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Islamic State group leader urges attacks in Europe and US 22 May 2016 - 04:31 pm

By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF CAIRO: An Islamic State group spokesman has urged sympathizers in Europe and the U.S. to launch attacks on civilians there...

Rebels kill 5 Indian soldiers near border with Myanmar 22 May 2016 - 04:20 pm

By WASBIR HUSSAIN GAUHATI, India: Police say rebels have killed five Indian paramilitary soldiers in an ambush in the latest attack in India's...

Azhar imam to urge tolerance in historic pope meeting 22 May 2016 - 04:15 pm

Cairo: The deputy of Al-Azhar's grand imam in Egypt said on Sunday the top Muslim cleric will bear a message of tolerance when...

Burkina Faso holds first local elections in transition 22 May 2016 - 03:40 pm

Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore (L) speaks with Burkina Faso's electoral commission chairman Barthemy Kere (R) outside a polling station in...

Philippine president-elect blasts Catholic church, bishops 22 May 2016 - 03:30 pm

Rodrigo Duterte (file photo / AFP) By JIM GOMEZ MANILA, Philippines: The presumptive Philippine president-elect has blasted the country's dominant Roman Catholic church...

Egypt political detainee died of ‘torture’: Rights group 22 May 2016 - 03:10 pm

Burj al-Arab Prison By Mahmoud Gharib and Mahmoud Hussein CAIRO: A political prisoner died on Saturday inside his cell in Alexandria’s notorious Burj...

Baghdad, Salahuddin rocked by bombings; 17 killed 22 May 2016 - 03:06 pm

Members of the Iraqi security forces take their positions along a road during an intensive security deployment at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq...

Who is the new Turkey PM Binali Yildirim ? 22 May 2016 - 03:02 pm

Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication and new chairman candidate for ruling AK Party Binali Yildirim (R) flanked by his wife Semiha...

EU needs to end 'confusion' on migration policies: Binali Yildirim 22 May 2016 - 02:54 pm

Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication and new chairman candidate for ruling AK Party Binali Yildirim (C), flanked by wife Semiha Yildirim...

Binali Yildirim vows to work for presidential system under Erdogan 22 May 2016 - 02:53 pm

Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication and new chairman candidate for ruling AK Party Binali Yildirim and his wife Semiha Yildirim greet...

Bangladesh issues ‘red alert’ for 6 suspected militants 22 May 2016 - 02:47 pm

By Mainul Islam Khan DHAKA: The Bangladeshi government has issued a "red alert" on six militants it believes are responsible for the recent...

Suu Kyi calls for space to address 'Rohingya' issue 22 May 2016 - 02:30 pm

Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (not in picture)...

Gallipoli war memorial opens in Canada 22 May 2016 - 02:28 pm

Photo: AA HALIFAX, Canada: A war memorial built to honor the fallen Turkish and Canadian soldiers who fought against each other in the...

Families of EgyptAir victims struggle to accept loss 22 May 2016 - 02:24 pm

Relatives and friends of the cabin crew and passengers, who were on board the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean, attend a...

Abu Dhabi lays off staff as Gulf austerity tightens 22 May 2016 - 01:29 pm

A general view of Abu Dhabi skyline (file photo / Reuters) By Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI: Thousands of layoffs at state-linked companies in...

Rockets fired in western Afghan city Herat, one killed 22 May 2016 - 12:56 pm

HERAT, Afghanistan: Rockets fired in the western Afghan city of Herat on Sunday hit a wall of the provincial governor’s building and nearby...

UK’s Cameron says Trump comments on Muslim ban “very dangerous” 22 May 2016 - 12:47 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments on banning Muslims from entering the United States...