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Somalia's al Shabaab say behind airline blast 13 Feb 2016 - 04:26 pm

MOGADISHU: Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents said on Saturday they were responsible for a blast that punched a hole in the fuselage of a...

Syrian army edges towards IS bastion, jets hit rebel towns 13 Feb 2016 - 04:00 pm

An unexploded cluster bomblet is seen along a street after airstrikes by pro-Syrian government forces in the rebel held al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah town, in...

Saudi Arabia to send fighters to Turkey for IS fight: Report 13 Feb 2016 - 03:43 pm

A Saudi fighter jet takes off to participate in airstrikes in Yemen . Reuters ISTANBUL: Saudi Arabia will send aircraft to NATO-member Turkey’s...

Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli forces 13 Feb 2016 - 03:34 pm

Hebron, Palestine. Jerusalem: Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian woman as allegedly she tried to stab a soldier in the flashpoint West Bank...

Israel Forces target Gaza fishermen with gunfire 13 Feb 2016 - 03:31 pm

Gaza: Israeli naval boats Saturday opened its heavy machine gunfire on Palestinian fishermen offshore the north of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian News Agency...

Russia's Syria military 'targeting must change': Kerry 13 Feb 2016 - 02:40 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during the second day of the 52nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on...

Germany calls on Russia and Ukraine to implement peace deal 13 Feb 2016 - 02:00 pm

(L-R) The Political Director of the French Foreign Ministry Nicolas de Riviere, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and...

Russia sends brand new cruise missile ship to Syria: report 13 Feb 2016 - 01:26 pm

Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Moscow: Russia has dispatched a new ship armed with cruise missiles to the Mediterranean, the navy announced Saturday,...

Bouquets, brickbats as AAP completes a year in office 13 Feb 2016 - 01:25 pm

Arvind Kejriwal (R), chief of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), shouts slogans after taking the oath as the new chief minister of Delhi as...

Two ruling party loyalists 'executed' in Burundi 13 Feb 2016 - 01:15 pm

Nairobi: Two people loyal to the ruling party in troubled Burundi were "executed" overnight in the centre of the country, a local official...

Turkey, Saudi could launch anti-IS ground operation in Syria: Ankara 13 Feb 2016 - 01:03 pm

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Istanbul: Turkey and Saudi Arabia could launch a ground operation against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria, while...

Australian PM in second revamp of ministry ahead of elections 13 Feb 2016 - 12:56 pm

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers a speech at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, in Tokyo, Japan, December 18, 2015....

Russia not bombing civilians in Syria: Russian PM 13 Feb 2016 - 12:56 pm

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2016. Michael Dalder / Reuters ...

Former Afghan governor kidnapped in Islamabad 13 Feb 2016 - 12:48 pm

Islamabad: A former governor of Afghanistan's Herat province has been kidnapped from a market in an upscale district of Islamabad, Pakistani police said...

Former Indian PM Singh says Modi govt failing to boost economic investment 13 Feb 2016 - 12:45 pm

India's former prime minister Manmohan Singh during a meeting in New Delhi March 11, 2014. Reuters/Prakash Singh Mumbai: In a rare interview India's...

Syria rebel ambush this week killed 76 regime forces: monitor 13 Feb 2016 - 12:44 pm

An ambulance drives past heavily damaged buildings following reported air strikes in Hammuriyeh in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the outskirts of...