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US Supreme Court vacancy upends presidential race 14 Feb 2016 - 04:33 pm

At dawn, the US national flag flies at half-staff at the Supreme Court, to observe the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, in Washington,...

Bahrain on path to recovery five years after revolt, says police chief 14 Feb 2016 - 04:28 pm

Bahrain police chief Tariq al-Hassan speaks to Reuters during an interview at Ministry of Interior headquarters in Manama, Bahrain February 11, 2016. (Reuters...

Hopes for peace as C.Africans vote in presidential run-off 14 Feb 2016 - 03:30 pm

People queue at a polling station in Bangui before voting for the Central African Republic second round of the presidential and legislative elections...

School is a sanctuary for displaced Central African kids 14 Feb 2016 - 03:06 pm

Girls listen to a teacher in an improvised school on the grounds of a monastery sheltering internally displaced persons in the district of...

Saudi troop deployment in Syria up to US-led coalition, foreign minister says 14 Feb 2016 - 03:00 pm

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir arrives to the 52nd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, 12 February 2016. EPA RIYADH: Saudi Arabia...

Russia has gained upper hand in Syria, Merkel ally says 14 Feb 2016 - 02:50 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, in this February 1, 2016 file picture. REUTERS MUNICH:...

Saudi Arabia says Switzerland to handle its consular affairs in Iran 14 Feb 2016 - 02:03 pm

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir. RIYADH: Switzerland will handle Saudi Arabia's consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the...

UAE soldier dies in Yemen fighting: State news 14 Feb 2016 - 01:42 pm

DUBAI: A United Arab Emirates soldier died and another was wounded while fighting in Yemen as part of a Saudi-led military coalition, state...

Syrian Kurdish party rejects Turkish demands, warns against intervention 14 Feb 2016 - 01:29 pm

File photo of Salih Muslim during an interview in Marseille, southern France, on December 1, 2013. AFP BEIRUT: The Syrian Kurdish PYD party...

Philippine Air nears deal to acquire Airbus A350s: sources 14 Feb 2016 - 01:25 pm

BY NEIL JEROME MORALES AND ANSHUMAN DAGA ANILA: Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) is close to announcing a deal to secure about half a...

Mamata's multi-pronged strategy to win Bengal poll battle 14 Feb 2016 - 01:24 pm

File picture of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee By Anurag Dey Kolkata: Even as the opposition Left Front and the Congress go...

Afghanistan chides Pakistan ambassador over governor's kidnapping 14 Feb 2016 - 01:21 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan on Sunday summoned Pakistan's ambassador to the foreign ministry in Kabul to express "serious concerns" over the kidnapping of a former...

Delhi government to waive off pending water bills 14 Feb 2016 - 01:14 pm

New Delhi: Announcing a "gift" on its first anniversary, the Delhi government on Sunday said water bills of households pending till November 2015...

Greece says arrests three armed Britons at Turkish border 14 Feb 2016 - 01:02 pm

Thessaloniki, Greece: Greece arrested three heavily armed Britons near the Turkish border, police said Sunday, without indicating if the trio were seeking to...

Putin, Obama agree on cooperation to implement Syria agreement 14 Feb 2016 - 12:53 pm

Members of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent unload aid parcels from a lorry on February 13, 2016 in the rebel-held city of Douma....

Grenade attack kills child, wounds his father in Burundi's capital 14 Feb 2016 - 12:47 pm

NAIROBI: A grenade attack on a military base in Burundi's capital killed a child and wounded his father and one other person, an...

Turkey shells northern Syria for second day: Monitor 14 Feb 2016 - 12:31 pm

Buildings which were damaged during the security operations and clashes between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants, are pictured in Sur district of...