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Somali, AU troops retake key port from Shebab: army and witnesses 06 Feb 2016 - 01:34 pm

Mogadishu: Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers on Saturday recaptured the key port of Merka from Shebab insurgents, just one day after...

Turkish border crossing closed as Syrians flee govt offensive 06 Feb 2016 - 01:28 pm

Oncupinar, Turkey: Turkey was preparing Saturday for a new influx of refugees fleeing a major offensive by Syria's Russian-backed regime, with tens of...

Sushma briefs Sri Lankan president on bilateral meeting 06 Feb 2016 - 12:45 pm

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (L) poses for a photograph with Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during their meeting in Colombo, Sri ...

IIT-Delhi alumnus Soumitra Dutta to head Cornell's new business college 06 Feb 2016 - 12:39 pm

An academician, author and businessman, Soumitra Dutta is actively involved in policy development at national and European levels By Arun Kumar Washington: Soumitra...

101 die in Nigeria from Lassa fever outbreak 06 Feb 2016 - 12:34 pm

Lagos: A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 101 people, as West Africa battles to contain a flare up of the...

Striking civic employees burn PM's, CM's effigies 06 Feb 2016 - 12:31 pm

New Delhi: The striking employees of Delhi's civic bodies on Saturday burnt the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister...

Islamist Shebab fighters seize Somali port: Governor 06 Feb 2016 - 12:23 pm

The loss of the Somali port of Merka to Shebab insurgents is one of the biggest setbacks for the African Union force in...

Turkmen leader sacks key aide amid graft charges 06 Feb 2016 - 11:51 am

Members of the Presidential Guard patrol outside the Oguzkhan Presidential Palace in Ashgabat (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski) Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has...

Pakistan wants as many Taliban groups as possible to join talks 06 Feb 2016 - 10:52 am

Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, left, speaks with Pakistan's Adviser to the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, during a joint news...

Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, sixth man to walk on moon, dies at 85 06 Feb 2016 - 10:46 am

Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell is seen in an undated picture released by NASA. Reuters/NASA/Handout Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on...

Al Qaeda mourns death of top commander in Yemen 06 Feb 2016 - 10:39 am

File picture of Jalal Baleedi, who was killed by drone strike in Yemen DUBAI: Al Qaeda's branch in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) mourned...

Efforts to revive Afghan peace talks continue in Pakistan 06 Feb 2016 - 10:08 am

An Afghan policeman stands guard at the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this January 4, 2016 file photo. Reuters/Omar Sobhani ...

US officials say North Korea may be nearing launch 06 Feb 2016 - 09:53 am

Airbus Defense & Space and 38 North satellite imagery from February 4, 2016 shows the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in North Korea in...

Top cybercrime ring disrupted as authorities raid Moscow offices: Sources 06 Feb 2016 - 09:41 am

A general view shows the building 'Gorod Stolits' (Capital City), which houses an office of 25 Floor Film Company, at the Moscow International...

INSIGHT: Unpaid and angry, some Chinese workers ditch holidays to protest 06 Feb 2016 - 09:28 am

Migrant workers at the offices of a subcontractor company at the construction site of Zixia Garden development complex in Qianan, Tangshan City, Hebei...