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WHO declares end of Ebola virus in Guinea 01 Jun 2016 - 06:11 pm

Washington: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the Republic of Guinea Ebola-free today. "Forty-two days have passed since the last person...

UK announces new probe into 1974 Birmingham bombing 01 Jun 2016 - 05:50 pm

LONDON: British authorities Wednesday have announced a fresh probe into a 1974 bomb attack attributed to the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that killed...

20,000 children in Iraq’s Fallujah at risk: UNICEF 01 Jun 2016 - 05:08 pm

Displaced Iraqi boys stand on May 31, 2016 at the Alexanzan camp in the Dora neighbourhood on the southern outskirts of Baghdad where...

Xi calls for calm as North Korean official visits China 01 Jun 2016 - 04:56 pm

By Mahmut Atanur BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for calm and restraint on the Korean Peninsula during a meeting Wednesday with...

3 Burkina police killed in attack near Mali 01 Jun 2016 - 04:51 pm

Ouagadougou: Unidentified gunmen have killed three police officers in northern Burkina Faso near the Malian border, the government and local officials said Wednesday....

Concern for civilians slowing Fallujah op: Al-Abadi 01 Jun 2016 - 04:48 pm

Abu Shiab carries water on May 31, 2016 at the Alexanzan camp in the Dora neighbourhood on the southern outskirts of Baghdad where...

Zuma, African Union mourn Western Sahara leader 01 Jun 2016 - 04:21 pm

The President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma . Picture by: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula. By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma joined...

World's longest, deepest rail line opens in Switzerland 01 Jun 2016 - 03:15 pm

The new Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) is set to become the world's longest railway tunnel when it opens on June 1. The 57-kilometre...

2 dead, 18 injured after blast at battery plant in China 01 Jun 2016 - 02:47 pm

By Mahmut Atanur BEIJING: A plant worker and a firefighter have been killed and 18 others injured after an explosion rocked a battery...

Baghdad, Anbar racked by mounting violence 01 Jun 2016 - 02:27 pm

An Iraqi soldier stands guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad's Shaab district, Iraq, 30 May 2016. EPA/ALI ABBAS ...

Brexit would have dramatic effect: Germany's Vice-Chancellor 01 Jun 2016 - 02:26 pm

BERLIN: Germany's Vice-Chancellor warned of serious economic and political costs if Britain were to leave the European Union after a June 23 referendum...

Chinese teen hides in hold for nine-hour flight to Dubai 01 Jun 2016 - 01:21 pm

Dubai: A Chinese teenager hid in the cargo hold of an Emirates airliner during a nine-hour flight to Dubai where he hoped to...

After university crackdown, Egyptian students fear for their future 01 Jun 2016 - 01:06 pm

Student supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohamed Mursi flee from tear gas and rubber bullets fired by riot police during...

Ukraine detains 'two IS fighters' headed for Europe 01 Jun 2016 - 12:53 pm

Kiev: Ukraine said on Wednesday it had detained two Islamic State fighters from Syria who were trying to cross into western Europe in...

Indian court set to rule on deadly Gujarat riots 01 Jun 2016 - 12:50 pm

A house that was burnt and damaged in the riots at the Gulbarg Society in 2002. Reuters Ahmedabad, India: An Indian court is...

Israel frees Jewish extremist from 10 months of internment 01 Jun 2016 - 12:49 pm

Meir Ettinger attends a remand hearing at the Magistrates Court in Nazareth, Israel, in this August 4, 2015 file picture. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Jerusalem: ...

German vote on Armenia killings may harm ties: Turkey 01 Jun 2016 - 12:45 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, flanked by Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (L), listens to Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar (R) during the EFES-2016...