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Lightning strike kills seven family members in Pakistan 20 Feb 2016 - 11:16 am

Islamabad: At least seven people of the same family were killed while nine others injured when lightning struck a double-storey house at Khushab’s...

US embassy raises alarm at fighting in northern Myanmar 20 Feb 2016 - 10:57 am

A file picture of a soldier as he puts on his shoes as he and his comrade cross a stream. REUTERS/DAVID JOHNSON Yangon:...

Afghan troops pull out of strategic Helmand district 20 Feb 2016 - 10:43 am

An Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle is seen parked at an outpost in Helmand province, Afghanistan December 25, 2015. REUTERS/ABDUL MALIK By Mohammad...

Lockdown in parts of northern India after caste clashes 20 Feb 2016 - 10:39 am

Police say that a protester was shot after the paramilitary forces came under fire. AFP New Delhi: Indian authorities imposed a curfew and...

Thai top cop charged over scandal-mired royal cycling event 20 Feb 2016 - 10:17 am

Former Thai police Lieutenant General Prawut Thavornsiri. Reuters Bangkok: A well-known high-ranking Thai police officer who disappeared from the public sphere four months...

Flight cancelled as powerful cyclone bears down on Fiji 20 Feb 2016 - 09:38 am

The forecast track for tropical cyclone Winston. Fiji Meteorological Service Suva, Fiji: Fiji warned residents to brace for an onslaught Saturday as a...

Australia resumes talks with six countries to resettle asylum seekers: Report 20 Feb 2016 - 09:23 am

Protesters against the Nauru detention centre hang from a bridge above a freeway in Melbourne, Australia, February 11, 2016. Reuters/Tracey Nearmy/AAP Sydney: Australia...

Thousands marry in mass ceremony in South Korea 20 Feb 2016 - 09:14 am

Couples tie knot a mass wedding ceremony. AFP By Sang-gyu Lim and Jisu Kim GAPYEONG, South Korea: About 3,000 couples from 62 countries...

GCC Ambassadors discuss situation of Syrian refugees with Canadian officials 20 Feb 2016 - 09:04 am

Representational image of migrants and refugees as they cross the Greek-Macedonian border near the town of Gevgelija on February 19, 2016. AFP Ottawa:...

Democrat Sanders looks to prove minority appeal in Nevada 20 Feb 2016 - 08:58 am

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders sings on stage with performers at a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada February 19, 2016. Reuters/Jim Young ...

Turkey's Erdogan says Syrian Kurdish militia used U.S. weapons on civilians 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (2nd L) chats with Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar (L) as President Tayyip Erdogan (2nd R) looks on...

'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee dies: Official 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on November 05, 2007 shows US President George W. Bush presenting the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom to "To...

Hamas says it captured Israeli tunnel monitoring vehicle 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A Palestinian boy calls his friend from the ruins of a building that was destroyed in the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas ...

Kurdish militant group TAK claims responsibility for Ankara bombing 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Honour guards carry the Turkish flag-draped coffins of car bombing victims during a funeral ceremony at Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara on February 19,...

Kurdish-led force takes IS stronghold in northeast Syria: monitor 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces guard a post on the outskirts of the northeastern town of Al-Hol, in the Syrian Hasakeh province...

Saudi minister says Syrian rebels should get surface-to-air missiles 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, gives an interview to AFP at his ministry in the capital Riyadh on February 18, 2016....

EU summit extended as Cameron struggles for British deal 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) attends a bilateral meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk (L) and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker...

Austria says will cut migrant quotas further 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

An Austrian army soldier observes migrants as they wait to cross the border from Slovenia into Spielfeld in Austria, February 16, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard...