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Turkish planes hit IS in Syria with coalition for first time 29 Aug 2015 - 04:49 pm

Turkish planes have joined raids by the US-led coalition for the first time against Islamic State positions in Syria, (AFP) ANKARA: Turkish planes...

Poll lead for Greece's Syriza narrows as Tsipras presses for new mandate 29 Aug 2015 - 04:14 pm

Greek former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (C) is welcomed by members of his Syriza party during a meeting in Athens, August 29, 2015. ...

Local Syrian ceasefires break down as shelling resumes 29 Aug 2015 - 02:17 pm

BEIRUT: A ceasefire in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border and in two villages to the north has broken down after renewed...

Obama heads north to Alaska, where drilling decision looms large 29 Aug 2015 - 01:56 pm

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the Andrew P. Sanchez Community Center in Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana, August...

Thai police say suspect in Bangkok bombing arrested 29 Aug 2015 - 01:41 pm

People ride their motorcycles past a digital billboard showing a sketch of the main suspect in Monday's attack on Erawan shrine, in Bangkok,...

Egyptian court sentences three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison 29 Aug 2015 - 11:34 am

Pic source: Al Jazeera website CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for...

Thousands rally to pile pressure on Malaysia's PM 29 Aug 2015 - 11:19 am

Supporters of pro-democracy group "Bersih" (Clean) gather near Chinatown in Malaysia's capital city of Kuala Lumpur. By Trinna Leong and Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah...

Pro-Kurdish party joins interim Turkish cabinet 29 Aug 2015 - 12:03 am

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addresses the 104th enlarged meeting of provincial chairmen of Justice and Development Party (AK Party) at the AK...

Nine hours battling death off Libya coast 29 Aug 2015 - 12:02 am

Libyan Red Crescent workers move the body of a migrant recovered by coastguard after a boat sank off the coastal town of Zuwara,...

Park rates higher after peace with N Korea 29 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

South Korean President Park Geun-hye meets soldiers after a US-South Korea military exercise in Pocheon, South Korea, yesterday. SEOUL: Beset by crisis, scandal...

US, China to resolve differences 29 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

US National Security Adviser Susan Rice with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,...

Tensions rise across Gujarat 29 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Paramilitary personnel patrol Ahmedabad roads, yesterday. Ahmedabad: A court in Gujarat ordered an inquiry yesterday into the death of a protester in police...

Sheena murder: Khanna’s confession, Mikhail’s proof 29 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Mumbai’s Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria leaves after interrogating Indrani Mukherjea in Mumbai, yesterday. Mumbai: As investigators waddled through an intriguing web of lies...

Veterans to shun war commemoration 29 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

President Pranab Mukherjee lays a wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti-All India War Memorial at India Gate, in New Delhi, yesterday. New Delhi: India...

Border firing kills 10 civilians 29 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Pakistani activists from Shabab-e-Milli party shout anti-Indian slogans during a protest against cross-border fire along the India-Pakistan Line of Control in Peshawar, yesterday. ...

WB approves $75m to rehabilitate people displaced by militancy 29 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) yesterday approved $75m credit line for Pakistan that would be mainly utilised for providing cash grants to Temporarily...