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Turkish PM stresses depth of Qatari-Turkish ties 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkey Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, Jan 16, 2015. REUTERS, Murad Sezer Ankara , February: Turkish...

Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk survives no confidence vote 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk making the thumbs up after voting at the Parliament during a session on July 31. AFP Kiev: Ukraine's...

Turkey wants Syria ground operation, but says no consensus among allies 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu answers a question during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey, August 24, 2015. Reuters/Umit Bektas By Tulay...

Court says Palestinian hunger striker to stay in Israeli hospital 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Taken on January 22 2016 this photo shows a Palestinian carrying a placard bearing a portrait of Palestinian journalist Mohammed Al Qiq during...

Yatsenyuk: Ukraine's unlikely firebrand 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. AFP Kiev: Arseniy Yatsenyuk once said that taking the job of Ukrainian prime minister was an act of...

Iran warns Riyadh against sending troops to Syria 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Brussels: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif warned Saudi Arabia on Tuesday not to deploy troops in Syria, saying it would violate international law,...

Murder suspected in deaths of thousands of Canadian aboriginal women: minister 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Canada’s Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, right, speaks during a news conference. REUTERS, Chris Wattie Ottawa: Canada's minister of indigenous affairs Tuesday accused...

UN criticizes Turkey's strikes in northern Syria 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Venezuelan Ambassador Rafael Ramirez told reporters following a closed-door meeting that the 15 council members "expressed concern about the Turkish attacks in northern...

Hezbollah chief says Turkey, Saudi Arabia prefer war over political agreement in Syria 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's suburbs November 14, 2013. Reuters/Khalil...

France's Sarkozy placed under investigation in campaign funding probe: prosecutor 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Simon Carraud PARIS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was placed under investigation on Tuesday in a scandal over irregularities in his 2012...

Cruz tax plan would slash US revenue, favor wealthy: analysis 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

US Republican presidential candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz answers questions from the media after speaking at the Freedom 2015 National Religious Liberties Conference...

French parliament votes to extend state of emergency to May 26 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the terror threat "has never been higher", stressing that "an imminent danger has not gone away". File...

Pope to Mexico priests: Don't lose heart amid violence 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Morelia, Mexico: Pope Francis urged Mexican priests and nuns on Tuesday to not despair in the face of violence as he visited a...

Senegal's top court rejects president's bid to cut term 17 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Senegal leader Macky Sall. AFP, Loic Venance Dakar: Senegalese leader Macky Sall said Tuesday the country's top court had rejected his proposal to...

Britain, France decry Russia’s role in Syria after “war crimes” 16 Feb 2016 - 06:52 pm

“The reported air strikes conducted on hospitals in northern Syria in recent days could amount to war crimes and must be investigated,” British...

Germany shuts down Islamic centre in Bremen, raids apartments 16 Feb 2016 - 06:42 pm

Representative image. A police vehicle patrols at the main square and in front of the central railway station in Cologne Germany January 5,...

Boutros Ghali, former U.N. secretary-general, dies at 93 16 Feb 2016 - 06:34 pm

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS: Former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has died, Venezuelan U.N. Ambassador Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno, president of the U.N....