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Traffic chaos as protesters besiege Pakistan's capital 13 Nov 2017 - 04:48 pm

Islamabad: Protesters from a hardline religious group blocked the main highway into Islamabad for the sixth day running Monday, virtually locking down the...

Pakistan troops kill militants in shootout on Afghan border 13 Nov 2017 - 03:55 pm

Islamabad: At least eight militants were shot dead and two Pakistani soldiers died in a skirmish along the restive border with Afghanistan Monday,...

Quake leaves trail of death and destruction in Iraq 13 Nov 2017 - 03:25 pm

Darbandikhan, Iraq: Nizar Abdullah spent the night sifting through the ruins of the two-storey house next door in the mountainous town of Darbandikhan...

France pays tribute to Paris dead two years on 13 Nov 2017 - 03:19 pm

PARIS: France, still on alert against militant Islamist attacks, paid tribute on Monday to 130 people killed when gunmen and suicide bombers attacked...

Istanbul airport attack suspects on trial over terror 13 Nov 2017 - 03:13 pm

Istanbul: Forty-six suspects -- one third of them Russian nationals -- went on trial Monday in connection with last year's triple suicide bombing...

Russian chess star Karjakin says he is on 'team Putin' 13 Nov 2017 - 03:03 pm

Moscow: Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin, runner-up in last year's World Chess Championship, on Monday vowed his support for Vladimir Putin after several sports...

France mourns Paris attack victims, two years on 13 Nov 2017 - 02:30 pm

Paris: France on Monday marked two years since its worst ever terror attacks, when jihadists killed 130 people in Paris and injured hundreds...

Iran hunts for survivors as quake kills 300 near Iraq border 13 Nov 2017 - 02:23 pm

Tehran: Iranian rescue workers dug through rubble in a hunt for survivors on Monday after a major earthquake struck the Iran-Iraq border, killing...

Vietnam and China agree to back off conflicts in S. China Sea 13 Nov 2017 - 02:10 pm

Hanoi: Vietnam and China agreed Monday to back away from conflicts in the South China Sea, in a move aimed at easing tensions...

Over half of Spaniards want early national election 13 Nov 2017 - 02:03 pm

MADRID: More than half of Spanish voters favour an early national election, a survey showed on Monday, as support waned for a minority...

Bangladesh police rescue tigers, lions from smugglers 13 Nov 2017 - 12:57 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh police on Monday rescued four tiger and lion cubs that they said were being smuggled to India and arrested two suspects....

Parents angry as Delhi schools reopen despite smog 13 Nov 2017 - 12:13 pm

New Delhi: Angry parents accused Delhi authorities on Monday of "playing with children's health" as schools reopened despite a fresh surge in pollution...

Holy guacamole! How NAFTA drove America's avocado boom 13 Nov 2017 - 11:51 am

Washington: Love it or loathe it, America's avocado craze shows no sign of fizzling out, but fans of the Mexican staple may not...

Occupation forces arrest 13 Palestinians in the West Bank 13 Nov 2017 - 11:46 am

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces detained at least 13 Palestinians during raids on different parts of the occupied West Bank. Palestinian security sources said...

Tour boat capsizes in southern India, 19 confirmed dead 13 Nov 2017 - 11:42 am

NEW DELHI: Nineteen people died when an unlicensed tour boat capsized in the River Krishna in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh...

Iran quake toll rises to 328 dead and over 2,500 injured: official 13 Nov 2017 - 11:26 am

Tehran: The death toll of a major earthquake that hit the Iran-Iraq border overnight rose to 328 dead on the Iranian side of...

Catalan parliament speaker released from Spanish jail 13 Nov 2017 - 11:12 am

MADRID: Speaker of the Catalan Parliament, Carme Forcadell, was released from a jail in Madrid on Friday after paying 150,000 euros ($175,000) bail.Forcadell,...