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Haryana limps back to normalcy; Khattar heads to Rohtak 23 Feb 2016 - 09:36 am

Army soldiers stand guard at Rohtak, India, 22 February 2016. EPA Chandigarh: Violence affected areas of Haryana limped back to normalcy on Tuesday...

Syrians at mercy of greedy smugglers after Turkey's border closure 23 Feb 2016 - 09:36 am

Internally displaced Syrians wait near the Bab al-Salam crossing, opposite the Turkey's Kilis province, on the outskirts of the northern border town of...

HC notice to Delhi Police on Kanhaiya's bail plea 23 Feb 2016 - 09:29 am

A file picture of JNU Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar being taken to the court. Reuters New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on...

Nepal ends fuel rationing after supply from India improves 23 Feb 2016 - 09:26 am

A woman sits on top of their empty cooking gas cylinders while waiting in a queue to buy cooking gas during the ongoing...

Traders count cost of Haryana caste riots; 19 dead 23 Feb 2016 - 09:22 am

Damaged motorcycles and a van that were set alight by protesters during a demonstration by members of the Jat community in Rohtak, Haryana,...

Cyclone death toll hits 29 as Fiji eyes long clean-up 23 Feb 2016 - 09:21 am

Damage at a service station after Cyclone Winston hit Fiji, in the city of Ba in western Fiji on February 22, 2016. AFP...

Uber defends driver scrutiny in wake of shooting 23 Feb 2016 - 09:20 am

Uber expressed confidence in how well it checks whether aspiring drivers have pasts that signal trouble ahead (AFP Photo/Attila Kisbenedek) San Francisco: Uber...

Nicaragua paroles 8,000 convicts to clear prisons 23 Feb 2016 - 09:13 am

Managua: Nicaragua has released more than 8,000 convicts on parole and sent 94 foreigners to finish sentences in their home countries since 2014,...

Morales facing defeat in key Bolivia vote: partial results 23 Feb 2016 - 09:04 am

Bolivian President Evo Morales answers questions from the press at Quemado palace in La Paz on February 22, 2016 (AFP Photo/Aizar Raldes) La...

Africa's forests menaced by palm oil rush: NGO 23 Feb 2016 - 09:00 am

palm-oil. Source: Reuters Paris: Africa's tropical forests are threatened by a palm oil bonanza that has already razed millions of old-growth hectares in...

US, Russia announce Syria ceasefire from Saturday 23 Feb 2016 - 08:57 am

Blood covers the hands of an injured boy lying in a field hospital after what activists said were air strikes by forces loyal...

Women 'left their kitchens' to back me, White House candidate says 23 Feb 2016 - 08:42 am

Republican U.S. presidential candidate John Kasich talks with Signe Williamson, of Falls Church, Virginia, after she became emotional speaking to him about the...

Argentina coming in from the cold: Macri 23 Feb 2016 - 08:34 am

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri offers an interview to AFP at the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires on February 22, 2016. AFP...

Slovenia sends army to help manage migrant flow on border 23 Feb 2016 - 08:31 am

Slovenian soldiers build a razor wire fence on the Slovenian-Croatian border in Gibina, northeastern Slovenia, on November 11, 2015 (AFP Photo/Jure Makovec) Ljubljana: ...

Pentagon due to submit Guantanamo closure plan 23 Feb 2016 - 08:30 am

Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area under the watchful eyes of military police during in-processing to the temporary detention facility...

Cruz asks top spokesman to go after Rubio flap 23 Feb 2016 - 08:29 am

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks during a rally at Drafts Picks Sports bar in Pahrump, Nevada, on February 21, 2016 two days...

Brexit would threaten economic, national security: Cameron 23 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

London: Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday warned that Britain’s departure from the European Union would threaten its economic and national security, as...