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Erdogan says Turkey is 'heading rapidly' toward new election 19 Aug 2015 - 04:33 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey is heading rapidly toward a new election and only the "will of the people" can break a political deadlock after the...

3D printed drone launched from warship 19 Aug 2015 - 03:57 pm

BY MATTHEW STOCK A team of engineers from the University of Southampton launched a 3D printed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the bow...

Chelsea Manning found guilty of violating military prison rules 19 Aug 2015 - 02:37 pm

People hold signs calling for the release of imprisoned wikileaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning while marching in a gay pride parade in San Francisco,...

Thai police release sketch of Bangkok bomb suspect 19 Aug 2015 - 01:33 pm

This image released by the Royal Thai Police on Wednesday shows a detailed sketch of the main suspect in a bombing at the...

Trail goes cold in hunt for Bangkok shrine bomber 19 Aug 2015 - 01:28 pm

Thai military personnel work with a detection dog on the Bangkok Skywalk August 19, 2015, as authorities step up security in the city...

Suicide truck bomb targets Kurdish security agency in Syria 19 Aug 2015 - 01:06 pm

Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters parade through the northeast Syrian town of Qamishli after battlin BEIRUT: A suicide bomber set off a...

Midnight swoop: Five agitating FTII students arrested 19 Aug 2015 - 12:36 pm

PUNE: In a post-midnight swoop, Maharashtra police arrested five students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) from the campus for rioting,...

Bangladesh arrests top lawyers for 'funding' militants 19 Aug 2015 - 12:18 pm

Four bloggers have been hacked to death in Bangladesh since the start of the year, sparking protests in Dhaka. DHAKA: Bangladesh has arrested...

Modi on charm offensive as India seeks more clout 19 Aug 2015 - 12:10 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech to members of the Indian expatriate community in the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai...

Sri Lankan PM warns against return to divisive politics 19 Aug 2015 - 12:07 pm

Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of Sri Lanka's United National Party (UNP), and his wife Maitree Wickremesinghe at the Prime Minister's official residence in Colombo....

China blast site rain throws up toxic air 19 Aug 2015 - 12:09 am

Residents hold flowers at a vigil for the victims of the explosions at a chemical warehouse in Tianjin, yesterday. Tianjin: Heavy rain fell...

Syrian forces take back major villages near regime bastion 19 Aug 2015 - 12:05 am

Syrian migrants leave for the Greek island of Kos aboard a boat yesterday off the shore of Bodrum, southwest Turkey. Beirut: Syria’s armed...

IS video asks Turks to rebel against ‘infidel’ Erdogan 19 Aug 2015 - 12:02 am

A file picture of an Islamic State flag flies over the customs office of Syria’s Jarablus border gate as it is pictured from...

Overwhelmed Greece says migrant crisis won't be solved with fences 19 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Migrants line up to receive sandwiches offered by volunteers of the organisation ''Solidarity Kos'' outside Captain Elias, a derelict hotel where migrants find...

Trump still tops Republican field 19 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Republican presidential candidate and US Senator Marco Rubio greets fairgoers while touring the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, yesterday. Washington: Bombastic...

Gitmo inmates may be shifted to US 19 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: The Pentagon said late on Monday that it is studying the cost of moving inmates from Guantanamo to military jails in South...

US takes backseat, guides Afghan war 19 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

US army and Afghan National Army soldiers walk as NATO helicopters fly overhead at coalition force Forward Operating Base Connelly in Khogyani district,...