Indian President says women will be allowed to occupy combat roles in all sections of the army, navy and air force.
Indian women will be allowed to participate in combat roles in the country's...
Messi sends Afghan 'plastic shirt boy' a signed jersey
Murtaza Ahmadi, who became an internet hit after wearing makeshift Messi shirt, receives a surprise from his hero.
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I love Messi and my shirt says Messi loves me, Murtaza told UNICEF [UNICEF/Mahdy...
Somali leader: '200 Kenyan troops' dead in January raid
Somali president says Al-Shabab attack on El-Ade camp killed up to 200 soldiers, but Kenyan officials reject the toll.
Kenyan soldiers pay respects to fallen comrades killed in the January...
Curfew in Ahmedabad as caste protests turn violent
Police reinforcements deployed after 500,000 Patels protest in Indian city over job and college quotas.
About half a million Patels rallied in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, paralysing the city, to...
India caste protests turn violent despite curfew
At least four dead and scores injured as members of the Jat farming community protest in support of caste-based quotas.
The Jats are demanding quotas in government jobs and institutions of...
'In five years there won't be any Yazidis left here'
Many members of the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq, fearing persecution, are choosing to migrate to Germany.
According
to human rights workers, Iraq was originally home to 800,000 Yazidis,...
Syrian war: Opposition groups set new ceasefire terms
Assad's opponents want ceasefire to be accompanied by lifting of sieges, prisoner releases and aid access across nation.
A halt in hostilities failed to materialise on Friday despite diplomatic...
Cyclone Winston hits Fiji's main island Viti Levu
The most powerful storm to hit Fiji has made landfall on the Pacific nation's main island, Viti Levu.
Cyclone Winston brought winds of over 320 kph (200 mph), torrential rain and waves of up to 12m...
EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote
The UK will vote on whether to remain in the EU on Thursday 23 June, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
The prime minister made his historic announcement in Downing Street after briefing the cabinet.
He
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Al-Shabab intelligence chief killed: Kenyan army
Armed group denies Mahad Karate and 10 other commanders died in air strike, saying top official is "safe and sound".
Al-Shabab
claimed responsibility for a purported bomb attack on a...
Pakistani Taliban kills security forces in twin attacks
Pakistani Taliban faction claims responsibility for attacks that kill at least nine in country's northwest.
Pakistani Taliban fighters have attacked and killed paramilitary officials...
Turkey blames Syria's YPG group for Ankara blast
Ahmet Davutoglu calls on countries to pick a side after blast kills at least 28 people in central Ankara.
Davutoglu called on the US to end its co-operation with the YPG and list it as a terrorist...
Ankara blast: Five dead after explosion in Turkish capital
An ambulance arrives...
Libya's litmus test with ISIL
The emergence of ISIL in Libya appears to have tipped the balance in the war-torn country.
A
North African from Brussels, Paris or Amsterdam would have much more in
common with someone from...
ISIL's presence in Libya grows to 5,000 fighters
Number of fighters has reportedly dropped in Iraq and Syria while gaining "more ground and influence" in Libya.
ISIL fighters parade along the streets in Syria's Raqqa province in June...
Libyan military jet shot down near Benghazi
The MiG-23 flown by forces loyal to Libya's recognised government is the second to go down in the past week.
A Soviet-made MIG-23 fighter seen during the Libyan Army Officers 5th Forum in 2015...
Libya: Gaddafi left behind a long, damaging legacy
Five years after the revolution, the Libyans' uprising has not yet been transformed into a new political order.
Five
years on, it is clear that the Libyan people have yet to enjoy the
fruits...
'Humanitarian catastrophe' unfolding in Yemen: UN
Humanitarian chief says more than 21 million Yemenis are in need of some form of aid and calls for unconditional access.
Yemen, even in non-war times, relies almost solely on imports and the...
Three pulled from MSF hospital 30 hours after strike
Charity says three people were pulled from the rubble of a hospital hit by missiles in Syria's Idlib province.
Footage appeared to show a woman being pulled from the rubble of a building [YouTube/MMC]
Rescuers...
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