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Two US Predator drones crash in Iraq, Turkey 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: The US Air Force lost control of two Predator drones in separate incidents recently in Turkey and Iraq, a US military official...

Sudan allows deliveries of rations to Darfur peacekeepers 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

United Nations, US: Sudan on Wednesday began releasing containers of rations destined for international peacekeepers serving in Darfur that had been blocked in...

Number of IS recruits from US dropped: FBI chief 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: The number of US recruits trying to join the Islamic State extremist group has declined, FBI Director James Comey told the US...

Gates, Slim target maternal, newborn health in Central America 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Michael O'Boyle MEXICO CITY: The foundations of the two of the world's richest men are stepping up efforts to use innovative data...

Shipping traffic to Syria surges as Russia steps up offensive 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Jonathan Saul and Maria Tsvetkova LONDON/MOSCOW: More than 100 cargo vessels have reached Syria in the past few weeks, in the biggest...

Archives from literary giant García Márquez open for research in Texas 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez stands outside his house on his 87th birthday in Mexico City in this March 6, 2014 file photo....

Insight: Conglomerate controlled by Iran's supreme leader a winner from nuclear deal 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Yeganeh Torbati and Babak Dehghanpisheh WASHINGTON/BEIRUT: The historic nuclear deal reached between Iran and major world powers has yet to be implemented,...

Syrian Kurdish leaders hold Moscow talks 21 Oct 2015 - 06:53 pm

Moscow: Leaders from Syria's Kurdish community on Wednesday held talks in Moscow with Russia's deputy foreign minister over the conflict in the war-torn...

UN Security Council to discuss Iran missile test 21 Oct 2015 - 06:45 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Wednesday will discuss Iran's recent missile test, at the request of the United States which maintains...

Bad weather, border closures add to plight of migrants in Balkans 21 Oct 2015 - 06:27 pm

A migrant rests on the ground after crossing the border from Croatia near Rigonce, Slovenia By Maja Zuvela RIGONCI, Slovenia: Refugees from Asian...

Bismillah Khan, the shehnai maestro whom Bihar forgot 21 Oct 2015 - 06:25 pm

By Imran Khan DUMRAON, Bihar: Bharat Ratna shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan's birth place in this Bihar town is crumbling despite politicians making promises...

Lalu calls on Dalits to unite against RSS-BJP nexus 21 Oct 2015 - 06:18 pm

Lalu Prasad PATNA: A day after a Dalit family's house was set afire in Haryana, RJD chief Lalu Prasad here on Wednesday called...

Delhi set for Car Free Day 21 Oct 2015 - 06:16 pm

NEW DELHI: Delhi will host its first Car Free Day on Thursday in what the AAP government says is a symbolic move in...

IOF kill another Palestinian youth in Ramallah 21 Oct 2015 - 06:14 pm

A Palestinian hurls a stone during clashes with Israeli forces, near Ramallah, the occupied West Bank, October 20, 2015. AFP Ramallah: Israeli occupation...

Lebanon fails again to elect a new president 21 Oct 2015 - 06:07 pm

The Lebanese parliament Beirut: The Lebanese parliament failed on Wednesday for the 30th consecutive time in convening to elect a new president due...

Afghan Official: Troops Push Taliban Back From Southern City 21 Oct 2015 - 05:53 pm

Afghan troops have pushed the Taliban back from a key southern city after the insurgents seized an area on its outskirts earlier this...

Merkel says migrant influx a fallout from globalisation 21 Oct 2015 - 05:50 pm

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said the influx of asylum seekers into Germany was part of the fallout from globalisation, which, she...