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Ivory Coast extradites 3 coup suspects to Burkina Faso 21 Feb 2016 - 05:02 pm

Col. Sita Sangare OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso: A Burkina Faso military official says Ivory Coast extradited three former members of an elite unit that...

Jude Law leads celebs highlighting refugee plight in Calais 'Jungle' 21 Feb 2016 - 04:43 pm

Migrants walk in the "Jungle" camp in the port town of Calais, northern France, on February 16, 2016 (AFP Photo/Philippe Huguen) Paris: British...

50 IS fighters killed in Syria regime Aleppo advance: monitor 21 Feb 2016 - 04:29 pm

Kweyris military base - file photo- Beirut: At least 50 Islamic State group fighters have been killed in the last 24 hours in...

Missing radioactive material found dumped in south Iraq 21 Feb 2016 - 04:15 pm

A member from the Iraqi security forces stands guard during a patrol at the border, February 17, 2016. Picture taken February 17, 2016....

Republican candidates offer stark contrast in visions as field thins 21 Feb 2016 - 03:56 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump celebrates winning the South Carolina primary in Spartanburg, South Carolina, February 20, 2016. (AFP / Jim Watson) By...

Caste crisis: Why do quotas still exist in modern India? 21 Feb 2016 - 03:38 pm

Demonstrators from the Jat community shout slogans during a protest in New Delhi, India, February 21, 2016. (Reuters / Adnan Abidi) Rohtak, India:...

Three Turkish journalists freed after kidnapping by Kurdish militants - agency 21 Feb 2016 - 03:24 pm

ISTANBUL: Three journalists from Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency were freed on Sunday after being kidnapped by members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)...

INSIGHT: Unforced errors and miscalculations end Bush's White House hopes 21 Feb 2016 - 03:07 pm

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bushspeaking to an audience of voters in Beaufort, South Carolina. (file photo / AFP / Getty / Spencer Platt) ...

Lebanese justice minister resigns, blames Hezbollah over deadlock, court case 21 Feb 2016 - 03:01 pm

Lebanon's Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi gestures upon his arrival to attend a Cabinet session at the government palace in Beirut, January 22, 2015....

Pope calls for worldwide ban on death penalty 21 Feb 2016 - 02:51 pm

Pope Francis leads his Sunday Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican February 21, 2016. PopeFrancis on Sunday called for a...

Australia issues security alert for Kuala Lumpur 21 Feb 2016 - 02:05 pm

A Malaysian soldier patrols in front of the Petronas Towers at the venue of the 27th ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November...

PM Cameron implores London Mayor Boris not to join EU leave campaign 21 Feb 2016 - 01:57 pm

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain February 20, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville By William James and William...

Moderate 5.9 magnitude quake hits NW Pakistan 21 Feb 2016 - 01:50 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan:A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake shook northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, with tremors felt in different cities, but officials said there were no immediate...

Kerry says he, Lavrov reached provisional agreement on terms of Syria ceasefire 21 Feb 2016 - 01:46 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry AMMAN, Jordan: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he and his Russian counterpart Sergei ...

Three journalists from Turkish state news agency kidnapped by PKK: Media 21 Feb 2016 - 01:22 pm

ISTANBUL: Three reporters for Turkey's state-owned Anadolu Agency have been kidnapped by insurgents from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Mardin, in the...

Moderates could gain influence over choice of next leader in Iran vote 21 Feb 2016 - 01:03 pm

Iranian women attend a reformist campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Tehran February 20, 2016. REUTERS/ Raheb Homavandi By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT:...

Violence-hit areas of Haryana resemble a war zone 21 Feb 2016 - 12:52 pm

Indian Army personnel patrol following fatal caste protests in Rohtak on February 20, 2016. AFP By Jaideep Sarin Rohtak: The main market of...

Chechen leader offers to buy 'patriotic' footballer in Putin T-shirt row 21 Feb 2016 - 12:52 pm

Moscow: Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov (pictured) on Sunday offered to buy Russian footballer Dmitry Tarasov for the Terek Grozny club after UEFA charged...