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45 whales die after southern India stranding 12 Jan 2016 - 04:28 pm

Pilot whales are seen swept ashore on a beach near Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, 12 Janaury 2016. Chennai, India: Forty-five whales have died...

Syrian suicide bomber kills 10 in Istanbul's tourist heart 12 Jan 2016 - 04:26 pm

Istanbul: Ten people, mostly foreigners, were killed on Tuesday when a Syrian suicide bomber blew himself up in Istanbul's busiest tourist district, in...

Video of Indian woman allegedly beating mother-in-law goes viral 12 Jan 2016 - 03:58 pm

Screenshot of CCTV footage. New Delhi: A video secretly filmed by an Indian man -- apparently showing his wife beating his elderly mother...

Pakistan Rangers search New York Times reporter's home 12 Jan 2016 - 03:33 pm

Pakistani Rangers searched New York times journalist's home. (Photo: Twitter) Islamabad: Pakistan's paramilitary Rangers force raided the home of a New York Times...

Evacuation talks under way for besieged Syria town 12 Jan 2016 - 03:29 pm

A handout image made available by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)on January 12, 2016 shows a relief convoy carrying aid...

Iran to sell 40 tonnes of heavy water to US: Official 12 Jan 2016 - 03:19 pm

Tehran: Iran will sell part of its stock of heavy water to the United States under its nuclear deal with world powers, its...

Philippines welcomes more US forces to counter China 12 Jan 2016 - 02:57 pm

A file photo of US Marines taking positions after exiting an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) during a beach exercise at San Antonio in...

Italy treating Libyan police victims of IS bomb 12 Jan 2016 - 02:54 pm

People gather at the site of a suicide truck bombing on a police school in the coastal Libyan city of Zliten on January...

Seven dead in Boko Haram attack: local official: Police 12 Jan 2016 - 02:47 pm

File photo of a Nigerian soldiera as he stand guards during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Maiduguri, Nigeria. AP Kano: Boko Haram gunmen have...

High probability Islamic State militants responsible for Istanbul blast: Officials 12 Jan 2016 - 02:19 pm

Turkish police block access to the Blue Mosque area on January 12, 2016 after a blast in Istanbul's tourist hub of Sultanahmet left...

China detains Swedish human rights worker: Group 12 Jan 2016 - 02:07 pm

Beijing: A Swedish man working for a human rights group in China has been detained on suspicion of endangering state security, another advocacy...

Sushma Swaraj meets Syrian counterpart 12 Jan 2016 - 01:56 pm

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Walid Al Moualem (L) shakes hands with Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj...

Syrian army enters rebel bastion in Latakia province: monitor 12 Jan 2016 - 01:48 pm

Beirut: Syrian regime forces advanced Tuesday into the main bastion of rebels in the northwestern province of Latakia, the coastal heartland of President...

IS video shows destruction from US airstrike on Mosul bank 12 Jan 2016 - 01:09 pm

Baghdad: Islamic State published a video on Monday purporting to show the destruction from an airstrike on a bank in its northern Iraqi...

Philippines says southern rebels not linked to Islamic State 12 Jan 2016 - 01:01 pm

US-trained Philippine Army troops arrive in Jolo island for deployment against Abu Sayyaf rebels on August 24, 2002, as part of a government...

Blast in Istanbul tourist district kills at least 10 people 12 Jan 2016 - 01:00 pm

A Police forensic expert works on the scene of an explosion in central Istanbul, Turkey January 12, 2016. By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL:...

Yemen peace talks postponed, UN says 12 Jan 2016 - 12:56 pm

GENEVA: Yemen peace talks originally slated for Jan. 14 will not happen on that date but may be held a week or more...

Terror link suspected in Istanbul blast: Turkish official 12 Jan 2016 - 12:54 pm

Police secure the area after an explosion in central Istanbul, Turkey January 12, 2016. Reuters Istanbul: Turkish authorities suspect a terror attack was...