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NATO condemns North Korea's rocket launch 07 Feb 2016 - 03:37 pm

BRUSSELS: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) condemned North Korea's rocket launch on Sunday, saying it was in direct violation of United Nations...

Several dual citizens in Iran face espionage charges: Official 07 Feb 2016 - 03:27 pm

DUBAI: There are several detained dual citizens in Iran, most of whom face espionage charges, the judiciary spokesman was quoted as saying on...

Erdogan calls on US to choose between Turkey or Syrian Kurds 07 Feb 2016 - 03:11 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) expressed anger over a US official's visit to a Kurdish militia group controlling the Syrian town...

Sudanese migrant stabs Israeli soldier, is shot dead: Police 07 Feb 2016 - 02:59 pm

JERUSALEM: A Sudanese migrant stabbed and wounded a soldier in Israel on Sunday and was shot dead, police said, adding the suspect appeared...

Seven arrested in Spain over suspected jihad links 07 Feb 2016 - 02:18 pm

Madrid: Spanish police said they arrested seven people on Sunday with suspected links to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State jihadist groups. The arrests...

Two migrant women dead from cold in Bulgaria: Minister 07 Feb 2016 - 01:58 pm

File photo of a Syrian woman as she stands in a building at Bulgaria's Harmanli Refugee camp on April 22, 2015. AFP Sofia:...

Unidentified aircraft bombs Libya's Derna, 3 dead: Witness 07 Feb 2016 - 01:43 pm

BENGHAZI: Unidentified aircraft carried out an air strike on the Libyan city of Derna on Sunday, killing at least three people, an eye-witness...

UAE says ready to send ground troops to Syria 07 Feb 2016 - 01:36 pm

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Gargash has said his country would send troops to fight ISIS. Credit: Christopher Pike,...

Loan rejection may been early warning of Taiwan building collapse 07 Feb 2016 - 01:20 pm

Relatives of trapped residents wait for information on the second day of search and rescue operations in Tainan on Feb 7, 2016. AFP/Sam...

Rescuers race to save over 120 buried after Taiwan quake 07 Feb 2016 - 01:13 pm

Rescuers search for survivors from a collapsed building following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck on 06 February in Tainan City, southern Taiwan, 07...

Dutch to probe 'civilian deaths' in Iraq air strikes 07 Feb 2016 - 12:50 pm

Iraqi security forces walk during patrol in the city of Ramadi, February 3, 2016. Picture taken February 3, 2016. REUTERS The Hague: The...

Algerian lawmakers to vote on constitutional reforms 07 Feb 2016 - 12:42 pm

A general view of the upper parliament chamber is pictured in Algiers, Algeria February 2, 2016. REUTERS Algiers: Algeria's parliament is expected to...

Australia pledges aid to help Tonga, Pacific with Zika 07 Feb 2016 - 12:24 pm

By Morag MacKinnon PERTH: Australia pledged up to A$500,000 ($354,000) in aid for its Pacific island neighbours on Sunday to help combat the...

Insight: In southern Africa, an illusion built on aid heralds hope and hunger 07 Feb 2016 - 12:04 pm

Subsistence farmer work their field of maize after late rains near the capital Lilongwe, Malawi February 1, 2016. Reuters/Mike Hutchings By Ed Stoddard...

Government to address concerns over Pay Commission 07 Feb 2016 - 12:01 pm

Visakhapatnam: The government has studied representations from the armed forces vis-a-vis the 7th Pay Commission and their concerns will be addressed "in the...

'Green' lessons fetch Reliance Industries staffer Guinness entry 07 Feb 2016 - 11:47 am

Coimbatore: An hour-long lesson last year on how to segregate waste at source, involving 12,994 people of this city, has fetched CGS Manion,...

Parrikar rules out withdrawing troops from Siachen 07 Feb 2016 - 11:45 am

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Visakhapatnam: Terming the recent death of 10 soldiers in an avalanche on the Siachen glacier "painful", Defence Minister Manohar...