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Egypt says investigation into death of Italian suggests criminal act or revenge 24 Feb 2016 - 02:56 pm

File photo of Giulio Regeni. CAIRO: Egypt's Interior Ministry said on Wednesday its investigation into the death of an Italian graduate student whose...

Germany, Afghanistan work together to return refugees to Kabul 24 Feb 2016 - 02:43 pm

Five-month-old Zeinab, who was born in Iran as she fled with her mother Madineh (R) fromAfghanistan to Germany, receives vaccinations from doctor Nomagy...

Turkey ex-football great risks 4 years jail for 'insulting Erdogan' 24 Feb 2016 - 02:13 pm

Turkey’s Hakan Sukur waves the South Korea flag after their 2002 FIFA World Cup third place play-off match in Daegu, South Korea. Sukur...

US training African police to counter new jihadist threats 24 Feb 2016 - 01:56 pm

A US special forces soldier stands in front of soldiers during an American-led military exercise. Reuters By Emma Farge THIES, Senegal: Ahead of...

French teacher arrested for lying over Islamic State attack 24 Feb 2016 - 01:50 pm

French police at the entrance of the nursery school where a hooded man claiming to be acting for Islamic State attacked a teacher...

One in five African children denied access to vaccines: report 24 Feb 2016 - 01:43 pm

Addis Ababa: One in five children in Africa do not receive basic life-saving vaccines, despite the continent making great strides on immunisation, the...

South Sudan opposition forces allowed back into capital: Monitor 24 Feb 2016 - 01:43 pm

File photo of Riek Machar. AFP By Denis Dumo JUBA: Troops allied with South Sudan’s Riek Machar, the former rebel leader and rival...

Syrian opposition has yet to decide whether to commit to ceasefire-chief negotiator 24 Feb 2016 - 01:35 pm

A boy carries an opposition flag as rebel fighters and civilians gather during the arrival of an aid convoy ofSyrian Arab Red Crescent...

Assad tells Putin his government will help with Syria ceasefire 24 Feb 2016 - 01:22 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 20,...

South Africa's Zuma withdraws troops from Sudan's Darfur region 24 Feb 2016 - 01:20 pm

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma at the opening ceremony of the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in...

Comoros VP wins first round of presidential vote 24 Feb 2016 - 01:19 pm

A voter casts her ballot in Moroni, in the Grande Comore island, for the presidential election on February 21st, 2016 from a crowded...

China deploys fighter jets to contested island in South China Sea 24 Feb 2016 - 01:02 pm

Woody Island, a island in the South China Sea occupied by China and claimed by several other countries, is shown in satellite images...

Stray bullet kills Indian during Saudi arrest raid: source 24 Feb 2016 - 12:41 pm

Clouds move over Riyadh skyline. REUTERS/ file photo Dubai: Stray bullets killed one Indian and wounded three in Saudi Arabia during a security...

Turkish military helicopters kill 9 in strikes on PKK targets 24 Feb 2016 - 12:34 pm

By Seyhmus Cakan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkish military helicopters killed nine Kurdish militants in strikes near the southeastern border with Syria on Wednesday, security...

Philippines still seeks $1 bln in Marcos wealth 30 years after his ouster 24 Feb 2016 - 12:30 pm

This photo taken on February 22, 2016 shows victims who endured torture and imprisonment during late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos' two-decade-long reign, protesting...

Palm oil case of 1999 hits Kerala assembly proceedings 24 Feb 2016 - 12:28 pm

Kerala Legislative Assembly. Source: Wikimedia Commons Thiruvananthapuram: The treasury and opposition benches on Wednesday shouted slogans against each other in the Kerala assembly...

Arrested JNU students deny raising "anti-national" slogans 24 Feb 2016 - 12:20 pm

A file picture of student activist of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Umar Khalid in New Delhi, India, 22 February 2016. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA New...

Gunmen kill three Mali soldiers in attack on checkpoint 24 Feb 2016 - 12:15 pm

BAMAKO: Gunmen attacked a checkpoint southwest of the Malian town of Timbuktu overnight killing three soldiers and wounding two others, a soldier in...