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Five dead in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting 07 Jan 2017 - 08:21 am

Miami: An Iraq war veteran opened fire Friday at Fort Lauderdale's main airport, a major tourist hub in Florida, killing five people and...

Army Day in Iraq 06 Jan 2017 - 11:17 pm

US tanks & equipment arrive for Nato exercises in eastern Europe 06 Jan 2017 - 11:12 pm

Germany: Hundreds of US tanks, trucks and other military equipment arrived by ship in Germany yesterday to be transported by rail and road...

Spy chiefs dispute Trump before briefing him on hacking 06 Jan 2017 - 11:12 pm

Aday before US intelligence agencies take their case on hacking during the 2016 campaign directly to Donald Trump, spy chiefs publicly rebuffed the...

Slain cop hailed for thwarting Turkey bloodbath; 18 arrested over Izmir terror attack 06 Jan 2017 - 11:12 pm

Istanbul: Turkey gave a hero’s farewell yesterday to a policeman who prevented a massacre during the country’s latest attack, as reports suggested the...

Trump deposed in lawsuit against celebrity chef Andres 06 Jan 2017 - 11:09 pm

New York: President-elect Donald Trump gave sworn testimony yesterday in his $10m lawsuit against celebrity chef Jose Andres for canceling a deal to...

Argentine wildfires devastate pampas 06 Jan 2017 - 11:08 pm

La Adela, Argentina: Firefighters in Argentina said yesterday they were bringing under control three wildfires that have devastated nearly 2.5 million acres of...

Baby orangutan charms visitors 06 Jan 2017 - 11:06 pm

Czech Republic: A three-week-old baby orangutan charmed crowds at a Czech zoo on one of its first public outings, clinging tight to its...

Vast iceberg poised to crack off Antarctica: Scientists 06 Jan 2017 - 11:06 pm

Oslo: A vast iceberg, expected to be one of the biggest ever recorded with an area almost the size of the US state...

Ex-Pakistani army chief to lead Islamic military alliance 06 Jan 2017 - 11:03 pm

Karachi: Pakistan’s former army chief, General Raheel Sharif has been appointed as commander of the 34-nation Islamic military alliance against terrorism at its...

Rebels deny report of truce near Damascus 06 Jan 2017 - 11:02 pm

AMMAN: A senior Syrian rebel official denied a report yesterday that a ceasefire had been reached between rebels and government forces in the...

Four Yemeni detainees transferred from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia 06 Jan 2017 - 10:58 pm

Riyadh/Washington: The Pentagon sent four Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison to Saudi Arabia yesterday, launching President Barack Obama’s final flurry...

Saudi Arabia to increase number of pilgrims for Haj 06 Jan 2017 - 10:57 pm

Jeddah: THE Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia has approved raising capacity of pilgrims...

Netanyahu questioned for second time 06 Jan 2017 - 10:57 pm

Jerusalem: Police questioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a second time as part of a probe into whether he illegally accepted gifts...

Russia scaling down Syria military deployment 06 Jan 2017 - 10:53 pm

Beirut: Russia’s military said yesterday it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, as the regime intensified its bombardment of a rebel-held...

Merkel’s conservatives gain support despite Berlin attack: Poll 06 Jan 2017 - 10:52 pm

Berlin: Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc is up despite the Christmas market attack in Berlin that killed 12 people, and most...

What will Ghanaians expect from their new president? 06 Jan 2017 - 10:52 pm

Today, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be inaugurated as Ghana’s new president after having won a majority of votes in the December elections....

London rail workers' strike tomorrow 06 Jan 2017 - 10:51 pm

London: A 24-hour strike by rail workers is set to close most underground stations in central London tomorrow, transport bosses said, causing travel...