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Taliban want removal from U.N. blacklist before peace talks 23 Jan 2016 - 04:03 pm

DOHA/PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN: Afghanistan’s Taliban want to be removed from a U.N. blacklist before considering rejoining peace talks aimed at ending a 15-year civil...

Laos' ruling Communist Party chooses new leadership 23 Jan 2016 - 03:44 pm

Outgoing Party general secretary and Laos President Choummaly Sayasone (L) gives flower to greet Vice President and newly chose Communist Party leader Bounnhang...

Rocket fire from Syria 'wounds two' in Turkey: reports 23 Jan 2016 - 03:15 pm

Istanbul: A rocket fired from Syria on Saturday slammed into the town of Kilis on the Turkish side of the border, wounding two...

Lavrov and Kerry discuss Syria talks as wrangling goes on 23 Jan 2016 - 02:57 pm

Moscow: US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Saturday discussed who should represent the Syrian opposition at...

Eritrea president dismisses food crisis fears despite drought 23 Jan 2016 - 02:15 pm

Nairobi: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Saturday dismissed fears the Horn of African nation faces a food crisis, despite sweeping drought across the...

GCC condemn kidnapping of Al Jazeera reporters in Yemen 23 Jan 2016 - 01:45 pm

Al Jazeera reporter, Hamdi El-Bukari Riyadh: Secretary-General of the GCC Dr. Abdul Latif Al Zayani condemned Saturday the kidnapping of news media team...

Tunisia PM holds emergency meeting over unrest 23 Jan 2016 - 01:44 pm

Tunis: Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid held an emergency cabinet meeting Saturday, after authorities declared a nighttime curfew nationwide following the worst outbreak...

US enquires about Nepal's proposed constitution amendments 23 Jan 2016 - 01:25 pm

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Reuters Kathmandu: US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has querried Nepalese Prime Minister...

Odd-even traffic restrictions possible after March: Delhi minister 23 Jan 2016 - 01:20 pm

New Delhi: The odd-even traffic scheme might be implemented in Delhi after March as the initiative will require preparations, Transport Minister Goapl Rai...

Heightened security at Mathura cantonment 23 Jan 2016 - 01:16 pm

Mathura: After the recent terror attack at the Pathankot air base in north Punjab and high alert due to Republic Day, the army...

NIA arrests nine more IS suspects across India, 14 now in custody 23 Jan 2016 - 01:00 pm

NIA along with state police force have been carrying out raids at various locations. New Delhi: Nine more suspected members of the Islamic...

Burundi President: 'No AU Troops' 23 Jan 2016 - 12:54 pm

Bujumbura: Burundi’s president remained firm in his rejection of an African Union-proposed peacekeeping force to help restore calm to his country. "The people...

Declassification of Netaji files begins on Saturday: Modi 23 Jan 2016 - 12:46 pm

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose New Delhi: The declassification of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose files will begin on Saturday, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Iranian, Chinese presidents agree to expand strategic ties 23 Jan 2016 - 12:43 pm

A picture provided by the Iranian Presidency on January 23, 2016, shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping (L)...

21 Palestinians Shot During Demos In West Bank, Gaza 23 Jan 2016 - 12:35 pm

Gaza: The Clashes erupted between Israeli military forces and Palestinians during weekly Friday demonstrations in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip left...

Mammoth 'Snowzilla' blizzard blankets eastern US 23 Jan 2016 - 11:49 am

A couple at Lafayette Square outside the White House during a snowstorm in downtown Washington, DC on January 22, 2016. AFP/Mladen ANTONOV Washington:...

Australia seeks regional terrorism cooperation after Jakarta attack 23 Jan 2016 - 11:43 am

Indonesia Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Panjaitan talks with Australia Minister for Justice Michael Keenan during a news conference...