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Over 50 Palestinians died in 2017 awaiting Israeli medical permits: WHO 15 Feb 2018 - 07:52 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: More than 50 Palestinians died waiting for Israeli visas to travel for medical treatment last year, with only around...

100 Palestinian couples to get married in Istanbul 15 Feb 2018 - 07:52 pm

KONYA, Turkey: One hundred Palestinian couples are set to get married at a mass wedding in Istanbul. The ceremony on Saturday will be...

EU tries to breathe life back into UN Syria talks 15 Feb 2018 - 07:34 pm

SOFIA: The European Union on Thursday called for a swift restart of the stalled United Nations peace talks for Syria, worried by Russia's...

Zimbabwe leader says fair elections 'tribute' to Tsvangirai 15 Feb 2018 - 07:21 pm

HARARE: Zimbabwe's president on Thursday expressed condolences over the death of longtime opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and said upcoming elections must be free...

'Ashamed', Oxfam Haiti ex-director denies sex allegations 15 Feb 2018 - 05:51 pm

BRUSSELS: The former Oxfam director at the heart of a sex abuse scandal said on Thursday he made mistakes when working in Haiti...

Russia says 5 citizens probably killed by US strike in Syria 15 Feb 2018 - 05:39 pm

MOSCOW: After a week of swirling controversy, Russia acknowledged on Thursday that five of its citizens may have been killed by a U.S....

Ethiopia's prime minister resigns to smooth path for political reform 15 Feb 2018 - 05:31 pm

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suddenly resigned on Thursday in what he described as a bid to smooth reforms, following years...

Murdered French girl Maelys will 'haunt' killer, says mother 15 Feb 2018 - 05:04 pm

Pont-de-Beauvoisin, France: The mother of a murdered French girl whose remains were found this week said her child would "haunt" the ex-soldier who...

Florida teen charged with 17 murder counts in school attack 15 Feb 2018 - 02:51 pm

PARKLAND, Fla.: An orphaned 19-year-old with a troubled past and an AR-15 rifle was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday morning...

Lebanese presidency denies US Secretary of State kept waiting at palace 15 Feb 2018 - 01:17 pm

BEIRUT: The Lebanese presidency denied that U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had been kept waiting ahead of a meeting with President Michel...

Russia denies British allegations that Moscow was behind cyber-attack 15 Feb 2018 - 01:03 pm

MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday Russia categorically denies allegations from a British official that Russia was responsible for the "NotPetya"...

UK blames Russian military for 'NotPetya' cyber-attack 15 Feb 2018 - 12:44 pm

London: Britain on Thursday accused the Russian military of being behind last year's "NotPetya" cyber-attack, which started in Ukraine and Russiabefore spreading globally,...

Ramaphosa set to become new South African president Thursday 15 Feb 2018 - 12:05 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday was elected as South Africa's new president by ruling party legislators after the resignation of Jacob Zuma, whose...

US Secretary of State kept waiting at Lebanese palace 15 Feb 2018 - 11:55 am

BEIRUT: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was kept waiting at Lebanon's presidential palace for several minutes before his Lebanese counterpart greeted him...

Zuma's reluctant exit ushers in new S.African president 15 Feb 2018 - 11:35 am

Johannesburg: South Africa prepared to welcome wealthy former businessman Cyril Ramaphosa as its new president Thursday after scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma resigned under intense...

Suspect's 'disturbing' social media posts being dissected 15 Feb 2018 - 11:18 am

PARKLAND, Fla., The suspect in a deadly rampage at a Florida high school is a troubled teenager who posted disturbing material on social...

Pentagon chief urges Turkey to stay focused on fighting Islamic State 15 Feb 2018 - 10:51 am

BRUSSELS: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged Turkey to remain focused on fighting Islamic State militants in Syria, a Pentagon statement on Thursday...

Florida high school shooting plunges city into mourning 15 Feb 2018 - 10:06 am

PARKLAND, Fla.: Just before the shooting broke out, some students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School thought they were having another fire drill....