

File picture of army men securing the Pathankot air base Lahore: A Pakistani team investigating the terror attack on the Indian Air Force...

Vohra calls Mehbooba Mufti for meeting on Tuesday 01 Feb 2016 - 09:49 am

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Monday asked Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti to call...

Additional forces rush to violence-hit Andhra Pradesh 01 Feb 2016 - 09:44 am

File picture of Andhra Pradesh police officers on duty Visakhapatnam: Additional police and paramilitary forces were rushed to coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday,...

Palestinian youth martyred after alleged stabbing attempt 01 Feb 2016 - 09:31 am

Occupied Jerusalem: A Palestinian youth shot martyred by Israeli forces near the settlement of Salit, south of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank,...

New era dawns as Suu Kyi's party strides into Myanmar parliament 01 Feb 2016 - 09:23 am

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Myanmar entered a new political era Monday as Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy MPs took their seats in parliament, carrying the...

Double murder suspect held in Hong Kong says he is ill 01 Feb 2016 - 09:13 am

Hong Kong: A Chinese national arrested in Hong Kong and accused of murdering his two teenage nephews in the United States was taken...

Sanders, Clinton rake in presidential campaign cash 01 Feb 2016 - 09:11 am

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton embraces former U.S. President Bill Clinton as daughter Chelsea Clinton looks on during a campaign rally at...

11 killed at teen birthday party in southern Mexico 01 Feb 2016 - 09:00 am

Acapulco, Mexico: A teenager's 15th birthday party became the scene of a ghastly massacre in southern Mexico where 11 people were fatally shot,...

Syria peace talks struggle as US says 'seize moment' 01 Feb 2016 - 08:51 am

A rebel fighter, reportedly belonging to the Faylaq al-Rahman brigade, looks up from his hiding spot in the rebel-controlled area of Arbeen, on...

Presidential contenders make closing arguments in Iowa 01 Feb 2016 - 08:50 am

Des Moines, United States: US Republican and Democratic candidates made last-gasp appeals to Iowa voters Sunday, with their White House aspirations on the...

WHO mulls global health emergency declaration on Zika 01 Feb 2016 - 08:49 am

Geneva: The World Health Organization's emergency committee will on Monday debate whether a Zika virus outbreak suspected of causing a surge in serious...

Egypt attacks in Sinai leave four security forces dead: officials 01 Feb 2016 - 08:18 am

Cairo: Two Egyptian policemen and two soldiers were killed on Sunday in two bombing attacks in the country's restive Sinai Peninsula, where Islamic...