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Bomb kills two Egyptian soldiers in Sinai: army 13 Feb 2016 - 06:02 pm

Photo from Youtube. Cairo: Two Egyptian soldiers, one an officer, were killed by an explosion as they tried to defuse a roadside bomb...

US commander sees al Qaeda Africa group strengthening 13 Feb 2016 - 05:56 pm

Col Robert Wilson of 3rd Special Forces Group Airborne Group struck hotels in Mali, Burkina capitals AQIM will be able to recruit more,...

Hungarians protest state's grip on education 13 Feb 2016 - 05:48 pm

Thousands of people demonstrated in Miskolc, Hungary, and elsewhere on Wednesday against the government's education policies.Reuters, Laszlo Balogh Budapest: Thousands of Hungarians angry...

Oman leader Sultan Qaboos to travel to Germany for medical checks 13 Feb 2016 - 05:39 pm

Omani Leader Sultan Qaboos bin Said addresses the annual session of the Council of Oman in Muscat on November 12, 2012. AFP, Mohammed...

Russia warns of new Cold War as east Ukraine violence surges 13 Feb 2016 - 05:32 pm

OSCE says violence is increasing in eastern Ukraine. Russia blames Kiev, sees “new Cold War” in East-West ties. By Robin Emmott and Shadia...

Zika virus outbreak won't compromise Olympics: Brazil president 13 Feb 2016 - 05:29 pm

A woman reads a flyer left at her house as part of an awareness campaign to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito in the...

Havel’s architect Borek Sipek dies aged 66 13 Feb 2016 - 05:26 pm

PRAGUE: Borek Sipek, the official architect for Prague Castle during Vaclav Havel’s Czech presidency, died on Saturday after a long struggle with cancer,...

Malayalam poet-lyricist ONV Kurup dead 13 Feb 2016 - 05:19 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: Noted Malayalam poet and lyricist O.N.V. Kurup passed away at a private hospital here on Saturday, his family said. He was 84....

Nepal Maoists mark 20 years since start of civil war 13 Feb 2016 - 05:04 pm

Kathmandu: Nepal's former Maoist rebels paid tribute to fallen comrades Saturday in a ceremony marking 20 years since the start of an insurgency...

Lavrov says Syria ceasefire more likely to fail than succeed 13 Feb 2016 - 04:28 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gestures during a panel discussion of the 52nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February...

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,...