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Iran starts election count to set post-sanctions power balance 27 Feb 2016 - 09:47 am

Iranian woman casts her ballot during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts in Tehran February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA By Samia...

Australia sends relief ship to Fiji in wake of Cyclone Winston 27 Feb 2016 - 09:39 am

A photo taken on 25 February, 2016, shows HMAS Canberra preparing to deploy on Operation Fiji Assist 2016 from the Port of Brisbane...

Car bomb attack kills two people in Syria's Hama province - state TV 27 Feb 2016 - 09:37 am

BEIRUT: At least two people were killed and several wounded when a car bomb exploded at the entrance of a town in the...

Suicide bomber kills at least 11 in eastern Afghanistan 27 Feb 2016 - 09:29 am

ASADABAD, Afghanistan: A suicide bomber killed an Afghan militia commander and at least 10 others in the eastern province of Kunar near the...

Syria fighting largely halts as agreement kicks in 27 Feb 2016 - 09:20 am

Women walk on rubble in al-Shadadi town, in Hasaka province, Syria February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said By John Davison BEIRUT: Fighting appeared to...

Yoko Ono hospitalized in New York with flu-like illness - spokesman 27 Feb 2016 - 09:08 am

Artist Yoko Ono (R) and Mexico City's mayor Miguel Angel Mancera gesture after she was honored as 'Illustrious Visitor' at Mexico City's town...

Al Qaeda in Syria calls for more fighting as deadline nears 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian rebel fighter from the Islamist Failaq al-Rahman brigade comes out of a hiding position on the frontline against regime forces in...

Turkey warns of 'further measures' against Kurdish fighters in Syria 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Kurdish members of the Self-Defense Forces stand near the Syrian-Turkish border in the Syrian city of al-Derbasiyah during a protest against the operations...

Turkey could build long-range missile system domestically: minister 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

ANKARA: Turkey has the ability to build a planned long-range missile system domestically, the defense industry undersecretary said on Friday, adding he did...

PKK 'not listening' to Ocalan: Turkish official 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of the members of the PKK, pictured next to a portrait of jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan at a camp...

Iran extends voting again due to high turnout-State TV 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Iranians girls show the ink on their fingers, indicating they have voted, in the parliamentary and Experts Assembly election at a polling station...

Two die in Nepal's second plane crash in two days 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A small plane operated by Kasthamandap Airlines is seen on the field after it crashed in Kalikot, Nepal, February 26, 2016. REUTERS/ Kamal...

Iran complying with nuclear deal: UN watchdog 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Iran plans to build 20 nuclear plants, including four in Bushehr. AFP /Majid Asgaripour Vienna: Iran is complying with last year's landmark nuclear...

Iran extends voting for third time to 1830 GMT: ISNA 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani stands in a queue to vote for both parliamentary and Assembly of Experts election at a polling station...

Two blasts, gunfire target hotel in Somalia's Mogadishu 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Somalis gather near the scene of a mortar attack on February 25, 2016 in Mogadishu, following a mortar attack near Somalia's presidential palace...

Trump wins endorsement from Republican Christie ahead of Super Tuesday 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (L) and rival candidate Donald Trump (R) laugh together during a commercial break in the midst of the...

Opposition leader's son denies father voted in Iran election 26 Feb 2016 - 06:49 pm

Iranians hold their identification cards as they line up outside a polling station at Massoumeh shrine during the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts...