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Make your mind up on migration crisis, Austria tells Germany 24 Feb 2016 - 06:55 pm

VIENNA: Austria on Wednesday accused Germany of sending mixed messages on immigration, saying Berlin should decide between supporting Greece in letting migrants continue...

French special forces in Libya: report 24 Feb 2016 - 06:50 pm

French soldiers in action in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. REUTERS Paris: French special forces have been deployed in Libya to fight the Islamic State...

Iran 'confident' Syrian regime will respect truce 24 Feb 2016 - 06:48 pm

"From the start of the crisis in Syria, Iran has always insisted on a ceasefire," Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said, quoted...

Ex-military chiefs say Britain is 'stronger' in EU 24 Feb 2016 - 06:45 pm

London: Twelve former senior military officers insisted Britain should stay in the European Union Wednesday, saying the country was "stronger" as a member...

Kuwait urges citizens to leave Lebanon 24 Feb 2016 - 06:30 pm

Kuwait City: Kuwait on Wednesday became the latest Gulf state to urge its citizens to leave Lebanon following tensions over the Lebanese Shiite...

Turkey suspends contested gold mine project after protests 24 Feb 2016 - 06:23 pm

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu early Wednesday hosted in the capital Ankara a delegation from the Black Sea region to discuss controversial plans to...

Ex-“Top Gear” host Clarkson settles lawsuit with producer he hit 24 Feb 2016 - 06:07 pm

Jeremy Clarkson LONDON: Jeremy Clarkson, the former host of the BBC’s hugely popular “Top Gear” motoring show, apologised and settled a lawsuit on...

Egypt's Sisi says Russian plane downed by 'terrorism' 24 Feb 2016 - 06:02 pm

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that "terrorism" caused a Russian plane crash in the Sinai...

Syrian army battles Islamic State for third day near key road 24 Feb 2016 - 05:04 pm

Syrian government forces look at a bridge broken by Islamic State (IS) group fighters connecting the village of al-Tiba with Aleppo's thermal power...

Afghan Taliban unaware of invitation to peace talks: spokesman 24 Feb 2016 - 04:49 pm

Afghan alleged former Taliban fighters carry their weapons before handing them over as part of a government peace and reconciliation process at a...

Indian police arrest more students on sedition charge 24 Feb 2016 - 04:41 pm

A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student walks past a graffiti inside the university campus in New Delhi,India, February 24, 2016. REUTERS New Delhi:...

Ahead of election, Iran’s leader calls for unity against West 24 Feb 2016 - 04:00 pm

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd in the holy city of Qom, 120 km (75 miles) south of Tehran...

Iran's Rouhani seeks gains for moderates in election test 24 Feb 2016 - 03:42 pm

A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on February 21, 2016 shows him (R) greeting Omani Minister of...

Iran vote: key electoral lists 24 Feb 2016 - 03:33 pm

An Iranian man holds a portrait of Alireza Mahjoub, a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections, during a campaign meeting in Tehran on...

Bahrain opposition leader jailed for insulting ruling system - lawyer 24 Feb 2016 - 03:31 pm

DUBAI: A prominent Bahraini opposition figure was sentenced to a year in jail on Wednesday on charges of insulting the kingdom’s ruling system...

Russia gives Afghanistan 10,000 Kalashnikovs 24 Feb 2016 - 03:18 pm

Russia's ambassador, to Afghanistan Alexander Mantytskiy (L) hands over an AK-47 to Afghan national security adviser Hanif Atmar (R) after a conference at...

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...