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India's Modi comes under pressure over Kashmir violence 22 Aug 2016 - 02:55 pm

New Delhi: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi came under pressure on Monday over weeks of deadly violence in Kashmir, with the region's opposition...

22 ISIS militants killed in Iraq 22 Aug 2016 - 02:45 pm

Baghdad: 22 ISIS militants were killed in ground and air operations carried by military forces and backed by the international coalition air force...

Hundreds of flights grounded as typhoon strikes near Tokyo 22 Aug 2016 - 02:33 pm

Businessmen walk under heavy rain in downtown Tokyo on August 22, 2016. A typhoon is on course for a direct hit on Tokyo,...

Turkey seeks to identify IS child bomber who killed 54 22 Aug 2016 - 02:14 pm

People wait close to empty graves at a cemetery during the funeral for the victims of last night's attack on a wedding party...

World's largest indoor theme park to open in Dubai 22 Aug 2016 - 02:09 pm

DUBAI: The world's largest indoor theme park is set to open in Dubai this month to lure back some of the tourists and...

Gulen's FETO structure strong in Balkans: expert 22 Aug 2016 - 01:29 pm

IZMIR, Turkey: The Fetullah Gulen Organization (FETO) has a strong structure in the Balkans, head of the Balkan Center for Strategic Studies said...

Lindsay Lohan wants to meet Putin 22 Aug 2016 - 01:21 pm

Moscow: Troubled US star Lindsay Lohan has demanded a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in return for appearing on a Russian chat show,...

Twitter users mock Indian politician carried through floods 22 Aug 2016 - 01:07 pm

(Photo: Twiiter) New Delhi: A senior Indian politician was widely mocked on Monday after photos showed policemen carrying him through ankle-deep muddy water...

Iran chastises Russia for publicizing use of Iranian bases 22 Aug 2016 - 11:50 am

President of Iran Hassan Rouhani (R) stands next to Iran's "The first turbojet engine", as he attends a ceremony held for "Defense Industry...

Philippines and communist rebels start peace talks after truce 22 Aug 2016 - 11:22 am

In this file photograph taken on December 26, 2010, New People's Army (NPA) guerrillas attend a ceremony to celebrate the 42nd founding anniversary...

Protecting the environment in Senegal? There’s an app for that 22 Aug 2016 - 09:34 am

Idriss Sall Diop and fellow students take part in an environmental app creation workshop in Dakar, Senegal, August 1, 2016. TRF/Emmanuelle Landais By...

Thailand bomb attacks the work of ‘at least’ 20 people: police 22 Aug 2016 - 09:26 am

Suspects (C) in Thailand's recent bomb attacks on tourist resort towns, is escorted to the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok on August 19,...

China state media casts doubt on Syria Omran video 22 Aug 2016 - 09:24 am

The video showed the stunned-looking four-year-old covered in blood and dust after an air strike in Aleppo last week, with the US State...

Syria regime, Kurds agree on truce after Russia mediation 21 Aug 2016 - 06:56 pm

Syrian Kurdish civilians flee reported shelling in the northeastern governorate of Hasakah, toward the city of Qameshli, on August 19, 2016. AFP /...

Maverick Montebourg to run for French presidency 21 Aug 2016 - 06:41 pm

Former French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg delivers a speech during the 44th annual meeting of the French socialist party (PS) "La fete de...

Saudi Arabia approves emergency general plan in Hajj 21 Aug 2016 - 06:37 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Deputy Premier, Minister of Interior and Chairman of Hajj Supreme Committee,Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, has approved the general...

For at least this week, Trump playing to win 21 Aug 2016 - 05:43 pm

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks on stage during a campaign rally in Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S., August 20, 2016. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri) By JULIE...

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza after rocket fire 21 Aug 2016 - 05:23 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday, shortly after a rocket was fired into southern Israel....