Turkey`s Erdogan ready for snap polls gamble
AFP, Istanbul :Bruised by one of the worst setbacks of his political career, Turkey’s pugnacious President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ready to play the card...
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Powerful truck bomb kills eight, wounds hundreds in Kabul
AFP, Kabul :A huge truck bomb tore through central Kabul Friday, killing eight civilians and wounding more than 200 others in the first major attack...
Rejection of Iran deal would lead to war, warns Obama
Reuters, Washington :President Barack Obama defended the U.S.-led international nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday against a furious lobbying effort by political opponents and Israel...
IS jihadists seize key Syrian town
AFP, Beirut :Islamic State jihadists seized control of a key town in the central Syrian province of Homs overnight after heavy clashes with forces loyal...
200 migrants feared drowned off Libya
AFP, Rome :Over 200 migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean were feared to have drowned on Wednesday after their overcrowded boat capsized off...
17 killed in Afghan military helicopter crash
AP, Kabul :A military helicopter has crashed in the south of Afghanistan, killing 17 people, the chief of police in Zabul province has said.Mirwais Noorzai...
US will not tolerate navigation restrictions in South China Sea: Kerry
AFP, Kuala Lumpur :Washington will not tolerate any navigation restrictions in the South China Sea, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday at a...
Boko Haram abducts 135, kills 8 in Cameroon raid
AFP, Yaoundé :Boko Haram militants kidnapped 135 people and killed at least eight others in a raid in northern Cameroon, as the Islamists continued to...
Experts determine that wing fragment is from missing MH370
AP, Kuala Lumpur :Experts have confirmed that the debris found on Reunion Island last week was that of Malaysian Airlines flight 370 that went missing...
ASEAN nations struggle to agree communique wording on South China Sea
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur :Southeast Asian nations have yet to agree a concluding statement at a regional meeting in Malaysia because of wrangling over how to...
Pakistan reaffirms commitment to Afghan peace
Dawn.com, Islamabad :Pakistan reaffirmed on Wednesday its commitment to the Afghan peace process emphasising the need for continuous regional and international engagement with the neighbouring...
Flash flood derails trains in Madhya Pradesh , 27 killed
Agencies, New Delhi :Two passenger trains in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have derailed minutes apart on a flooded bridge, killing at least 27...