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Protests for May Day, the international workers holiday, are an annual occurrence in Turkey and have in the past been characterised by widespread police actions against demonstrators. (Photo: AP)

May Day protestors in Turkey brave tear gas, rubber pellets; 200...

Protests were expected to be more subdued this year after unions said they would not attempt to march on Taksim Square.

1 May 2017 5:02 PM IST

Merkel told journalists that she had pressed the Saudis on womens rights, the war in Yemen and other sensitive issues. (Photo: AP)

German chancellor Merkel ignores Saudi Arabia dress code, goes...

Angela Merkel had also called for the burqa to be banned in Germany, saying it was not acceptable in our county'.

1 May 2017 3:40 PM IST

At dawn, IS fighters withdrew from the western-most district towards the other two quarters, said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Photo: AFP)

Syrian Democratic Forces take over 80 per cent of ISIS-controlled...

Clashes and bombing raids by the US-led coalition rocked the town on Monday morning, said the Observatory.

1 May 2017 1:41 PM IST

The countrys Official Gazette published the decrees on Saturday evening. (Photo: AP)

Turkey expels 4,000 civil servants, bans TV dating programs

The state of emergency that followed last summer's coup attempt has allowed the Turkish government to rule by decrees.

1 May 2017 8:17 AM IST

On a knifes edge

On a knife's edge

The black-white, North-South, East-West, rich-poor divides split the world asunder too.

30 April 2017 1:51 AM IST

Kurdish militants launched a rocket-propelled grenade at a civilian airport in southeast Turkey. (AP)

Turkish military says kills 14 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that as many as 220 militants had been killed in recent strikes elsewhere in...

29 April 2017 6:10 PM IST

Some 250 civilians have been killed in raids since they began on April 22 or else been US officials have accused Moscow of backing the attacks by a Damascus regime which Russia supports as the Syrian government gears up for an expected assault on Aleppo. (Photo: AP)

40 killed, 70 wounded in rebel-jihadist clashes near Damascus

In May 2016, more than 300 people were killed in a battle between the two sides.

29 April 2017 9:42 AM IST

Erdogan and members of the government have dominated the airwaves, holding twice-daily campaign speeches that are televised live in their entirety on all channels. (Photo: AP)

Erdogan says Turkey may open new page with Trump administration

The summit between Erdogan and Trump in the US in mid-May will be their first face-to-face encounter as heads of state.

28 April 2017 4:18 PM IST

The police found a suicide note inside the flat written by the woman (Representational image)

Dubai: Kerala woman hangs self after argument; husband attempts...

Al Ghusais police station said that they responded to a call last Thursday about a suicide in a flat in the area.

27 April 2017 7:52 PM IST

Photo: AFP/Representatio

Damascus airport explosion caused by Israeli air strike: report

According to reports, explosions were also reported in the Al-Mazzeh area of Damascus, apparently at the Mazzeh Air...

27 April 2017 12:11 PM IST

A member of Afghan security forces stand guard at district police headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Afghanistan arrests 35 soldiers after Taliban attack on Mazar-i-Sharif...

The defence ministry released its official toll of 135 recruits killed in the assault on the sprawling base.

26 April 2017 8:44 PM IST

Physical education is not on the curriculum for Saudi girls in public schools (Photo: AP)

Saudi council rejects proposal for female sports colleges

Saudi media reports said on Wednesday that the proposal on the colleges needed 76 votes to pass.

26 April 2017 8:33 PM IST