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Gaza resistance factions show solidarity with prisoners 25 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

GAZA CITY: Palestinian resistance factions yesterday staged a demonstration in Gaza City to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails. The...

Dallas officer fired after killing black neighbor 24 Sep 2018 - 08:29 pm

WASHINGTON: Dallas police officer was fired Monday after being charged with the fatal shooting of an unarmed neighbor earlier this month. Amber Guyger,...

Ireland may 'recognise' Palestine if talks keep failing 24 Sep 2018 - 07:53 pm

LONDON: Ireland may recognise Palestine as a state if talks over a two-state solution with Israel keep failing, the Irish foreign minister said...

Millions left out as Indonesia pushes land reform, activists say 24 Sep 2018 - 07:53 pm

BANDUNG, Indonesia: Millions of landless peasants and indigenous people in Indonesia are being left out of an ambitious push by the government to...

Hunger strike in Togo over opposition arrests 24 Sep 2018 - 07:50 pm

Lome: A former lawmaker in Togo was on Monday on hunger strike to call for the release of opposition supporters who were arrested...

Philippine farmers struggle to rebuild lives after typhoon decimates crops 24 Sep 2018 - 07:24 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: The destruction of crops by a powerful typhoon will push people in the Philippines deeper into poverty and prolong recovery efforts,...

US warns Russia over missile defense for Syria 24 Sep 2018 - 06:38 pm

NEW YORK: The Trump administration is warning Russia that supplying Syria with an advanced missile defense system would be a "major mistake" and...

Kenya's military says it's killed 10 extremists in attack 24 Sep 2018 - 05:53 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenya's military says it's killed 10 rebels from the al-Shabab extremist group in an ambush in Kenya's south where several soldiers...

Italy to narrow asylum rights in clampdown on immigration 24 Sep 2018 - 05:46 pm

ROME: Italy's populist government on Monday escalated its clampdown on irregular immigration with a decree aimed at slashing the number of people awarded...

25,000 displaced by fighting in Libya’s Tripoli: UNICEF 24 Sep 2018 - 05:29 pm

TRIPOLI: The number of Libyans to have been displaced by on-again, off-again clashes in Tripoli -- which first erupted late last month --...

French boat rescues injured Indian sailor from yacht 24 Sep 2018 - 04:14 pm

CANBERRA, Australia: A French ship on Monday rescued an Indian sailor who was injured in the remote southern Indian Ocean when his sailboat...

Kremlin critic Navalny detained on release from prison 24 Sep 2018 - 04:05 pm

Moscow: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained Monday immediately following his release from prison after serving a 30-day sentence for an unauthorised...

Russia to send newer, S-300 missile defense systems to Syria 24 Sep 2018 - 03:20 pm

MOSCOW: Russia announced Monday it will supply Syria's government with more modern, S-300 missile defense systems after last week's downing of a Russian...

Thousands attend funeral for Iran attack dead 24 Sep 2018 - 02:58 pm

Ahvaz, Iran: Tens of thousands of mourners attended a funeral on Monday in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz for soldiers and civilians...

German convicted on war crime charge over IS stint in Syria 24 Sep 2018 - 02:45 pm

BERLIN: A German man has been convicted of being an accessory to a war crime for filming the abuse of a captive while...

Vietnam has first female president, but activists are unimpressed 24 Sep 2018 - 02:37 pm

Vietnam's appointment of its first female president belies a deep gender imbalance in the communist country's politics and society and will do little...