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Pakistan PM in Iran aiming to defuse tensions with Saudis 20 Jan 2016 - 04:05 pm

A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shows him (R) meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in...

Over 1,000 civilians dead in Russia's Syria strikes: monitor 20 Jan 2016 - 03:29 pm

Russian warplanes have been conducting air strikes against Islamic State jihadists and other groups in Syria since September 30, 2015. AFP Beirut: Russian...

Thousands back Dutch ex-soldier who fought jihadists 20 Jan 2016 - 03:21 pm

The Hague: Thousands of people have rallied behind a Dutch ex-soldier suspected of killing Islamic State group jihadists in Syria, hailing him as...

Khamenei praises arrest of U.S. sailors, condemns Saudi embassy attack 20 Jan 2016 - 02:46 pm

File photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. REUTERS DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday thanked the Revolutionary Guards...

Gulf Arab states working on joint missile defence: Bahrain 20 Jan 2016 - 02:23 pm

MANAMA: Gulf Arab states are cooperating on regional missile defence and hope to announce the results soon, a Bahraini officer said on Wednesday,...

Syria’s opposition says cannot attend talks if third party joins 20 Jan 2016 - 02:17 pm

A Syrian army soldier rides a motorcycle in the village of Salma, in the northwestern province of Latakia. As Syrian forces battled to...

Israel arrests 'Hezbollah cell' in West Bank: Army 20 Jan 2016 - 02:04 pm

File photo of two Hezbollah fighters patrolling a hill on the Lebanese side of the Qalamun mountains on the border with Syria. AFP ...

Chemistry teacher defies Taliban in Pakistan university attack 20 Jan 2016 - 01:43 pm

A military helicopter flies past a mosque during an operation after a militant attack at Bacha Khan University, in Charsadda, Pakistan, January 20,...

Vietnam warns China over oil rig deployment 20 Jan 2016 - 01:34 pm

Delegates arrive for the preparatory session of the 12th National Congress of Vietnam's Communist Party (VCP) at the National Convention Center in Hanoi,...

Deportations in Germany doubled in 2015, but still huge backlog 20 Jan 2016 - 01:28 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) speaks with a soldier on the deck of the corvette Braunschweig at the naval base in Kiel, Germany,...

Dutch arrest 10 men suspected of using Bitcoin to launder money 20 Jan 2016 - 12:50 pm

A Bitcoin logo is displayed at the Bitcoin Center New York City in New York's financial district July 28, 2015. Reuters/Brendan McDermid AMSTERDAM:...

Two dead in clashes with police in Indian Kashmir 20 Jan 2016 - 12:33 pm

File picture for representation only Srinagar, India: A civilian protester and a suspected militant were killed in clashes with government forces Wednesday in...

Messi passport video lands Dubai policeman in court 20 Jan 2016 - 12:26 pm

File picture of Barcelona star Lionel Messi Dubai: A Dubai policeman could be jailed for at least six months for posting a video...

Apple files with India government to open first stores 20 Jan 2016 - 12:20 pm

People look at products at an Apple Store at Joy City department store in Tianjin, China, October 29, 2015. Reuters New Delhi: Apple...

Timeline of deadliest insurgent attacks in Pakistan 20 Jan 2016 - 12:19 pm

Pakistani rescuers carry coffins at a hospital following an attack by gunment at Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, about 50 kilometres from Peshawar,...

Lebanon speaker says Christian tie-up not enough to secure presidency: Paper 20 Jan 2016 - 12:10 pm

Lebanon's leading anti-Damascus Christian party politician Samir Geagea, seen in Beirut on April 24, 2014, makes a surprise reversal in endorsing Michel Aoun...

Singapore says it deported 26 Bangladeshis for terror links 20 Jan 2016 - 12:07 pm

The group members worked as construction labourers and held meeting discreetly to discuss armed jihad. Singapore: Singapore disclosed Wednesday it had arrested 27...