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Iraqi Kurdish troops rescue Swedish teen from IS

To this day, Mosul remains under control of IS as Iraqi forces, aided by airstrikes that are being carried out by US-led...

23 Feb 2016 7:54 PM IST

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Bangladesh PM praises IAF role during war with Pak

Hasina recalled the IAF's intervention on the skylines of Dhaka when Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha called on her at her...

23 Feb 2016 7:53 PM IST

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Pakistan police kill 12 militants in Karachi

Karachi is one of the most unsafe cities in the country and is frequently the scene of religious and ethnic violence.

23 Feb 2016 6:07 PM IST

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Brexit would 'threaten jobs', warn UK business leaders

Supermarket giant Tesco said in a statement that it would not pass comment on the referendum, which will take place on...

23 Feb 2016 5:06 PM IST

More than 150 passengers used escape slides to evacuate from a Japan Airlines jet after smoke appeared in the cabin.-TwitterWorld
Cabin smoke forces evacuation by escape slides in snowstorm

The pilot reported engine trouble and smoke appeared in the cabin, prompting the emergency evacuation.

23 Feb 2016 3:51 PM IST

Nepalese oil tankers and commercial trucks stand stranded near a gate that marks the Nepalese border with India, in BirgunjWorld
Nepalese cheer as fuel rationing ends after 5 months

Happy residents of Kathmandu lined up at gas stations to fill up their cars, and traffic resumed its usual snarl through...

23 Feb 2016 3:40 PM IST

Robert Pickton, now 66, was convicted in 2007 of six counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of sex workers. (Photo: BCTV-VWorld
Book reportedly written by serial killer removed from Amazon

Outskirts Press, which published the book, issued a statement saying it had asked Amazon to remove the book from its...

23 Feb 2016 3:35 PM IST

President Bashar al-Assad announced on Monday that parliamentary elections are to be held on April 13. (Photo: AFP)World
Bashar al-Assad sets April 13 for parliamentary elections

Assad issued a decree, which included seat allocations for provinces in Syria, which last held parliamentary elections...

23 Feb 2016 12:52 PM IST

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Australian 'teen wife' charged on terrorism offences

The girl is charged with 'reckless possession and collection of a thing connected to a terrorist act.'

23 Feb 2016 12:50 PM IST

Humanitarian aid began pouring into Fiji today, as the death toll from super-cyclone Winston rose to 29. (Photo: Twitter)World
29 dead in cyclone as Fiji eyes long clean-up

More than 8,000 people are still sheltering in evacuation centres and Perrin said some villages had hardly any buildings...

23 Feb 2016 12:49 PM IST

Relatives of the priest mourn in the remote northern district of Panchagarh, Bangladesh. (Photo: AFP)World
Dhaka: Islamists held for Hindu priest slaying

ISIS claims murder; 20 bombs found in Bangladesh raids

23 Feb 2016 7:12 AM IST

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Iran, Russia hold talks on missile defence upgrade

Iran negotiated with Russia at the weekend over buying an upgraded version of the S-300 surface-to-air missile...

23 Feb 2016 7:05 AM IST

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