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Iraq Kurds say will accept PM's oil for salaries deal 17 Feb 2016 - 02:37 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks at a joint press conference with German Chancellor after their meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on...

Leading Arab journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal dies at 92 17 Feb 2016 - 02:19 pm

This file handout photo taken on July 7, 2013, and released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour (R) meeting...

Ten student groups support Kanhaiya, demand judicial probe 17 Feb 2016 - 02:14 pm

Students and activists shout slogans from a police vehicle after being detained during a protest outside the office of the Indian Minister of...

Turkey's work on new constitution stutters as opposition pulls out 17 Feb 2016 - 02:12 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu looks on as he attends a news conference after a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Arseny Yatseniuk in...

Kanhaiya Kumar sent to judicial custody till March 2 17 Feb 2016 - 02:09 pm

Student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar (C) is escorted by police into Patiala Court for a hearing in New Delhi on February 17, 2016....

Beijing deploys missiles on disputed island: Taiwan 17 Feb 2016 - 02:03 pm

This file aerial view taken on July 27, 2012 shows part of the city of Sansha on the island of Yongxing, also known...

Maldives opposition leader jailed for 12 years for role in protests 17 Feb 2016 - 01:36 pm

By Daniel Bosley MALE: A Maldives court has sentenced an Islamist opposition leader to 12 years in jail, convicting him on terrorism charges...

Apple rejects 'dangerous' order to hack US shooter's iPhone 17 Feb 2016 - 01:13 pm

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook speaks during an event for students to learn to write computer code at the Apple store in...

Ruckus at Indian court hearing student sedition case 17 Feb 2016 - 12:58 pm

Indian student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar (C) is escorted by police into Patiala Court for a hearing in New Delhi on February 17,...

Syria aid trucks to set off from Damascus: Red Crescent 17 Feb 2016 - 12:52 pm

A Red Crescent convoy prepares to leave Damascus to the besieged areas of Madaya and Zabadani, on February 17, 2016 during an operation...

Indian police search for more students in sedition row 17 Feb 2016 - 12:51 pm

New Delhi: Delhi police carried out fresh raids in several Indian cities on Wednesday as they stepped up a search for students in...

Polio worker shot as Pakistan holds countrywide vaccination drive 17 Feb 2016 - 12:37 pm

A Pakistani health worker administers polio drops to a child during a polio vaccination campaign in Peshawar in this September 14, 2015 file...

Weather-weary Indian farmers resort to new cash crop: Blood 17 Feb 2016 - 11:29 am

Representational Image. Reuters By Shuriah Niazi JHANSI, India: Karna, a farmer from Badgaon village in northern India, has few options but to sell...

Pakistan police kill seven militants: officials 17 Feb 2016 - 11:22 am

Representation image of militants. AFP Lahore, Pakistan: Seven Pakistani militants who were on their way to launch an attack in the country's Punjab...

Unclear if US, India can reach solar settlement: US official 17 Feb 2016 - 10:56 am

US Trade Representative Michael Froman speaks to reporters after a meeting with Japan's Economics Minister Akira Amari in Tokyo April 19, 2015. Reuters/Yuya...

Gunmen kill Philippine radio reporter 17 Feb 2016 - 10:42 am

Manila: Gunmen have shot dead a local radio reporter in the south of the Philippines, one of the most dangerous countries for media...

Apple ordered to hack San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 17 Feb 2016 - 10:37 am

Apple logo as seen at the flagship Apple retail store in San Francisco, California April 27, 2015. Reuters/Robert Galbraith San Francisco: An American...