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Pentagon chief to unveil mini-drones, anti-IS funds: officials 02 Feb 2016 - 08:48 am

Washington: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will on Tuesday preview the Pentagon's plans for its 2017 budget, including extra cash to fight the...

Syrian opposition begins formal talks with UN 02 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Geneva: Syria's main opposition group met formally Monday for the first time with UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura in Geneva for talks...

Death toll doubles to 20 in Kabul bombing: interior ministry 02 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Members of the fire service clean the scene of a suicide bomb blast near the police administration building, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February...

Thirteen students on picnic drown in India beach tragedy 01 Feb 2016 - 06:47 pm

Mumbai, India: A college picnic to the beach turned into a tragedy on Monday when at least thirteen students drowned off India's west...

Qatar free from Zika Virus: Ministry 01 Feb 2016 - 06:25 pm

Doha: The Ministry of Public Health has said in a statement that there is no case of Zika virus in Qatar. Even though...

Iowa votes -- and the 2016 White House race begins 01 Feb 2016 - 06:20 pm

Des Moines, United States: Voters in Iowa finally have their say Monday in the first test of the US presidential race, with Republican...

85 people killed in weekend Boko Haram attack near Maiduguri: official 01 Feb 2016 - 06:16 pm

A mother sits mourning the death of her husband after Boko Haram attacks at Dalori village on the outskirts of Maiduguri in northeastern...

Time for action, not words on aid to Syria refugees: Oxfam 01 Feb 2016 - 06:15 pm

Amman: British charity Oxfam on Monday said it was time for concrete action on stumping up aid and not just words and pledges...

Greece arrests man carrying Iraqi passport stolen by Islamic State 01 Feb 2016 - 05:57 pm

Athens: An Iraqi Kurdish man has been arrested at Athens airport in possession of a passport known to have been among a haul...

Donors pledge $250 million to fight Boko Haram 01 Feb 2016 - 04:19 pm

Women and children sit among burnt houses after Boko Haram attacks at Dalori village on the outskirts of Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria on...

13 Indian students drown in sea tragedy: Police 01 Feb 2016 - 04:06 pm

Mumbai, India: Thirteen students drowned on Monday after they went swimming off a beach on India's west coast, police said. The tragedy happened...

More than 3,000 Syrians fled to Turkey in three days as pro-Assad forces advance 01 Feb 2016 - 04:06 pm

Turkish people travel on a ferry boat from the European side to Anatolia, on February 1, 2016, near Istanbul. AFP ISTANBUL: More than...

WHO meets to decide whether to declare Zika a global emergency 01 Feb 2016 - 04:03 pm

Ana Beatriz is held by her father Alipio Martin during a medical appointment at the Altino Ventura Foundation in Recife, Brazil, 29 January...

China’s Xi sets up five new “battle zones” in military reform push 01 Feb 2016 - 03:51 pm

In this Dec. 31, 2015 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, front left, gives a military flag...

Delhi police under fire as video of demo violence goes viral 01 Feb 2016 - 03:37 pm

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the city's police on Monday of terrorising protesters after video footage of them belting university...

Former Iranian president criticises hardliners for eliminating rivals 01 Feb 2016 - 03:28 pm

File photo of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during a meeting of the assembly in Tehran,...

Thailand says 100 held in trafficking blitz on seafood industry 01 Feb 2016 - 03:14 pm

This picture taken on July 30, 2015 shows migrant workers sorting out fish in a port in Mahachai, on the outskirts of Bangkok....

China arrests fourth Japanese over spying: Tokyo 01 Feb 2016 - 03:10 pm

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga answers a question from a journalist during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in...