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U.S., allies conduct 26 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military 23 Feb 2016 - 03:03 pm

This US Air Forces Central Command photo released by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System shows a pair of US Air Force...

China may be installing radar on disputed South China Sea outposts-think tank 23 Feb 2016 - 02:50 pm

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON: Satellite images show China may be installing a high-frequency radar system in the Spratly Islands that could significantly boost...

Russian opposition slam Chechen strongman as 'national security threat' 23 Feb 2016 - 02:32 pm

File photo of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov (C). AFP /Menahem Kahana Moscow: A ruthless and corrupt leader with his own private army who...

Ex-Maldives leader asks for more prison leave 23 Feb 2016 - 01:56 pm

File photo of former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed. AFP Colombo: Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has requested two more months' leave from prison...

EU court blasts Italy over CIA abduction of Egyptian imam 23 Feb 2016 - 01:51 pm

Italian prosecutor Armando Spataro speaks on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court at the end of the trial of 26 US secret...

Israeli soldiers ordered to take guns home when off duty 23 Feb 2016 - 01:40 pm

Israeli soldiers during clashes with Palestinian protestors in the village of Qabatiya, near the West Bank town of Jenin on February 22, 2016....

US air strikes aid Afghan forces against Islamic State 23 Feb 2016 - 01:30 pm

File picture of two US helicopters over Afghanistan. Lucas Jackson/Reuters KABUL: Afghan forces backed by American air strikes have killed dozens of insurgents...

Indonesia foils bid to smuggle baby turtles to China 23 Feb 2016 - 01:24 pm

File photo of baby green turtles crawling to the sea after hatching and being released at a turtle sanctuary on Sukamade island, Indonesia...

Pakistan kills 15 militants in air strikes: military 23 Feb 2016 - 01:14 pm

Pakistani military began the offensive in Khyber in October 2014, carrying out air strikes and using artillery, mortars and ground troops. AFP Photo/Jewel...

Italy agrees to let anti-Islamic State drones depart from Sicily 23 Feb 2016 - 01:07 pm

A still image from an Italian Air Force Predator drone video, released December 10, 2015 via Italian magazine L'Espresso, shows images used to...

Syria government accepts ceasefire deal: foreign ministry 23 Feb 2016 - 01:07 pm

Damascus: The Syrian government on Tuesday accepted the terms of a ceasefire deal announced by the United States and Russia, a foreign ministry...

Power restored to Afghan capital Kabul after weeks of blackout 23 Feb 2016 - 01:02 pm

An Afghan boy plays on an electricity pylon in Kabul August 22, 2013. Reuters KABUL: Afghanistan's national power utility has restored electricity to...

Hundreds protest outside Australian embassy in Dili: Organiser 23 Feb 2016 - 12:57 pm

East Timorese activists attend a rally outside the Australian embassy in Dili on February 23, 2016. AFP/VALENTINO DARIEL SOUSA Dili, East Timor: Protesters...

One dead, 10 hurt in Dutch train derailment: mayor 23 Feb 2016 - 12:52 pm

Emergency services intervene on the scene of a derailed passengers train near Dalfsen, eastern Netherlands, on February 23, 2016. AFP/ANP/Vincent Jannink The Hague:...

Libya could soon run out of life-saving medicines: U.N. 23 Feb 2016 - 12:51 pm

Forces loyal to Libya's General National Congress prepare to fight Islamic State group jihadists on the outskirts of the city of Sirte. AFP...

Pakistan's parliament becomes completely solar 23 Feb 2016 - 12:45 pm

Pakistan Parliament. Source: National Assembly of Pakistan Islamabad: Pakistan's parliament on Tuesday earned the unique distinction of becoming the world's first legislature whose...

Islamic State attack shuts Syrian govt supply route for second day 23 Feb 2016 - 12:36 pm

BEIRUT: An important Syrian government supply route to Aleppo was shut for a second day on Tuesday because of an Islamic State attack,...

Germany, France pressure Ukraine over graft, election law 23 Feb 2016 - 12:26 pm

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (C), French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (L) and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier shake hands prior to their talks...