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Kurdish militants claim Ankara bombing, warns foreign tourists 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,...

Malaysia halts intake of foreign workers after protests 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A view of a building site beneath the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Olivia Harris KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on...

Indian police fire on caste protesters, one killed 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Indian protestors run along a street during violence after rival caste groups clashed during a mass rally over access to jobs and education...

Paris attacks suspect hid out in Brussels for 3 weeks: report 19 Feb 2016 - 06:59 pm

Brussels: Salah Abdeslam (pictured), a key suspect in November's Paris attacks, was holed up for three weeks after the killings in an apartment...

Vietnam protests China missile deployment, Australia, NZ urge restraint 19 Feb 2016 - 06:52 pm

Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in...

U.S. accuses China of raising tensions with apparent missile deployment 19 Feb 2016 - 06:40 pm

Woody Island, a island in the South China Sea occupied by China and claimed by several other countries, is shown in satellite images...

German gov't accuses Russian media of biased reporting 19 Feb 2016 - 06:37 pm

BERLIN: The German government on Friday accused Russia media of "biased reporting" on events such as the Ukraine crisis, reports on Russia's neighbouring...

Iran prayer leaders urge vote for anti-US candidates 19 Feb 2016 - 06:15 pm

File photo of Iranian worshippers praying as a security personnel stands guard during Friday prayers in Tehran. REUTERS Tehran: Iranian clerics used their...

Iraq tribesmen clash with jihadists inside IS-held Fallujah 19 Feb 2016 - 05:56 pm

A member from the Iraqi security forces stands guard during a patrol at the border between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, February 17, 2016....

U.S. strikes Islamic State in Libya, more than 40 dead 19 Feb 2016 - 05:46 pm

Libyan men shout slogans and wave their national flag during a demonstration marking the fifth anniversary of the Libyan revolution, which toppled strongman...

Saudi halts $3 bn in aid to Lebanon army: official 19 Feb 2016 - 05:39 pm

Supporters wave the flag of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah as they watch the movement's leader Hassan Nasrallah give a televised speech from an...

Trains stopped in Bihar over Kanhaiya's release demand 19 Feb 2016 - 10:10 am

Patna: Nearly half a dozen trains were forcibly stopped in Bihar on Friday by hundreds of students, mostly activists of student bodies of...

SC transfers Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea to HC 19 Feb 2016 - 10:07 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday transferred to the Delhi High Court JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar's petition seeking bail and...

Republican Trump backed Iraq war in 2002 interview, says views changed 19 Feb 2016 - 10:00 am

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump enters the South Carolina Republican Presidential Town Hall sponsored by CNN in Columbia, South Carolina, February 18,...

Pakistan registers FIR against Pathankot air base attackers 19 Feb 2016 - 09:42 am

File photo of Pathankot Air Base that was attacked on January 2. Islamabad: A Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan police on Friday registered...

Sharif, Modi likely to meet in Washington next month 19 Feb 2016 - 09:40 am

File picture of Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Shairf is likely to meet...

U.S. adds visa restrictions to Yemen, Somalia, Libya travelers 19 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

In this June 5, 2015, file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. AP Photo/Susan Walsh WASHINGTON: The United States has...

Red Cross halts operations in Afghan province after staff taken 19 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Photo credit: Photo: ICRC/Marcel Stoessel KABUL: The Red Cross has suspended operations in the central Afghan province of Ghazni after an armed group...