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Some 1,500 Turkmen flee Syrian war for Turkey: Governor 22 Nov 2015 - 01:57 pm

Governor of Turkey's Hatay region on the Syrian border Ercan Topaca Istanbul: Around 1,500 members of Syria's Turkmen minority have fled to the...

UN chief urges Russia, US to cooperate on terrorism 22 Nov 2015 - 01:56 pm

By Denis Dyomkin and Matt Spetalnick KUALA LUMPUR: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Russia and the United States on Sunday to cooperate in...

Pakistani president rejects mercy petitions for army school attack convicts 22 Nov 2015 - 01:35 pm

Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain Islamabad: Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday rejected a mercy petition of four militants who had been given death...

Insight: Authorities missed many "red flags" before Paris shootings 22 Nov 2015 - 01:34 pm

People look through the screened-off facade of the Bataclan Cafe adjoining the concert hall, one of the sites of the deadly attacks in...

Pakistan, US to resume Afghanistan peace process 22 Nov 2015 - 01:31 pm

Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif Islamabad: Pakistan and the US have agreed to work together for resumption of the stalled Afghanistan reconciliation...

China says won't cease building on S. China Sea isles 22 Nov 2015 - 01:07 pm

By Megha Rajagopalan and Praveen Menon KUALA LUMPUR: China said on Sunday it will continue to build military and civilian facilities on its...

Political storm in Poland as new government sparks 'coup' claims 22 Nov 2015 - 12:39 pm

Prime Minister Beata Szydlo Warsaw: Poland's new conservative government has lost no time in seeking to take control of the EU country's top...

Russia says killed 10 IS-linked fighters in North Caucasus 22 Nov 2015 - 12:32 pm

File photo of a military operation in Nalchik Moscow: Russia said Sunday it had killed 10 fighters linked to the extremist Islamic State...

DRDO test-fires interceptor missile 22 Nov 2015 - 11:31 am

Bhubaneswar: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday test-fired an Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile from Abdul Kalam island in...

Group of Israelis attack Palestinian in Negev 22 Nov 2015 - 11:19 am

Jerusalem: A Palestinian young man injured was injured last night after a group of Israelis attacked him in The Negev, south of occupied...

Pope readies for Africa, riskiest trip of his papacy 22 Nov 2015 - 11:14 am

A street artist mixes paint as he works on a painting of Pope Francis in Nairobi, on November 20, 2015. AFP Pope Francis...

French army chief sees no fast victory against Islamic State 22 Nov 2015 - 11:11 am

PARIS: France's army chief of staff said on Sunday he sees no short term military victory in the fight against Islamic State as...

Argentina votes on big economic, political change 22 Nov 2015 - 11:02 am

Argentines vote Sunday in a presidential runoff that could end 12 years of leftist government and see the pro-business opposition seize the helm...

Things to know about the 10-nation ASEAN 22 Nov 2015 - 11:00 am

The Malaysian flag flutters in front of a Malaysian policeman and general operations force personnel at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre where the...

Egyptians vote in second round of parliament poll critics say undermined 22 Nov 2015 - 10:53 am

CAIRO: Egyptians vote on Sunday in the second phase of parliamentary elections which have so far attracted just a quarter of the electorate...

Three new ebola cases detected in Liberia 22 Nov 2015 - 10:43 am

File pic of a patient being treated Monrovia (Liberia): Two months after Liberia was declared free of Ebola, three confirmed cases of the...

Police and anti-racism protesters clash in Sydney 22 Nov 2015 - 10:32 am

Police stand in front of anti-racism supporters during a rally in central Sydney, Australia, November 22, 2015. Reuters Sydney: Police and officers on...