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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...

China signals no S China Sea back down as foreign minister goes to US 22 Feb 2016 - 12:19 pm

A ship of Chinese Coast Guard is seen near Chinese oil rig Haiyang Shi You 981 in the South China Sea, about 210...

Libya's NOC warns of more Islamic State attacks on oil facilities 22 Feb 2016 - 12:16 pm

An offshore oil platform is seen off the coast of Libya. Reuters TRIPOLI: More attacks on Libya's oil facilities are likely unless a...

Turkish-Saudi ground operation in Syria not on agenda: Cavusoglu 22 Feb 2016 - 12:07 pm

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Reuters ANKARA: A military ground operation in Syria by Turkey and Saudi Arabia is not on the agenda...

Britain gets first new national daily for 30 years 22 Feb 2016 - 11:53 am

London: One of Britain's largest newspaper publishers announced Monday it was launching a new national daily, the first of its kind for 30...

Fall of the House of Bush: How last name and Donald Trump doomed Jeb 22 Feb 2016 - 11:46 am

Former Florida Gov Jeb Bush waits backstage before going to speak to a crowd of supporters in Pella, Iowa. (Washington Post photo by...

Afghan troops pull out of second Helmand district 22 Feb 2016 - 11:25 am

Districts of Helmand Province in Afghanistan. By Mohammad Stanekzai LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan: Afghan government forces have pulled out of a second district in ...

Asked about Britain's EU vote, China says supports strong Europe 22 Feb 2016 - 11:16 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron smiles as he leaves a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, February 19, 2016. Reuters/Dylan Martinez BEIJING:...