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After missile tests, U.N. urges Iran act with restraint, 'good sense' 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A view of an underground depot where missiles are launched, in an undisclosed location, Iran, in this handout photo released by the official...

China slammed at UN over crackdown on activists, lawyers 10 Mar 2016 - 06:56 pm

Geneva: The United States and 11 other countries took China to task at the United Nations on Thursday over its human rights record...

Ukrainian pilot resumes drinking water after prank letter 10 Mar 2016 - 06:52 pm

People attend a demonstration in front of Russian embassy in Warsaw in support of Ukrainian pilot NadiyaSavchenko on March 9, 2016. (AFP /...

Kanhaiya Kumar roughed up on JNU campus 10 Mar 2016 - 06:48 pm

Kanhaiya Kumar (file photo / Reuters) New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar was on Thursday roughed up by...

Iran MP sued over 'no donkeys, no women in parliament' rant 10 Mar 2016 - 06:37 pm

This Aug 2013 photo shows a general view of Iran's parliament in Tehran. AP/ Ebrahim Noroozi Tehran: Iranian women deputies are suing a...

Turkey detains 10 suspected Islamic State members in raids 10 Mar 2016 - 06:35 pm

DIYARBAKIR: Turkish police detained 10 suspected members of Islamic State in raids in the mainly Kurdish city of Bingol in southeastern Turkey, and...

Islamic State defector brings 'goldmine' of details on 22,000 supporters 10 Mar 2016 - 06:24 pm

BY GUY FAULCONBRIDGE BY GUY FAULCONBRIDGE A document identifying supporters of Islamic State is seen in this still image from video, released by...

Obama welcomes 'quite good-looking' Trudeau to White House 10 Mar 2016 - 06:16 pm

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcome Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadian First Lady Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau as they...

U.N. labor agency urges Gambia to investigate union leader's death 10 Mar 2016 - 06:15 pm

File photo of the president of Gambia Yayah Jammeh. AFP BY EMMA FARGE DAKAR: The head of the United Nations labor agency ILO...

Khamenei says Iranian economy yet to gain from foreign business visits 10 Mar 2016 - 06:04 pm

A handout picture released on March 10, 2016 by the official website of the Centre for Preserving and Publishing the Works of Iran's...

Migrants trapped in muddy no man's land 10 Mar 2016 - 05:49 pm

Migrants walk in a mud at a makeshift camp on the Greek-Macedonian border, near the village of Idomeni, Greece March 10, 2016. REUTERS/...

Iran says missile tests not violation of nuclear deal: state TV 10 Mar 2016 - 05:47 pm

A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, in this handout photo released by Farsnews on March 9, 2016....

Stephen Hawking joins 150 top scientists calling for Britain to stay in EU 10 Mar 2016 - 05:35 pm

British scientist and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking attends a launch event for a new award for science communication, called the Stephen Hawking Medal...

Thousands evacuated as Iraqi forces advance against IS 10 Mar 2016 - 05:05 pm

Iraqi army vehicles and a helicopter deploy in the front line in al-Anbar desert, 50 kms north east of Haditha, where the country's...

Seven Kurdish militants killed in clash in southeast: sources 10 Mar 2016 - 04:58 pm

Turkish soldiers patrol in Sur district, which is partially under curfew, in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey February 26, 2016. REUTERS/SERTAC...