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Turkey-backed Syria rebels seize town from IS 24 Feb 2017 - 01:09 am
United Nations mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura and a group of women whose family members have either been detained by Syrian authorities or abducted by armed groups, hold a minute of silence, outside the United Nations office in Geneva during the Ge
Turkey says 2,000 Syrian families set for citizenship 24 Feb 2017 - 01:09 am
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North Korea lashes out at Malaysia over Kim's case 24 Feb 2017 - 12:47 am
Members of the youth wing of the National Front, hold placards during a protest at the North Korea embassy in Kuala Lumpur, yesterday.
Explosion hits upmarket area in Pakistan's Lahore, kills at least 9 24 Feb 2017 - 12:45 am
Pakistani security officials examine the site after a bomb attack in Lahore, yesterday.
Can Germany’s Merkel save Europe from Putin & Trump? 24 Feb 2017 - 12:44 am
US Vice-President Mike Pence and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Munich conference.
Modi may be on road to nowhere in India's crucial state poll 24 Feb 2017 - 12:44 am
People wait for their turn to vote at a polling station in the Naini area on the outskirts of Allahabad during the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, yesterday.
Mahashivaratri: TV celebs on how Lord Shiva inspires them 24 Feb 2017 - 12:44 am
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Three policemen suspended over Ramjas violence 24 Feb 2017 - 12:44 am
Members of India's right-wing student group ABVP shout slogans during a protest march at the Delhi University yesterday. Violent clashes between ABVP and left-leaning All India Students Association broke out at a Delhi University college over a seminar in
Sri Lanka hunts 'Snowden refugees' who helped fugitive in Hong Kong 24 Feb 2017 - 12:44 am
Sri Lankan refugees Supun Thilina Kellapatha (left) and Ajith Puspa (second left), Filipino refugee Vanessa Rodel (right), and their lawyer Robert Tibbo at the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, yesterday.
Philippines' De Lima: from high-flying lawyer to rights crusader 24 Feb 2017 - 12:44 am
Philippine Senator Leila de Lima is escorted by the security personnel, at the Senate headquarters in Pasay City, yesterday.
Labour fights for future in two UK by-elections 24 Feb 2017 - 12:40 am
United Kingdom Independence Party leader Paul Nuttall leaves after casting his vote in Stoke-on-Trent, yesterday.
Putin says wants to stabilise Syria's 'legitimate' power 24 Feb 2017 - 12:40 am
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Spain King’s brother-in-law to stay free while mulling appeal 24 Feb 2017 - 12:33 am
Husband of Spain's Princess Cristina, Inaki Urdangarin arrives to the courthouse in Palma de Mallorca, on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca, yesterday.
French cops clash with youth at protest rally 24 Feb 2017 - 12:33 am
Clouds of tear gas surround youth as they face off with French police during a demonstration against police brutality in Paris, yesterday.
One dead as Storm Doris hits British Isles 24 Feb 2017 - 12:33 am
The sea whips up as Storm Doris blows into Blackpool, Britain, yesterday.
Trump again vows to bring back US jobs 24 Feb 2017 - 12:26 am
US President Donald Trump at a meeting with manufacturing CEOs at the White House in Washington, DC, yesterday.
Police start arrests at Dakota camp 24 Feb 2017 - 12:26 am
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (right) addresses a press conference announcing plans for clean up of Oceti Sakowin protest camp in Mandan, yesterday.
Venting out anger 24 Feb 2017 - 12:26 am
People burn a fake wall in a protest against US President Donald Trump during the inauguration of the carnival festival in Veracruz, Veracruz State, yesterday.