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C.Africans vote in presidential run-off, hope for peace 14 Feb 2016 - 10:41 am

An official van of the 'Autorite National Des Election' (ANE) carries ballot boxes and other voting materials in Bangui on February 13, 2016,...

Afghan civilian casualties top 11,000 to hit record in 2015: UN 14 Feb 2016 - 10:22 am

An Afghan security personnel stands guard near the site of a suicide attack at the entrance to a police base in Kabul on...

Security forces kill 10 militants in Pakistan 14 Feb 2016 - 09:43 am

Islamabad: At least 10 militants were killed and 12 others arrested in an operation carried out by security forces in Pakistan's Balochistan province...

Opposition comes together against JNU crackdown, hits out at Modi govermment 14 Feb 2016 - 09:34 am

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at the JNU campus. New Delhi: The Congress, CPI-M, CPI and JD-U on Saturday came together to participate...

Stage set to rank 75 top cities under 'Swachh Bharat' 14 Feb 2016 - 09:31 am

New Delhi: The stage is set to recognise cities that have taken "Swachh Bharat" campaign seriously, with a Top 75 ranking based on...

Saudi air forces destroy scud missile launched from Yemeni territories 14 Feb 2016 - 09:13 am

Riyadh: A Scud missile launched from Yemeni territories towards Khamis Mishait in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was intercepted and destroyed by the...

At least 30 Killed in Nigeria attacks 14 Feb 2016 - 09:11 am

Women fleeing from Boko Haram terrorists walk past burnt livestock at Mairi village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s northeastern province...

Antonin Scalia, conservative icon of American law 14 Feb 2016 - 08:52 am

Washington: During the three decades he spent on the bench, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia embodied the values conservative America holds most dear,...

Tragic tales of loss in Taiwan as search for quake survivors ends 14 Feb 2016 - 08:51 am

Taipei: As rescuers in Taiwan said they had retrieved all the missing from the ruins of a building felled by an earthquake, a...

Beijing pins Hong Kong riot on "radical separatists" 14 Feb 2016 - 08:48 am

A riot policewoman stands on a cordoned-off street following overnight clashes between protesters and police in the Mongkok area of Hong Kong on...

Chad leader appoints new prime minister ahead of ballot 14 Feb 2016 - 08:36 am

Chad's president has appointed a new prime minister, Albert Pahimi Padacke (pictured in 2008), as he looks to extend his grip on power...

N. Korea took 70% of workers' wages at joint economic zone: Seoul 14 Feb 2016 - 08:34 am

Seoul: South Korea on Sunday defended its decision to abruptly pull out of an inter-Korean industrial zone, claiming 70 percent of wages for...

Trump, Bush get personal in heated debate clash 14 Feb 2016 - 08:29 am

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (L) reacts to businessman Donald Trump (R) as Texas Senator Ted Cruz (C) listens during the Republican Presidential...

Ukraine's graft problem tests Western patience and resolve 14 Feb 2016 - 08:26 am

In this file photo, workers decorate Independence Square with Ukrainian flags during National Flag Day celebrations in Kiev on August 23, 2015. Sergei...

Who could block an EU 'Brexit' deal? 14 Feb 2016 - 08:22 am

A worker answers a telephone in the office of Brexit group pressure group "Leave.eu" in London, Britain February 12, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall Brussels: ...

Turkey strikes Kurd, regime forces in Syria, mulls ground attack 14 Feb 2016 - 08:07 am

Istanbul: Turkey hit Kurdish and Syrian regime targets on Saturday as Ankara mulled a ground assault with Saudi troops, further complicating efforts to...

London's Europeans feel the jitters over EU vote 14 Feb 2016 - 08:00 am

file-AFP photo London: Faced with the possibility of Britain leaving the European Union, London's EU workers feel "depressed" and fearful of their place...