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Czechs to send 100 troops to NATO’s eastern flank: defence minister 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

“There is a talk of a platoon, roughly 100 people, who would take part in the alliance’s contingent,” Defence Minister Martin Stropnicky said...

Why Trump could win the Republican presidential nomination 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has in the past eight months defied his critics and proven his White House bid is not simply...

Tunisia extends state of emergency by one month 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Tunis: Tunisia said Sunday it would extend by one month a nationwide state of emergency imposed after a November suicide bombing claimed by...

German officials horrified by anti-migrant mobs in eastern state 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A supporter of anti-immigration right-wing movement PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West) holds an anti-mosque placard during a demonstration rally...

Beijing to raise threshold for issuing air pollution ‘red alerts’ 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

People wear masks on a polluted day in Beijing on December 9, 2015. AFP BEIJING: Beijing is to raise the thresholds for issuing...

Niger's 'Lion' president seeks re-election in tense vote 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A supporter of Niger's presidential candidate, Ibrahim Yacouba, wears a dress with a picture of the candidate as she attends a presidential campaign...

Macedonia closes border to Afghan migrants: Greek police 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Migrants confront Macedonian police during clashes at the Greek-Macedonian border, August 21, 2015. REUTERS, Alexandros Avramidis Idomeni, Greece: Afghan migrants seeking to travel...

IS claims bombings in Syria's Homs: statement 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrians gather at the site of a double car bomb attack in the Al-Zahraa neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs on...

Fresh riots, arson in deadly north India caste crisis 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Burnt-out buses and fire damage to buildings are pictured at a school in the northern Indian city of Rohtak on February 21, 2016...

Six killed in Michigan shootings; suspect was an Uber driver 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Mugshot released by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff Office on February 21, 2016, shows Jason Brian Dalton, 45, suspected of killing six people in...

Turkey police fire tear gas at gold mine protesters, 26 hurt: reports 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Riot police fire tear gas and a water cannon at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 15, 2013. Reuters Ankara: Turkish riot...

Defying Cameron, London Mayor Boris to campaign for British EU exit 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

London Mayor Boris Johnson arrives back at his home, in London, Britain February 21, 2016. REUTERS, Peter Nicholls London mayor to campaign to...

Criticism of crackdown mounts in Egypt as policeman sent to trial 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo. Egypt riot police in Mohamed Mahmoud street during third anniversary of clashes near Tahrir square Cairo Nov 19 2014. Reuters, Amr...

Bombings kill at least 87 in Syria as Kerry pushes ceasefire 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry said a provisional deal had been reached on the terms of a truce, as violence intensified on...

Russia's defence minister on surprise visit to Iran 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Russia's Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu, left, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, attend a gala at the State Kremlin Palace in...

One dead in Swiss Alps avalanche: police 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Recent snowfall in the Alps has prompted several reports of avalanches in popular tourist destinations. Representative image, AFP Geneva: One person was killed...

Rubio sharpens attacks after latest Trump win in White House race 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Marco Rubio By Doina Chiacu and Alana Wise WASHINGTON: Marco Rubio emerged from a razor-thin second-place finish in South Carolina’s presidential primary on...