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Coalition air strikes try to repel IS assault on Syria-Turkish border -monitor 27 Feb 2016 - 04:29 pm

BEIRUT: The U.S.-led coalition carried out 10 air strikes on Saturday to try to repel an assault by Islamic State militants on the...

Trump being advised by ex-U.S. Lieutenant General who favors closer Russia ties 27 Feb 2016 - 04:11 pm

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after a campaign rally in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma February 26, 2016. (Reuters /Nick Oxford) By...

Nine dead, 13 injured in attack near Afghan defence ministry: police 27 Feb 2016 - 04:06 pm

Kabul: A Taliban suicide attack near the defence ministry in Kabul on Saturday killed nine people and wounded 13 others, police said, hours...

Hollande jeered at start of Paris farm show 27 Feb 2016 - 04:05 pm

French President Francois Hollande (R) visits French livestock farmers on the opening day of the International Agricultural Show in Paris, France, February 27,...

First Iran poll results show seats split among rivals 27 Feb 2016 - 03:51 pm

An Iranian policeman casts his ballot during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss...

Shelling in Syrian capital despite ceasefire: state agency 27 Feb 2016 - 03:43 pm

Damascus: A number of shells hit residential neighbourhoods in the Syrian capital on Saturday, the state news agency reported, hours after a ceasefire...

This Danish city is so bike-friendly even kindergartners ride to school 27 Feb 2016 - 03:40 pm

Kindergartners in Odense, Denmark, ride their bikes. (Photo: Thomas Mørkeberg) By Matt McFarland At the start of each school year principal Lars Christian...

African Union to send 200 monitors to Burundi: South African president 27 Feb 2016 - 03:33 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma, head of five African heads of state delegation, speaks as Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza (L) and Senegal's president...

Russia halts all Syria bombing sorties to avoid 'mistakes' 27 Feb 2016 - 03:31 pm

A Syrian man walks past a newspaper stall in the capital Damascus, on February 27, 2016, as the first major ceasefire of the...

Hong Kong leader swarmed by 'angry' emojis on Facebook 27 Feb 2016 - 03:04 pm

Demonstrators display placards depicting Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying as they protest against the new budget outside the government buildings in Hong...

Turkey's Erdogan to embark on major trip to Africa 27 Feb 2016 - 03:00 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the opening ceremony of Vakif Participation Bank in Istanbul, Turkey February 26, 2016. (Reuters/Murad Sezer) ...

Danish minister resigns, ending government crisis 27 Feb 2016 - 02:55 pm

The Danish Minister of food and inviroment Eva Kjer Hansen (R) at Christiansborg, the Parliament building in Copenhagen on February 24, 2016. (AFP) ...

Greek migrant camp overflows as Balkan states cap arrivals 27 Feb 2016 - 02:53 pm

A migrant or refugee child waits to cross the Greece Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, on 27 February, 2016. (AFP /...

Suicide bomber strikes near Kabul defence ministry 27 Feb 2016 - 02:32 pm

Kabul: A suicide bomber blew himself up near the defence ministry building in Kabul on Saturday, causing "casualties", officials said, hours after an...

Islamic State attacks YPG-held town at Turkish border 27 Feb 2016 - 02:29 pm

BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters attacked the town of Tel Abyad controlled by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia at the Turkish border as well...

Iran to hold run-off parliamentary elections in some cities in late April - state TV 27 Feb 2016 - 02:27 pm

Election officials count ballot papers after the closure of polling stations during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the...