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Islamist groups in Syria talks on individual basis: Russia 02 Feb 2016 - 12:48 pm

File photo of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. ABU DHABI: Two Syrian opposition Islamist groups will participate in Syria talks in Geneva...

China’s nuclear envoy in North Korea amid sanctions push: KCNA 02 Feb 2016 - 12:42 pm

China's nuclear envoy Wu Dawei (L) talks to South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (R) during their meeting at the foreign ministry in...

How likely is international military intervention in Libya? 02 Feb 2016 - 12:15 pm

Tripoli: After Iraq and Syria, will international military intervention against the Islamic State group now take place in conflict-ridden Libya as well? Western...

Tunisia must revise 'draconian' drug law: HRW 02 Feb 2016 - 12:15 pm

This photo dated May 22, 2014, shows Tunisian activists staging a demonstration in front of the Tunis courthouse in Tunisia in support of...

Passengers evacuated after bomb threat on local Portugal flight 02 Feb 2016 - 11:54 am

LISBON: A bomb threat on a plane preparing to leave Faro airport in Portugal’s southern region of Algarve for Lisbon forced the evacuation...

Syrian army, allies gain more ground north of Aleppo 02 Feb 2016 - 11:51 am

Men queue up to fill portable tanks with water in al-Myassar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria January 31, 2016. REUTERS AMMAN: The Syrian army...

German-Russian ties feel Cold War-style chill over rape case 02 Feb 2016 - 11:38 am

File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin walls...

Jaish al Islam rebel group denies Russia hit oil stash 02 Feb 2016 - 11:29 am

Jaish al-Islam leader Zahran Alloush believed to be killed by Russian jets AMMAN: Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam denied on Tuesday a Russian...

US airstrikes kill 29 militants in Afghanistan 02 Feb 2016 - 11:21 am

Afghanistan map with Nangarhar highlighted Kabul: At least 29 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed after US-led coalition forces carried out airstrikes in...

Australian PM Turnbull weighs early poll to break political deadlock 02 Feb 2016 - 11:17 am

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull By Matt Siegel SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday raised the possibility of dissolving both houses...

Britain and EU strike deal on nations blocking unwanted new laws 02 Feb 2016 - 11:02 am

Prime Minister David Cameron (R) speaks with European Council President Donald Tusk at Downing Street in London, Britain, January 31, 2016. Reuters/Toby Melville ...

'Nearly 100,000' Chinese new year travellers stranded 02 Feb 2016 - 10:56 am

Passengers wait to enter a railway station after bad weather delays trains in southern China in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, February 1, 2016. Reuters/China ...

Iowa caucuses leave Republican and Democratic contests far from settled 02 Feb 2016 - 10:53 am

Supporters watch a TV displaying the results of the voting polls of the Republican Caucuses at the Sheraton in West Des Moines, Iowa,...

DCW summons to Delhi Police on 'crucial data' 02 Feb 2016 - 10:47 am

Delhi Commission for Women has requested for data on crime against women in the capital from Delhi Police. New Delhi: The DCW has...

Defence park approved for Kerala 02 Feb 2016 - 10:39 am

Thiruvanathapuram: The proposal for setting up a Rs.231 crore defence components park in Kerala's Palakkad district, an official said on Tuesday. The Kerala...

Hoax calls prompt evacuations at Australian schools 02 Feb 2016 - 10:19 am

Police took emergency measures as precaution in schools Sydney: Threatening phone messages which prompted evacuations and lockdowns at Australian schools Tuesday appeared to...