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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AFP)

Dutch ban: They are vestiges of Nazis, fascists', says Erdogan at...

Turkish politicians are keen to harness votes of the Turkish community in Europe before the April 16 vote on boosting...

11 March 2017 5:57 PM IST

Two bombs planted by terrorists exploded near the Bab al-Saghir cemetery in Bab Musalla. (Photo: AFP)

Syria: Twin bombings kill 46 in Damascus Old City, says monitor

A roadside bomb detonated as a bus passed and a suicide bomber blew himself up in the Bab al-Saghir area.

11 March 2017 4:38 PM IST

Every year, Iran authorities launch public awareness campaigns about the dangers of fireworks.

7 dead as Iran teen messes up homemade fireworks, house blasted

The prosecutor said that he died, along with 6 family members, while one was severely injured and three others lightly...

11 March 2017 3:39 PM IST

A 45-year-old woman and her son were arrested by police for allegedly killing a home guard in Kulsumpura.

Couple arrested in UAE for sex outside wedlock 'released'

Officials have not spoken publicly about the case, however a court official said that the couple were still on trial.

11 March 2017 10:00 AM IST

Eyewitness Fikret Karatekin, a taxi driver, told CNN-Turk television by telephone that the helicopter slammed into the tower before crashing on the highway. (Photo: Twitter)

Helicopter crashes in outskirts of Istanbul; 5 killed

The helicopter, belonging to the Eczacibasi group of companies, was carrying seven people on board.

10 March 2017 3:53 PM IST

The deal helped brake a massive human influx, especially from Syria, that became a hot political and social issue in Europe. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

As conflict enters 7th year, UNHCR says 'Syria is at crossroads'

UNHRC chief Grandi said, â€œUltimately, Syria's conflict isn't about numbers it's about people.â€

10 March 2017 12:09 PM IST

Iranian naval missile. ( Photo: AP)

Iran successfully test fires naval missile; likely to heighten concern...

The missile test is the latest event in a long-running rivalry between Iran and the United States in and around the...

10 March 2017 11:26 AM IST

A man stands on the rubble of the Chamber of Trade and Industry headquarters after it was hit by a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen. (Photo: AP)

Saudi used banned cluster bombs on residential areas in Yemen: Amnesty

Cluster munitions are inherently indiscriminate weapons that inflict unimaginable harm on civilian lives, said Amnesty.

10 March 2017 9:39 AM IST

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi . (Photo: PTI)

ISIS chief Baghdadi abandons Mosul, leaves local fighters to battle...

A US defence official said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had fled to avoid being trapped inside.

9 March 2017 7:08 PM IST

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Photo: AP)

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi flees Mosul, hiding in desert:...

From their efforts to track him, they believe he hides mostly among sympathetic civilians in familiar desert villages.

9 March 2017 11:18 AM IST

Dima Nazim, 2, a victim of IS chemical attack receives treatment in a hospital in Irbil, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

Twin bomb blasts hit wedding near Iraq's Tikrit, kill 26: Government...

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in Hajjaj, 20 km (14 miles) north of Tikrit.

9 March 2017 9:59 AM IST

In this file photo, the minaret of a mosque is seen in Lod, a mixed Jewish Muslim and Christian city in central Israel. (Photo: AP)

Israel gives initial nod to bills muting mosques' call to prayer over...

Supporters of the move say it is needed to prevent daily disturbance to the lives of hundreds of thousands of non-Muslim...

9 March 2017 8:14 AM IST