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Zika virus outbreak won't compromise Olympics: Brazil president 13 Feb 2016 - 05:29 pm

A woman reads a flyer left at her house as part of an awareness campaign to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito in the...

Havel’s architect Borek Sipek dies aged 66 13 Feb 2016 - 05:26 pm

PRAGUE: Borek Sipek, the official architect for Prague Castle during Vaclav Havel’s Czech presidency, died on Saturday after a long struggle with cancer,...

Malayalam poet-lyricist ONV Kurup dead 13 Feb 2016 - 05:19 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: Noted Malayalam poet and lyricist O.N.V. Kurup passed away at a private hospital here on Saturday, his family said. He was 84....

Nepal Maoists mark 20 years since start of civil war 13 Feb 2016 - 05:04 pm

Kathmandu: Nepal's former Maoist rebels paid tribute to fallen comrades Saturday in a ceremony marking 20 years since the start of an insurgency...

Lavrov says Syria ceasefire more likely to fail than succeed 13 Feb 2016 - 04:28 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gestures during a panel discussion of the 52nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February...

Somalia's al Shabaab say behind airline blast 13 Feb 2016 - 04:26 pm

MOGADISHU: Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents said on Saturday they were responsible for a blast that punched a hole in the fuselage of a...

Syrian army edges towards IS bastion, jets hit rebel towns 13 Feb 2016 - 04:00 pm

An unexploded cluster bomblet is seen along a street after airstrikes by pro-Syrian government forces in the rebel held al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah town, in...

Saudi Arabia to send fighters to Turkey for IS fight: Report 13 Feb 2016 - 03:43 pm

A Saudi fighter jet takes off to participate in airstrikes in Yemen . Reuters ISTANBUL: Saudi Arabia will send aircraft to NATO-member Turkey’s...

Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli forces 13 Feb 2016 - 03:34 pm

Hebron, Palestine. Jerusalem: Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian woman as allegedly she tried to stab a soldier in the flashpoint West Bank...

Israel Forces target Gaza fishermen with gunfire 13 Feb 2016 - 03:31 pm

Gaza: Israeli naval boats Saturday opened its heavy machine gunfire on Palestinian fishermen offshore the north of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian News Agency...

Russia's Syria military 'targeting must change': Kerry 13 Feb 2016 - 02:40 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during the second day of the 52nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on...

Germany calls on Russia and Ukraine to implement peace deal 13 Feb 2016 - 02:00 pm

(L-R) The Political Director of the French Foreign Ministry Nicolas de Riviere, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and...

Russia sends brand new cruise missile ship to Syria: report 13 Feb 2016 - 01:26 pm

Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Moscow: Russia has dispatched a new ship armed with cruise missiles to the Mediterranean, the navy announced Saturday,...

Bouquets, brickbats as AAP completes a year in office 13 Feb 2016 - 01:25 pm

Arvind Kejriwal (R), chief of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), shouts slogans after taking the oath as the new chief minister of Delhi as...

Two ruling party loyalists 'executed' in Burundi 13 Feb 2016 - 01:15 pm

Nairobi: Two people loyal to the ruling party in troubled Burundi were "executed" overnight in the centre of the country, a local official...

Turkey, Saudi could launch anti-IS ground operation in Syria: Ankara 13 Feb 2016 - 01:03 pm

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Istanbul: Turkey and Saudi Arabia could launch a ground operation against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria, while...

Australian PM in second revamp of ministry ahead of elections 13 Feb 2016 - 12:56 pm

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers a speech at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, in Tokyo, Japan, December 18, 2015....

Russia not bombing civilians in Syria: Russian PM 13 Feb 2016 - 12:56 pm

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2016. Michael Dalder / Reuters ...