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UK opposition leader invites Trump to visit London mosque 17 Jan 2016 - 03:47 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures while addressing the South Carolina Tea Party Convention at the Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, South...

Freed US reporter leaves Iran: Washington Post 17 Jan 2016 - 03:36 pm

File photo of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian. Washington: Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been released from Evin Prison in Tehran and...

Somali Islamist rebels say they have captured Kenyan troops 17 Jan 2016 - 03:08 pm

Members of Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group in a file photo. REUTERS/ Feisal Omar By Feisal Omar MOGADISHU: Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist group...

Sri Lanka turns to social media for help with new constitution 17 Jan 2016 - 03:03 pm

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (R) and President Maithripala Sirisena (L) during are seen in Colombo in this August 21, 2015 file...

Pakistan PM to visit Saudi and Iran 'to ease tension' 17 Jan 2016 - 02:29 pm

File photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will lead a high-level delegation to Saudi Arabia and...

Maldives give jailed Nasheed 30 days' leave for surgery 17 Jan 2016 - 02:26 pm

In this photograph taken on November 10, 2013, former Maldivian president and presidential candidate Mohamed Nasheed speaks during a press conference in Male....

Trump ventures among evangelicals in search for votes 17 Jan 2016 - 02:20 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the South Carolina Tea Party Convention at the Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, January...

Snowstorm wreaks havoc in Romania, ports closed 17 Jan 2016 - 02:16 pm

BUCHAREST: Romania closed its Black Sea ports including the main port of Constanta and shut dozens of roads due to strong winds and...

Air strikes on Syria's Raqa killed 40 civilians Saturday: Monitor 17 Jan 2016 - 02:15 pm

Beirut: Air strikes on the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion of Raqa on Saturday killed 40 civilians, including children, the Syrian Observatory for...

Sweden launches probe into mosque arson bid 17 Jan 2016 - 02:07 pm

File photo of a mosque in Uppsala, Sweden. AFP Stockholm: Swedish police said Sunday they have launched an investigation into possible arson after...

Kenya in 'search and rescue' as Shebab claims 100 killed 17 Jan 2016 - 01:59 pm

A wounded Kenyan soldier serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is assisted by a paramedic at the Wilson airport in...

Himachal slopes await snow, return of skiers 17 Jan 2016 - 01:52 pm

Solang Valley, that usually remains covered in snow from November to March, is bereft of it this winters. By Vishal Gulati Manali: When...

Turkish police officer killed during operations against Kurdish rebels 17 Jan 2016 - 01:39 pm

File picture of Turkish police standing alert during a protest. DIYARBAKIR: A Turkish police officer wounded by sniper fire during operations in the...

29 killed, including at least 12 foreigners, in Al-Qaeda attack on Burkina hotel 17 Jan 2016 - 01:36 pm

Map of Ouagadougou locating the jihadist attack at Splendid hotel. (135 x 80 mm). AFP Ouagadougou: At least 29 people, including at least...

Delhi Metro recycles 8.80 tonnes of waste paper in 5 months 17 Jan 2016 - 01:24 pm

File picture for representation only New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) claimed on Sunday that it recycled about 8.80 tonnes of...

Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons: Netanyahu 17 Jan 2016 - 01:13 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during the Taglit-Birthright annual event in Jerusalem on January 12, 2016. AFP Jerusalem: Prime...