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Special US targeting force ‘now in place’ in Iraq: US 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON: A new U.S. force of special operations troops has arrived in Iraq and is preparing to work...

Iran releases 10 US Navy sailors in Gulf 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

This picture released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 Tehran: Iran moved Wednesday to head off a potential crisis...

Behind both Obama and Haley speeches, Trump looms 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON: Donald Trump was not in the room during U.S. President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union speech, but...

Istanbul bomber entered Turkey as refugee from Syria: PM 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Ayla Jean Yackley and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL: An Islamic State suicide bomber who killed 10 German tourists in the heart of Istanbul’s...

Bosnia EU application won’t be rushed says foreign minister 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Marc Jones LONDON: Bosnia’s application to join the European Union may not come this month as planned, its foreign minister said on...

German far-right cell planned attacks on Muslims, refugees: prosecutors 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

BERLIN: German prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged four people with setting up a far-right organization that planned to carry out attacks...

Kerry told Iran sailor capture could be made into 'good story' 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before a meeting in Geneva January 14, 2015. ...

Kuwait passes law tightening online media controls 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation to regulate all web-based "professional" media, a day after a controversial cybercrimes law came into...

“Enraged” Israel summons Swedish envoy over FM’s remarks 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom’s (pictured) remarks on Tuesday were the latest in a series of statements to stoke Israeli resentment that has...

Sean Penn lied about ‘El Chapo’ trafficking claim: lawyer 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Sean Penn published an article in Rolling Stone magazine on Saturday in which he quotes Guzman boasting about his drug shipments and laundering...

British ad watchdog raps Buzzfeed for misleading readers 13 Jan 2016 - 06:55 pm

Buzzfeed is known for its so-called "native" advertising, in which brands sponsor content designed by to appeal to its young audience (AFP Photo/Nicholas...

Bird flu outbreak found outside French restriction zone 13 Jan 2016 - 06:33 pm

PARIS: An avian flu outbreak has been identified in a town located outside a restriction zone the French farm ministry established last month...

Burkina Faso president signals break from past with new ministers 13 Jan 2016 - 06:24 pm

Roch Marc Kabore OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso’s newly-elected President Roch Marc Kabore broke with the past on Wednesday by naming a cabinet packed with...

Jaish leader Masood Azhar held for Pathankot attack 13 Jan 2016 - 06:13 pm

Maulana Masood Azhar (file photo) Islamabad: Maulana Masood Azhar, who India says plotted the terror attack on the IAF base in Pathankot, was...

Italy arrests 11 in illegal online gaming ring involving mafia 13 Jan 2016 - 06:12 pm

Luigi Tancredi, accused of heading the ring, installed poker screens in bars and gambling rooms run by Italian mafias, prosecutor Michele Prestipino said. ...

India grants Italian marine more time at home in shooting case 13 Jan 2016 - 06:06 pm

New Delhi: India's top court Wednesday granted an Italian marine detained over the killing of two fishermen another three months at home on...

Cubans bound for US inch closer, arrive in Guatemala 13 Jan 2016 - 06:01 pm

Representative image Guatemala City: A group of 180 Cuban migrants took a step closer to their dream of a new life in the...

UN ill-prepared for 'worst-case scenario' in Burundi 13 Jan 2016 - 05:56 pm

Herve Ladsous United Nations, United States: A confidential UN memo to the Security Council warns that a proposed peacekeeping force for Burundi would...