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Regions in Syria covered by ceasefire deal 27 Feb 2016 - 12:49 pm

A Syrian rebel fighter from the Islamist Failaq al-Rahman brigade mans a position on the frontline against regime forces in the town of...

Clinton hopes for show of force in South Carolina vote 27 Feb 2016 - 12:44 pm

Democratic Presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during Solicitor David Pascoe's Annual Oyster Roast and Fish Fry at the Orangeburg...

Russian military confirms halt to bombing in line with truce deal 27 Feb 2016 - 12:34 pm

Moscow: Russia'a air force has halted bombing in Syria in accordance with a ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia and the United States, the...

Another JNU student joins police investigation 27 Feb 2016 - 12:31 pm

A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student walks past a graffiti inside the university campus in New Delhi, India, February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee ...

Syria battlefields mostly calm as truce takes hold 27 Feb 2016 - 12:19 pm

Syrians drive past government billboards in the capital Damascus, on February 27, 2016, as the first major ceasefire of the five-year war takes...

Three British tourists swept down Vietnam waterfall to death 27 Feb 2016 - 12:17 pm

Vietnamese rescuers remove the bodies of three British tourists from a waterfall on the outskirts of the highland town of Dalat, on February...

Syrian rebel Jaish al-Islam says records truce violations by govt 27 Feb 2016 - 12:01 pm

An image grab taken from a handout video made and released on February 26, 2016 by the French Defence Audiovisual Communication and Production...

Myanmar anti-drug group seeks safety after ambush in poppy fields 27 Feb 2016 - 11:48 am

A poppy field Myitkyina, Myanmar: Christian anti-drug vigilantes in Myanmar said Saturday they had halted a mission to raze poppy fields while at...

Year after murder, Russian opposition pays respects to slain Kremlin critic 27 Feb 2016 - 11:33 am

Russian opposition supporters carry portraits of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov during a march in central Moscow shortly after he was gunned down. AFP/Yuri...

Irish exit poll shows no clear winners as government hammered 27 Feb 2016 - 11:30 am

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny stands with his wife Fionnuala as he casts his vote in a polling station at St Anthony's School...

Japan's cat island finds purr-fect solution to food crisis 27 Feb 2016 - 11:28 am

Cats gathering on Aoshima island, also known as Cat Island, in Ehime prefecture. (AFP / Kazuyuki Ono) Tokyo: An army of cats ruling...

Crisis-hit French farmers heckle Hollande as he opens farm expo 27 Feb 2016 - 10:40 am

French President Francois Hollande (C) and President of France's National Federation of Agricultural Holders' Unions (FNSEA) Xavier Beulin (R) attend the opening of...

Syrian rebel group says 3 fighters killed in government ground attack Saturday 27 Feb 2016 - 10:30 am

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels in the country's northwest said they came under attack from government ground forces at 4 am (0200 GMT) on Saturday...

Irish ruling coalition to fall well short of majority: RTE exit poll 27 Feb 2016 - 10:16 am

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny stands with 88-year-old Bridie McLoughlin in a polling station at St Anthony's School in Castlebar, Ireland February 26,...

US officials, touring missile defense site, voice concern about N. Korea 27 Feb 2016 - 09:56 am

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California at 11:01 pm on February...

Iran starts election count to set post-sanctions power balance 27 Feb 2016 - 09:47 am

Iranian woman casts her ballot during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts in Tehran February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA By Samia...