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Top Thai royal aide sacked for 'evil acts': Palace 11 Nov 2017 - 09:38 am

Bangkok, A senior Thai royal official has been sacked for "evil acts" including having an extramarital affair and forcing his alleged mistress to...

US Marine gets 10 years for abusing Muslim recruits 11 Nov 2017 - 09:37 am

Washington: A US Marine Corps drill instructor was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for abusing more than a dozen Muslim recruits,...

Lebanese army commander says security situation under control 11 Nov 2017 - 09:34 am

Beirut: Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun on Friday stressed that the security situation in his country is under control and that the...

'We don't feel safe': Afghan anti-graft officials demand protection 11 Nov 2017 - 09:18 am

Kabul: A series of deadly attacks on Afghan anti-corruption officials has highlighted the dangers of taking on the country's rich and powerful and...

Three US carriers lead naval drill aimed at N. Korea 11 Nov 2017 - 09:18 am

Seoul: South Korean warships joined three US aircraft carriers Saturday in an unusually strong display of naval force aimed at North Korea, whose...

Italy's Ostia, Mafia-by-the-sea where silence is safe 11 Nov 2017 - 09:09 am

Ostia, Italy: The resort town of Ostia, on Italy's west coast, is a magnet for tourists in the summer but is also mafia...

Islamic State thriving in Somalia: UN report 11 Nov 2017 - 08:57 am

United Nations, United States: An Islamic State faction in Somalia has grown significantly over the past year, carrying out attacks in Puntland and...

Australian MP resigns over citizenship in new blow for Turnbull 11 Nov 2017 - 08:45 am

Sydney: Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull lost his grip on parliament when another of his ruling MPs resigned Saturday, the latest victim...

Bahrain investigates nighttime oil pipeline blast, fire 11 Nov 2017 - 08:16 am

Authorities in Bahrain say they are investigating an oil pipeline explosion and fire in the island kingdom that sent flames shooting into the...

Tunisia extends 2015 state of emergency 10 Nov 2017 - 08:47 pm

Tunis: Tunisia on Friday extended for another three months a state of emergency introduced two years ago following a series of deadly jihadist...

Man deliberately rams car into students in southern France, three hurt 10 Nov 2017 - 08:31 pm

TOULOUSE: A man deliberately drove his car into a group of people outside a school near Toulouse in southern France on Friday, injuring...

Fire trucks to spray Indian capital amid deepening smog emergency 10 Nov 2017 - 08:26 pm

NEW DELHI: India plans to use fire trucks to spray water over parts of its capital to combat toxic smog and dust that...

Blow for French writers in Moroccan royal blackmail case 10 Nov 2017 - 08:12 pm

Paris: A French appeals court on Friday dealt a blow to two journalists accused of trying to blackmail the king of Morocco by...

Tensions over Muslim street prayers north of Paris 10 Nov 2017 - 07:28 pm

Clichy, France: Around 100 local French lawmakers attempted to block Muslims praying in a street north of Paris on Friday and called on...

Nigeria's president urged to free ailing Shiite leader 09 Nov 2017 - 07:26 pm

Lagos: Nigeria's government was urged on Thursday to order the release of the leader of a pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim group who has been...

UN watchdog urges Australia to end offshore immigrant detentions 09 Nov 2017 - 07:04 pm

Geneva: A UN rights watchdog urged Australia Thursday to stop sending refugees to offshore detention centres, expressing serious concern about conditions and abuses...