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Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo: AP)

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls Israel a 'fake' nation, 'dirty...

The remarks by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were some of his most vitriolic against Israel, Iran's archenemy.

21 Feb 2017 5:12 PM IST

At least 74 bodies were found on the beach in Zawiya but the circumstances of their drowning remained a mystery. (Photo: Twitter/Red Crescent)

74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya: Red Crescent

The bodies washed ashore overnight but there was apparently no sign of a wrecked boat or vessel they had been on.

21 Feb 2017 3:54 PM IST

Far-right leader and candidate for next spring presidential elections Marine le Pen from France delivers a speech at a meeting of European Nationalists in Koblenz, Germany. (Photo: AP)

France's Marine Le Pen refuses headscarf to meet Lebanon's mufti

Le Pen said she had met in past with the grand mufti of Egypt's Al-Azhar, one of the world's top Sunni clerics, without...

21 Feb 2017 3:54 PM IST

In January, the court delivered a guilty verdict against Elor Azaria. (Photo:

Israel: Court to sentence soldier for killing Palestinian

The three-judge panel ruled there was no reason for Azaria to open fire, since Sharif posed no threat.

21 Feb 2017 3:32 PM IST

Airport authorities said the decision hasnt been put into effect. (Photo: AFP/ Representational)

Libya forbids women from travelling outside the country without male...

The decision was issued Thursday by the Libyan Chief of Staff Abdel-Razek al-Nadhouri, the military ruler of eastern...

21 Feb 2017 3:25 PM IST

Iraqi police forces fire from a humvee at Islamic State positions from a hillside outside the town of Abu Saif, Monday. (Photo: AP)

Iraqi troops advance on western Mosul as Mattis holds talks

With aerial support from the US-led coalition, Iraqi police and army troops launched the offensive on Sunday.

21 Feb 2017 12:24 PM IST

Mattis, 66, is a Marine Corps general who retired in 2013 after serving as commander of the U.S. Central Command, responsible for directing Americas wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

'We're not here for your oil': Trump's defense chief tells Iraq

, Mattis has also sought an exemption from Trump's travel ban for Iraqis who served with US troops, including...

20 Feb 2017 8:21 PM IST

US-backed Iraqi forces launched a large-scale military operation to dislodge Islamic State militants from the western half of Mosul city. (Photo: AP)

Iraqi forces close in on ISIS-occupied Mosul airport

The attack scared 750,000 trapped civilians who feared for their lives, whether they stayed or fled.

20 Feb 2017 7:26 PM IST

It is believed Karatey played a major role in the recent attack on KDF troops in El Adde by the deployment of his suicide bombers, KDF said in a statement. (Photo: AP)

Iraq: IS group claims responsibility for suicide attack near Mosul

The suicide attack was carried out by a British suicide bomber, the SITE Intelligence Group reported.

20 Feb 2017 7:00 PM IST

There are restrictions to fly drones in India. Lack of clarity in the guidelines has stopped us from exploring more opportunities around drones, Mr Singh said. (Representational image)

Iran bans drones in Tehran after device shot down

The order comes after two separate incidents of security forces opening fire on small camera drones flying over central...

20 Feb 2017 6:05 PM IST

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

ISIS releases video of member attacking Cairo church in December

The 20-minute video, which emerged Monday, said Christians were the extremist group's -"favourite prey.-"

20 Feb 2017 5:45 PM IST

Islamic State group. (Representational image: File photo)

Not only Yazidis, ISIS militants rape Sunni women too: Human Rights...

The organisation said that too little was being done to tackle the stigma that prevents many more victims from opening...

20 Feb 2017 1:51 PM IST