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Russia’s Putin, Iran’s Rouhani agree to cooperate closely on Syria 28 Mar 2016 - 05:45 pm

File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani attend a signing ceremony in Tehran, Reuters/Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/Kremlin MOSCOW: The...

Turkey’s Erdogan warns foreign diplomat over ‘selfie’ at journalist trial 28 Mar 2016 - 05:40 pm

British diplomat tweeted photo of himself with journalist. Erdogan infuriated by diplomat’s comments on Turkey. Erdogan says journalists on trial harm Turkey’s reputation. ...

CIA head discussed Assad leaving power in Moscow this month: RIA 28 Mar 2016 - 05:34 pm

CIA chief John Brennan. Reuters photo MOSCOW: The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, raised the issue of Syrian President...

Algeria security forces kill 12 jihadists in a week 28 Mar 2016 - 05:27 pm

Tunisian soldiers stand guard in the mountainous border region near Algeria where security forces have been hunting Al-Qaeda linked jihadists on June 6,...

Kremlin accuses foreign parties of smearing Putin ahead of vote 28 Mar 2016 - 05:19 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony following his meeting with Moroccan King Mohammed VI at the Kremlin in Moscow on March...

Donald Trump's daughter gives birth to son on Easter 28 Mar 2016 - 05:15 pm

Washington: Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka gave birth to a baby boy on Easter Sunday, moving the Republican presidential frontrunner to pronounce the event...

Azerbaijan frees human rights advocate from jail 28 Mar 2016 - 05:12 pm

BAKU: Azeri human rights activist and lawyer Intigam Aliyev was freed from jail on Monday, his lawyer said. Azerbaijan pardoned 148 prisoners including...

India looks to bury Italy feud to achieve bigger ambition 28 Mar 2016 - 05:03 pm

A file photo of Italian sailors Salvatore Girone (Right) and Massimiliano Latorre. Photo: Reuters Indian Prime Minister Modi heads to Brussels for summit...

Angola court jails 17 youth activists, including rapper, for 'rebellion' 28 Mar 2016 - 04:55 pm

Luaty Beirao Luanda: A court in Angola on Monday sentenced 17 youth activists, including a well-known rapper, to between two and eight years...

Greece to employ loudspeakers at border after rumour chaos 28 Mar 2016 - 04:53 pm

Migrants and refugees queue to receive food at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, March 28,...

Germany wants refugees to integrate or lose residency rights 28 Mar 2016 - 04:52 pm

Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maiziere in the stands before a football game between Germany and England, Berlin, March 26,...

Japan concerned at possible Russian base on disputed island chain 28 Mar 2016 - 03:13 pm

TOKYO: Japan has conveyed its concern to Moscow over possible Russian plans to build a naval base on a western Pacific island chain,...

Cuba 'has no need of gifts from the empire': Fidel Castro 28 Mar 2016 - 02:13 pm

Cuba's former president Fidel Castro (R) and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia pictured during a meeting in Havana on February 13,...

Syrian forces pursue campaign against Islamic State after retaking Palmyra 28 Mar 2016 - 01:59 pm

Syrian troops walk in the destroyed streets of the residential neighbourhoods in the modern town adjacent to the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra...

Bangladesh court rejects scrapping Islam as state religion 28 Mar 2016 - 01:57 pm

Bangladeshi Islamist leaders flash victory signs after the Bangladesh High Court rejected a petition challenging Islam as thr state religion in Dhaka on...

Syria's Palmyra can be restored 'in five years': antiquities chief 28 Mar 2016 - 01:37 pm

A general view taken on March 27, 2016 shows part of the remains of the Arc de Triomph (Triumph Arc) monument that was...

Taiwan arrests 41 Chinese poachers in South China Sea 28 Mar 2016 - 01:33 pm

Taipei: The Taiwanese coastguard said Monday it had arrested 41 Chinese fisherman in possession of 15 tonnes of illicit coral reef and endangered...

Tajikistan seeks to free two kidnapped by Afghan smugglers 28 Mar 2016 - 01:13 pm

Dushanbe, Tajikistan: Tajikistan said Monday it was negotiating the release of two of its citizens thought to have been kidnapped by Afghan smugglers...