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In United States, refugees cook to win over hearts, minds and stomachs 11 Mar 2016 - 04:34 pm

Dhuha Jasim, a refugee from Iraq, makes traditional Nepalese dumplings for Eat Offbeat, a New York food company where refugees make and deliver...

Angola's dos Santos to quit after 36 years in office 11 Mar 2016 - 04:27 pm

This file photo taken on July 03, 2015 shows Angola President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos waiting for the arrival of his French counterpart...

Sadr supporters rally in Baghdad, press Abadi to form new cabinet 11 Mar 2016 - 04:21 pm

Shi'ite Muslim cleric Aws al-Khafaji, allied with cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, holds a rifle aloft while leading Friday prayers in the Baghdad suburb of...

172 Nigerian migrants flown home from Libya 11 Mar 2016 - 04:12 pm

A woman puts clothes to dry upon a fence in a makeshift migrants' camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of...

Qatar’s efforts for citizens’ release backed 11 Mar 2016 - 01:48 am

DOHA: The fifth joint ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers of the GCC states, Jordan and Morocco which concluded in Riyadh on Wednesday...

India, Bahrain agree on action to curb human trafficking, help victims 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

By Rina Chandran MUMBAI: India and Bahrain have agreed to take steps to curb human trafficking and cooperate more closely on the rescue...

Israel transfers sickly lion out of Gaza 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of lion cubs Mona and Max at a hotel in the Gaza strip. AFP /Mahmud Hams/ Representative photo Jerusalem: Israel said...

Arab League delays decision on new chief 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

CAIRO: A vote to choose the Arab League’s new secretary-general was delayed on Thursday after Qatar objected to the nomination of Egypt’s former...

China urges diplomats and U.N. to boycott Dalai Lama in Geneva 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama pauses as he delivers the Jangchup Lamrim teachings at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe in Karnataka,...

Tunisian troops kill three militants in Libyan border town 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Members of the Tunisian police stop the driver of a car and his passengers as they were driving on a fordidden road near...

Italy prosecutor to go to Cairo to investigate student's killing 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

People attend a memorial for Giulio Regeni outside the Italian embassy in Cairo, Egypt, February 6, 2016. REUTERS/ MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY ROME: ...

Syria air strikes target Islamic State in ancient Palmyra 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

ourists take pictures at the ancient Palmyra theater in the historical city of Palmyra, Syria in this April 18, 2008 file photo. Russian...

Biden says fight against IS will take 'long time' 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

King Abdullah II of Jordan (2-L) and US Vice President Joe Biden (2-R) attend a military exercise at Zarqa city East of Amman,...

After missile tests, U.N. urges Iran act with restraint, 'good sense' 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A view of an underground depot where missiles are launched, in an undisclosed location, Iran, in this handout photo released by the official...

China slammed at UN over crackdown on activists, lawyers 10 Mar 2016 - 06:56 pm

Geneva: The United States and 11 other countries took China to task at the United Nations on Thursday over its human rights record...

Ukrainian pilot resumes drinking water after prank letter 10 Mar 2016 - 06:52 pm

People attend a demonstration in front of Russian embassy in Warsaw in support of Ukrainian pilot NadiyaSavchenko on March 9, 2016. (AFP /...

Kanhaiya Kumar roughed up on JNU campus 10 Mar 2016 - 06:48 pm

Kanhaiya Kumar (file photo / Reuters) New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar was on Thursday roughed up by...