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13 dead in Egypt unrest on uprising anniversary 25 Jan 2015 - 07:28 pm

Protestors in Cairo CAIRO--At least 12 protesters and a policeman were killed in unrest in Egypt on Sunday as the country marked the...

Gaza says readying sea port for international travel 25 Jan 2015 - 07:25 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories--A ministerial committee in Hamas-controlled and Israeli-blockaded Gaza announced plans on Sunday to ready the enclave's sole seaport to allow...

Six killed when Panama bus falls into ravine 25 Jan 2015 - 07:22 pm

Panama City--Six people were killed and at least 20 injured when a bus fell into a ravine in the Panamanian province of Chiriqui...

Peaceful elections in Nigeria 'absolutely critical 25 Jan 2015 - 07:18 pm

John Kerry LAGOS--US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that peaceful and timely elections were vital in Nigeria, where the country...

Rookie woman cop dies, training centre says was ill 25 Jan 2015 - 07:09 pm

PUNE--A recruit at the Police Training Centre for women in Khandala died at Sassoon hospital here in the early hours of Saturday and...

Cops: Man was under influence of drug 25 Jan 2015 - 07:04 pm

KOLKATA--Days after the recovery of five bodies at two flats — one on the city outskirts in Garfa and the other on the...

Track-II talks with BJP on 25 Jan 2015 - 06:58 pm

Mufti Sayeed JAMMU--PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Saturday admitted that “track-II” talks were in progress with BJP to form government in the...

Multi-layer security blanket in J&K, border areas for R-Day 25 Jan 2015 - 06:39 pm

Modi and Obama JAMMU--A multi-layered security apparatus has been put in place to ensure incident-free Republic Day celebrations in Jammu and Kashmir amid...

Free us from ‘gulam-giri’ of Pawars, shun Baramati visit 25 Jan 2015 - 06:33 pm

India's PM, Modi BARAMATI--The Raju Shetti-led Swambimani Shetkari Sanghatna- which is an ally of the BJP in Maharashtra- has threatened to boycott the...

Bureau of Corrections guard slain in lawyer’s condo 25 Jan 2015 - 06:18 pm

Tristan Cultivo MANILA, Philippines - A Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) guard was shot dead in a condominium unit in Malate, Manila owned by...

NPA kidnap victims’ remains found in Leyte 25 Jan 2015 - 06:15 pm

LEYTE, Philippines – Authorities exhumed the skeletal remains of two men who have been reported missing since the 1980s in MacArthur town, Leyte...

Philippines, Pakistan hold 4th round of policy consultations 25 Jan 2015 - 06:07 pm

Ahmad Chaudhry and Albert Rosario MANILA, Philippines - The fourth round of policy consultation talks between Pakistan and the Philippines was held last...

30 police commandos killed in clash with MILF rebels 25 Jan 2015 - 05:58 pm

MANILA, Philippines — More than 30 police commandos were killed in a clash with Muslim insurgents Sunday in the southern Philippines in the...

Lavrov blames upsurge in Ukraine fighting on Kiev troops 25 Jan 2015 - 05:28 pm

Russian Foreign Min MOSCOW--Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking to his US counterpart John Kerry on Sunday, blamed the upsurge in fighting in...

Egypt extends Sinai state of emergency by 3 months 25 Jan 2015 - 05:23 pm

CAIRO--Egypt on Sunday extended by three months a state of emergency in force since late October in areas of North Sinai after an...

A Syriza government in Greece: what it wants and what might be possible 25 Jan 2015 - 05:20 pm

ATHENS--The left-wing Syriza party led by Alexis Tsipras looks likely to win the Greek general election on Sunday after campaigning on a pledge...

Rockets, mortars rain down on Syrian capital 25 Jan 2015 - 05:10 pm

BEIRUT--Rebels fired dozens of rockets and mortar rounds Sunday at central Damascus, a monitoring group said, making good on a threat of retaliation...

Obama pledges to maintain US pressure on Al-Qaeda in Yemen 25 Jan 2015 - 05:08 pm

Al-Qaeda in Yemen NEW DELHI--US President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to maintain pressure on Al-Qaeda in Yemen, where the president and prime minister...