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A general view of the temple of Baal Shamin in the historical city of Palmyra in Syria.   Beirut: The Islamic State (IS) group...

Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani greets British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond at the presidential office in Tehran yesterday. Tehran: Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani said...

Palestinian employees of the UN hold placards during a protest at the UNESCO headquarters in Gaza City. yesterday. Gaza City: A strike by...

A burnt police vehicle in downtown Beirut yesterday following anti-government protests over the weekend demanding the resignation of Lebanese cabinet over its failure...

LEFT: Investors monitor stock data on an electronic board at a securities brokerage house in Beijing yesterday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Stock Index...

BRASILIA: Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer has decided to drop his role as day-to-day political coordinator in Congress for President Dilma Rousseff but...

  WASHINGTON: The White House yesterday left open the possibility that President Barack Obama would make an endorsement in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary...

Attacks on Saudi security forces have multiplied in recent months (AFP: photo) RIYADH: A Saudi policeman was wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire...

  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday lodged a strong protest with Afghanistan over cross-border shelling that killed four Pakistani soldiers. The Pakistani military said earlier...

    Sri Lankan law enforcement personnel on the eve of a general election in the country. (AFP photo) COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's police Monday arrested...

An Indian Army soldier stands guard while Kashmiri people watch near the site of Indian Air Force Mig-21 aircraft crash, in Soibugh area,...

JAIPUR:  Thousands of members of the JAIPUR:  Thousands of members of the Hundreds of Jain community members tonsured their heads in several cities...

A picture shows an Egyptian policeman runs past some of the remains of a car which exploded in front of a national security...

Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone In an Indian court (File photo)    BERLIN: A UN tribunal on Monday ordered India to halt court proceedings...

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu answers a question during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey, August 24, 2015. Turkey and the United...

French President Francois Hollande (C) poses with (LtoR) British businessman Chris Norman and off-duty US servicemen Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone, and Alek Skarlatos...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reviews an honor guard before a meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil,...

Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond leaves a Royal Air Force aeroplane after arriving at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran August 23, 2015. BY...