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Iran's Revolutionary Guards question US sailors, dismiss talk of prompt release 13 Jan 2016 - 10:07 am

Riverine command boats assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 4, transit open water in the 5th fleet area of responsibilities in this June...

Search for missing Malaysian jet finds second 19th Century shipwreck 13 Jan 2016 - 10:02 am

SYDNEY: The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane in the Indian Ocean has turned up the second centuries-old shipwreck but no sign...

4.8 magnitude earthquake hits southern Myanmar 13 Jan 2016 - 09:59 am

Yangon: A minor earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit mountain region in southern Myanmar capital of Yangon. Myanmar Meteorological Center said...

Obama tells anxious US to embrace change 13 Jan 2016 - 09:49 am

US President Barack Obama hailed a period of "extraordinary change" laden with both opportunity and the risk of wider inequality. AFP Washington: President...

No concrete clues of "attack targets" in Germany after Istanbul bomb: Minister 13 Jan 2016 - 09:40 am

People walk at the explosion site in Sultanahmet square in Istanbul, Turkey, late January 12, 2016. Reuters BERLIN: German Justice Minister Heiko Maas...

South Korea fires warning shots at suspected drone near border: Media 13 Jan 2016 - 09:37 am

SEOUL: South Korea fired warning shots on Wednesday near an "unidentified flying object" over its border with North Korea, a military official told...

Ganges dam project stumbles on Indian flooding fears 13 Jan 2016 - 09:33 am

By Rafiqul Islam DHAKA: Bangladesh's plan to build a dam on the Ganges River to ease water shortages in its southwest coastal region...

Norwegian firm pulls out of $1.5 bln Nepal hydro project 13 Jan 2016 - 09:18 am

Statkraft power plant in Norway By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU: Norwegian energy giant Statkraft AS has withdrawn its plan to build a hydropower project...

Philippines files protest against China's test flights in disputed sea 13 Jan 2016 - 09:03 am

File photo for representation only. MANILA: The Philippines has filed a protest against China's test flights on an artificial island in the South...

Dutch woman uses 'bushcraft' to survive Australian ordeal 13 Jan 2016 - 08:58 am

Image of a bushcraft for representation only. Sydney: A Dutch woman lost in a "dense and unforgiving" Australian forest for five days used...

Iran detains 10 US sailors aboard two navy boats 13 Jan 2016 - 08:49 am

US is in talks with Iran officials who have assured of sailors' safety Washington: Iran detained ten US sailors aboard two small US...

At least 15 dead in southwest Pakistan blast: Police 13 Jan 2016 - 08:46 am

Quetta, Pakistan: At least 15 people were killed in a blast apparently targeting police outside a polio vaccination centre in the southwestern Pakistani...

Afghan forces battle gunmen after blast near Pakistani consulate 13 Jan 2016 - 08:45 am

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: Afghan security forces exchanged fire with gunmen barricaded in a house near the Pakistan consulate in the eastern city of Jalalabad...

Bomb blast near polio eradication centre: Police official 13 Jan 2016 - 08:42 am

Quetta: Police officials confirmed a bomb blast kills 14 near polio eradication centre in Pakistan city of Quetta.

Syria army seizes key rebel redoubt in Latakia: state TV 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Beirut: Syria's army and allied forces on Tuesday took full control from rebel groups of the strategic town of Salma, in the northwestern...

Ten percent of Turks do not see Islamic State as terrorist body: Survey 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

ANKARA: Nearly one-in-ten Turks do not regard Islamic State as a terrorist organisation, and more than 5 percent agree with their actions, according...

Swedish foreign minister calls for inquiry into Israeli violence 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Margot Wallstrom STOCKHOLM: Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom called on Tuesday for an investigation to determine if Israel was guilty of extrajudicial killings...