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Air strikes on Syria's Raqa killed 40 civilians Saturday: Monitor 17 Jan 2016 - 02:15 pm

Beirut: Air strikes on the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion of Raqa on Saturday killed 40 civilians, including children, the Syrian Observatory for...

Sweden launches probe into mosque arson bid 17 Jan 2016 - 02:07 pm

File photo of a mosque in Uppsala, Sweden. AFP Stockholm: Swedish police said Sunday they have launched an investigation into possible arson after...

Kenya in 'search and rescue' as Shebab claims 100 killed 17 Jan 2016 - 01:59 pm

A wounded Kenyan soldier serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is assisted by a paramedic at the Wilson airport in...

Himachal slopes await snow, return of skiers 17 Jan 2016 - 01:52 pm

Solang Valley, that usually remains covered in snow from November to March, is bereft of it this winters. By Vishal Gulati Manali: When...

Turkish police officer killed during operations against Kurdish rebels 17 Jan 2016 - 01:39 pm

File picture of Turkish police standing alert during a protest. DIYARBAKIR: A Turkish police officer wounded by sniper fire during operations in the...

29 killed, including at least 12 foreigners, in Al-Qaeda attack on Burkina hotel 17 Jan 2016 - 01:36 pm

Map of Ouagadougou locating the jihadist attack at Splendid hotel. (135 x 80 mm). AFP Ouagadougou: At least 29 people, including at least...

Delhi Metro recycles 8.80 tonnes of waste paper in 5 months 17 Jan 2016 - 01:24 pm

File picture for representation only New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) claimed on Sunday that it recycled about 8.80 tonnes of...

Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons: Netanyahu 17 Jan 2016 - 01:13 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during the Taglit-Birthright annual event in Jerusalem on January 12, 2016. AFP Jerusalem: Prime...

New Islamabad airport to open by year-end 17 Jan 2016 - 01:12 pm

The plan to construct a new airport for Islamabad was conceived in late 1980s to deal with the problem of increased passenger load. ...

Naming of Libyan unity government delayed by 48 hours 17 Jan 2016 - 12:59 pm

UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler (C, top) looks on as representatives of Libyan municipalities...

Somalia received Saudi aid the day it cut ties with Iran: Document 17 Jan 2016 - 12:58 pm

This file photo taken on April 12, 2015 shows African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) officers patroling around the Gashandhiga academy compound during...

Raj Kapoor's birthplace in Pakistan partially demolished 17 Jan 2016 - 12:35 pm

File picture of Kapoor Haveli in Pakistan that has been partially demolished Peshawar: The birthplace of Bollywood legend Raj Kapoor has been partially...

Spaniards oppose new election, want coalition government-poll 17 Jan 2016 - 12:18 pm

File photo of Mariano Rajoy, Spain's prime minister and leader of the People's Party (PP) after winning most seats in the election last...

IS abducts more than 400 civilians in east Syria: Monitor 17 Jan 2016 - 12:13 pm

IS captured a new territory in Syria's eastern city of Deir Ezzor. (File picture for representation) Beirut: The Islamic State group abducted at...

Somali Islamist rebels say they captured Kenyan troops on Friday 17 Jan 2016 - 11:53 am

The Islamist group claimed over 100 Kenyan soldiers were killed. (File picture for representation) MOGADISHU: Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group said on Sunday...

Indonesia quake injures eight, damages houses: Govt 17 Jan 2016 - 11:43 am

Jakarta: Eight people were hurt and about 120 houses damaged when a 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook remote eastern Indonesia on Sunday, a government official...