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Syrian government forces regain strategic road from IS fighters: Monitor, state TV 29 Feb 2016 - 11:20 am

Syrian government forces drive a tank on a road during a military operation against the Islamic State (IS) group in the villages of...

Mexico issues alert after theft of radioactive material 29 Feb 2016 - 11:13 am

This undated photograph provided by the Secretaria de Gobernacion (Interior Ministry) on April 16, 2015 shows a box for carrying radioactive material. AFP ...

No hard copies of budget, government goes the green way 29 Feb 2016 - 11:02 am

Security personnel check bags containing the general budget documents outside the Parliament ahead the release of the budget by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley...

Communal tension in Agra after VHP leader's killing 29 Feb 2016 - 10:51 am

File picture of Agra Police for representation only. Reuters Agra: Four days after a VHP leader was murdered in Agra, the city was...

Kejriwal's car attacked in Punjab 29 Feb 2016 - 10:49 am

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's car attacked while campaigning in Ludhiana on Feb 29, 2016. IANS Ludhiana: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had...

North Korea says detained U.S. student confessed to stealing political slogan 29 Feb 2016 - 10:38 am

By James Pearson and Jack Kim SEOUL: An American student held in North Korea since early January was detained for trying to steal...

Arun Jaitley flaunts suave fashion sense at Budget 2016-17 29 Feb 2016 - 10:29 am

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (C) holds his briefcase with Union Budget documents as he leaves for the Parliament House to present the...

Former TEPCO bosses indicted over Fukushima disaster 29 Feb 2016 - 10:21 am

A worker wearing a protective suit and mask takes notes in front of storage tanks for radioactive water, during a media tour at...

At least 30 dead in Baidoa, Somalia, bombings: governor 29 Feb 2016 - 09:50 am

Mogadishu: Twin explosions in the Somali city of Baidoa killed at least 30 people on Sunday afternoon, the regional governor said Monday. "The...

Jaitley unveils pro-poor budget, pledges reforms 29 Feb 2016 - 09:46 am

India is under pressure to overhaul a bewildering tax regime and lay out growth-boosting measures in the budget on February 29, 2016, after...

Top Iran conservatives lose seats on key supervisory body 29 Feb 2016 - 09:45 am

Iranian journalists follow the preliminary results of parliamentary and Experts Assembly elections at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, 28 February 2016. EPA/ABEDIN...

Trial operations at Kerala's 4th international airport successful 29 Feb 2016 - 09:29 am

A screenshot of Manorama News video showing the plane landing at the Kannur airport. Kannur (Kerala): The first trial operations at Kerala's fourth...

Rural economy takes top slot in 9 pillars of Jaitley's budget 29 Feb 2016 - 09:27 am

In this photograph taken on January 26, 2016, Indian farmer Gomtiben lifts a basket loaded with cauliflowers in a field in the village...

Jaitley assures reforms as he unveils India's national budget 29 Feb 2016 - 09:24 am

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (C) arrives at Parliament House in New Delhi on February 29, 2016, ahead of release of the General...

Pakistan on alert as governor's assassin is hanged 29 Feb 2016 - 08:49 am

Supporters of former police bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri torch a banner bearing an image of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a protest against the...

Syria ceasefire brings respite to overworked medics 29 Feb 2016 - 08:47 am

A women rests near rubble on the ground in the town of Darat Izza, province of Aleppo, Syria February 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah...

Turtles' vulnerable start to life on Philippine coast 29 Feb 2016 - 08:46 am

Olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings make their way to the water after they were released at a beach in Morong (AFP Photo/Noel Celis)...

Clinton, Trump shoot for inevitability on Super Tuesday 29 Feb 2016 - 08:45 am

Purcellville, United States: Democrat Hillary Clinton aims to build an impregnable lead on "Super Tuesday," the most consequential day of the presidential nominations...