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At last second, SpaceX delays satellite launch again 29 Feb 2016 - 08:36 am

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sits on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP Photo/HO) Miami: In the very last second before...

Blame-trading tests Syria's fragile truce 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian rebel fighter from the Failaq al-Rahman brigade, takes a rest inside a building on the frontline against regime forces in the...

Palestinians reject direct Iran aid to 'intifada' families 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinians ride carts on a street in foggy weather on February 27, 2016 in Beit Lahia, northern of Gaza Strip. AFP, MOHAMMED ABED ...

Saudi accuses Russia, Syria regime of ceasefire violations 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir. AFP, Adem Altan Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Sunday accused President Bashar al-Assad's regime and its ally Russia of...

Outrage in Egypt parliament after MP hosts Israeli envoy 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Egyptian television host and parliament member Tawfiq Okasha. YouTube screen capture Cairo: Egyptian lawmakers expressed outrage Sunday at their colleague Tawfiq Okasha for...

At least 31 killed in IS-claimed Baghdad bombings 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Iraqis inspect the damage at the site of a bombing claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group near a market in the Sadr...

Israeli settlement closed to Palestinians after attack 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Freed Palestinian prisoner Ashraf Hamash kisses the head of his mother upon his release from an Israeli jail, in Khan Younis in the...

Republicans brawl, Clinton sails toward Super Tuesday 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Columbia, United States: Donald Trump and his rivals brawled on for the Republican presidential nomination Sunday as Hillary Clinton sailed toward "Super Tuesday,"...

British Ebola survivor discharged from hospital 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Pauline Cafferkey was successfully treated within weeks of her diagnosis but suffered a relapse in October 2015, when she became critically ill with...

Migrants protest at Greece-Macedonia border as bottleneck builds 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrian and Iraqi refugees trapped at the Greek-Macedonian borders stop an arriving train during their protest demanding the opening of the borders on...

Corpse found in garden of Airbnb rental in France 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Represntative image of a Paris Suburb. Members of special French RAID forces with a police dog and French riot police (CRS) secure the...

Tribal girl gangraped, filmed in Telangana 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Reuters Hyderabad: Police in Telangana on Sunday held three accused including two juveniles for gangrape of a tribal girl, who was...

Gunmen kill pro-govt Sunni cleric in Yemen's Aden 28 Feb 2016 - 06:41 pm

Yemeni pro-regime fighters patrol a street in the southern port city of Aden, on November 1, 2015. AFP, Saleh al-Obeidi Aden: Gunmen killed...

Gambia strongman Jammeh eyes fifth term in office 28 Feb 2016 - 06:34 pm

President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia, pictured here in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, on March 28, 2014. AFP, Issouf Sanogo Banjul, Gambia: Gambian President Yahya...

Historic deals contemplated as Ireland ousts coalition 28 Feb 2016 - 06:21 pm

People cheer as Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams (R) is held aloft with with Sinn Fein candidate Imelda Munster (L) after being re-elected...

Swiss set to reject proposal to expel foreign criminals: projection 28 Feb 2016 - 05:33 pm

A Swiss flag at the Euro 2016 qualifier between Switzerland and Slovenia at the St. Jakob park stadium in Basel on September 5,...

China muzzles 'The Cannon' for criticising media controls 28 Feb 2016 - 05:25 pm

China closes the social media accounts of a tycoon nicknamed "The Cannon" after he criticises the Communist Party's grip on the media. AFP,...

Arab League chief says will not seek second term 28 Feb 2016 - 05:18 pm

Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi during a press conference after he returned from Switzerland where he attended the so-called Geneva II peace...