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The Iranian long-range missile Khoramshahr is displayed during annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of Irans devastating 1980-1988 war with Iraq in Tehran on Friday. The missile has a range of 2,000 km. (Photo: AFP)

Iran shows its missile might

Rouhani vows to boost arms programme despite US warning over N-deal.

23 Sept 2017 2:55 AM IST

Criticism by the Donald Trump administration of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers, including the United States, has focused heavily on Tehrans continuing missile programme. (Photo: AP/File)

Will boost our missiles whether you like it or not: Iran defies US...

Tehran says that the missiles are entirely legitimate under the terms of the deal as they are not designed to carry a...

22 Sept 2017 3:47 PM IST

Iraqi special focus advance to their next position in the Islah al-Zarai area in Mosul, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

After Mosul, Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Hawija from ISIS...

In the western Anbar province, Iraqi forces retook the town of Rihana on Wednesday, according to a statement from the...

21 Sept 2017 2:32 PM IST

Iran said last month it could abandon the nuclear agreement within hours if the United States imposes any new penalties. (Photo: AP)

Iran will react strongly to any wrong move by US on nuclear deal:...

Washington extended some sanctions relief for Iran on Thursday under Tehran's 2015 deal with world powers.

17 Sept 2017 8:14 PM IST

Hamza bin Laden, son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden's son calls for crusade

Hamza bin Laden has become active as an Al-Qaeda propagandist since his father's death.

16 Sept 2017 6:56 AM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses foreign ambassadors at a Ramadan dinner in Ankara, Turkey. Erdogan has voiced support for Qatar in its dispute with Saudi Arabia and other nations, saying no one will benefit from the policy of isolating the oil-rich nation. (Photo: AP)

Despite Saudi bloc's objections, Turkey to host Qatar emir in 1st...

Erdogan hosted the emir for the talks at his presidential palace in the capital Ankara, the Turkish presidency said in a...

15 Sept 2017 4:11 PM IST

An Iraqi boy carries heavy belongings through the rubble as he flees fighting between Iraqi special forces and Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

Iraq: Toll rises to 74, including 7 Iranians, in gun, car bomb attacks...

Rescue workers of security forces placed bodies in ambulances and cleared away rubble and the carcasses of burnt-out...

15 Sept 2017 10:46 AM IST

In this August 17, 2016 file frame grab taken from video provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Centre (AMC), five-year-old Omran Daqneesh sits in an ambulance after being pulled out of a building hit by an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria. (Photo: AP)

History of Syria's war at risk as YouTube reins in content

Syrian activists fear all that history could be erased as YouTube moves to rein in violent content.

14 Sept 2017 6:50 AM IST

Qatar said it had received the demands on June 22 with just 10 days to meet them, which would mean they would have until Sunday to comply. (Photo: AFP)

Gulf crisis: Saudi Arabia accuses Qatar of distorting facts, suspends...

Saudi Arabia led the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain in cutting ties with Qatar in June.

9 Sept 2017 10:58 AM IST

Besides the schoolgirls, the other person who died was the driver. (Photo: Representational/File)

11 school girls died in bus accident in Iran

30 other people were injured, and 13 of them were in serious condition, according to state television.

1 Sept 2017 3:15 PM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gestures as he talks to members of the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP), in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo: AP)

Erdogan blasts 'scandalous demonstration' US indictment of bodyguards

Erdogan said in a televised address that the case was a 'scandalous demonstration of how American justice works'.

1 Sept 2017 2:25 PM IST

Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron puts cap on labour court payouts

The reforms are ambitious, balanced and fair. They would help France make up for lost years of high unemployment, says...

1 Sept 2017 5:56 AM IST