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HAVANA: Watched over by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Marines raised the American flag at the embassy in Cuba for the...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by his wife Emine Erdogan, prays during the opening ceremony of Kibledagi mosque in Rize, Turkey, yesterday.   Istanbul:...

  Diyarbakir, Turkey: A senior figure in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) yesterday warned that Turkey would pay “a heavy price” for its offensive...

Bahraini protesters hold placards during a demonstration against the arrest of Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the Shia opposition movement Al Wefaq, and...

A woman holds a picture of Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan during a protest in solidarity with him, in the West Bank village of...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (left) speaks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in New Delhi, India, yesterday.   New Delhi:...

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi attends a protest in support of veterans in New Delhi, yesterday.   New Delhi: High-pitched drama surrounded the protest...

  Chandigarh: With his own party disrupting parliament during the entire monsoon session, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Amarinder Singh yesterday sounded...

General Secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM), T Muivah (centre) addresses from a bullet-proof enclosure during the 69th Naga...

President Pranab Mukherjee addressing the nation on the eve of Independence Day, in New Delhi.   New Delhi: India’s institutions of democracy were under...

Migrants and refugees with temporary documents wait for a ferry to take them to Athens at the port of the Greek island of...

A young African man, who squeezed into tiny hidden compartment in a car to try to enter Spanish North African city of Melilla,...

South Korean activists are blocked by policemen from launching balloons carrying anti-North Korea government propaganda leaflets into North Korea, near the Demilitarized zone...

  Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed deep remorse yesterday over World War II and said previous national apologies were unshakeable, but emphasized...

A general view of the destruction after explosions in the port area of Tianjin, northern China, yesterday. TIANJIN, China: Huge, fiery blasts at...

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has broken up a new three-member “terror” cell and seized large quantities of weapons, ammunition and explosives, the interior ministry...

ANKARA: Turkey faces a snap election this autumn after talks on forming a coalition government broke down yesterday, increasing uncertainty in the Nato...

Ayman Al Zawahiri Dubai: Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri yesterday pledged his group’s allegiance to new Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour who...