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UN probe zeroes in on five Syria chem weapons cases 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village according to SANA, receives treatment by doctors, at a hospital...

Syria rebels say get more missiles from Assad’s enemies 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian rebel reacts after he is hit by an army sniper while preparing to attack a government controlled army checkpoint in the...

Portugal refuses to extradite Indian bombing suspect 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Paramjeet Singh alias Pamma. Courtesy: Hindustan Times Lisbon: Portugal has refused a request from New Delhi to extradite an Indian man suspected of...

JNU student leader arrested in police crackdown on Guru protestors 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Kanhaiya Kumar New Delhi: Delhi Police cracked down on a group of protestors at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday and arrested a...

Pachauri sent on indefinite leave, activists say it 'means nothing' 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

New Delhi: TERI on Friday asked its executive vice chairman R.K. Pachauri, mired in a sexual harassment case, to proceed on indefinite leave,...

Divisive politics return as India’s Modi eyes make-or-break state vote 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of A BJP supporter at a rally in Meerut. Reuters, Ahmad Masood By-election in Uttar Pradesh a dry run for 2017...

Millennium after split, pope and Russian patriarch embrace in Cuba 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Pope Francis (R) and Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, embrace in Havana, February 12, 2016. Reuters/Max Rossi Pope stops in...

Consumer companies’ outperformance no longer guaranteed by cheap oil 12 Feb 2016 - 06:59 pm

Representative image. AFP, Park Ji-Hwan Low oil prices lift spending less than before-CEOs. Consumer goods stocks have outperformed since ‘08. Many reaching peak...

Pakistan foils attempt to free Daniel Pearl murderer: Military 12 Feb 2016 - 06:58 pm

Major General Asim Bajwa, Pakistani Army spokesman speaks to journalist about busting a joint terrorist network of al-Qaeda in the Indian Sub-Continent, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi...

Pakistan says no "organised presence" of Islamic State, despite intelligence chief's warning 12 Feb 2016 - 06:22 pm

? ? An Islamic State flag hangs amid electric wires over a street in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, near the port-city of...

Pakistan TV channel warned over anti-Malala hate speech 12 Feb 2016 - 06:19 pm

File photo of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. Islamabad: Pakistan's TV regulator on Friday censured a leading news channel for airing "hate...

Presses to fall silent at UK’s Independent as paper goes online-only 12 Feb 2016 - 06:17 pm

By Kate Holton and Paul Sandle LONDON: Britain’s Independent is to disappear from news stands next month after its owner took the left-leaning...

Murdoch, Jerry Hall to celebrate marriage at “journalists’ church” St Bride’s 12 Feb 2016 - 06:16 pm

Reuters file photo By Michael Holden LONDON: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and former supermodel Jerry Hall will hold a marriage service next month...

Senior politician gunned down in India's Bihar: police 12 Feb 2016 - 06:12 pm

Vishveshwar Ojha New Delhi: A top state politician from India's ruling party was gunned down Friday as he returned home from a wedding,...

EU 'gives Greece three months' to strengthen border against migrants 12 Feb 2016 - 06:09 pm

Brussels, Belgium: EU member states on Friday gave Greece a three-month ultimatum to remedy "deficiencies" in controlling the influx of migrants or effectively...

Rights watchdog tells Poland's new govt to 'slow down' 12 Feb 2016 - 06:03 pm

Warsaw: A European human rights watchdog on Friday urged Poland's new right-wing government to "slow down" legislative changes, slammed both at home and...

AFP EXCLUSIVE: Syria's Assad says main Aleppo battle to cut route to Turkey 12 Feb 2016 - 06:00 pm

Damascus: The main goal of Syria's armed forces in the northern province of Aleppo is to cut off access to the Turkish border,...

Azerbaijan arrests eight for joining IS in Syria, Iraq 12 Feb 2016 - 05:55 pm

Baku: Azerbaijan has arrested eight men for fighting alongside the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, the majority-Muslim Caucasus nation's authorities said...