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Death toll from Mogadishu's blasts rises over 90 15 Oct 2017 - 02:08 pm

Mogadishu: Death toll from the twin bombings that hit Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday has risen to more than 90. A security official...

Afghan police foil truck bomber in Kabul: officials 15 Oct 2017 - 02:02 pm

Kabul: Afghan police seized a lorry packed with explosives hidden under boxes of tomatoes in Kabul, officials said Sunday, averting a potentially deadly...

Nearly 700,000 Iraqis from war-torn Mosul still displaced: NGO 15 Oct 2017 - 01:07 pm

Baghdad: Nearly 700,000 Iraqis from the former jihadist stronghold of Mosul and nearby areas are still displaced despite the city's recapture in July,...

Death toll from blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu rises to 85 15 Oct 2017 - 12:07 pm

MOGADISHU: The death toll from twin bomb blasts that struck busy junctions in the heart of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday has jumped...

Hundreds march in Sydney for asylum seekers ahead of PNG camp closure 15 Oct 2017 - 11:48 am

Sydney: Hundreds of protesters marched through Sydney on Sunday to call for detainees, being held in controversial centres for asylum seekers on remote...

Army says battle for Philippine city to end soon, 1,000 dead 15 Oct 2017 - 11:28 am

Marawi, Philippines: Philippine troops Sunday bombed militants loyal to the Islamic State group who have held out for over four months in a...

Merkel back at the polls before tough coalition talks 15 Oct 2017 - 11:23 am

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced a regional vote test Sunday, after winning a fourth term with a disappointing showing that has forced...

Bomb kills four Pakistani troops searching for kidnappers 15 Oct 2017 - 11:19 am

Islamabad: A bomb Sunday killed four Pakistani soldiers as they searched for militants linked to the kidnapping of a US-Canadian family who were...

Afghan air force gets its own Black Hawk choppers 15 Oct 2017 - 09:44 am

Kandahar, Afghanistan: Parked at a military runway in Afghanistan near other aircraft used in the fight against the Taliban, the grey-green helicopter appears...

India man-eating tiger dies after being electrocuted 15 Oct 2017 - 09:39 am

New Delhi: A tiger which killed four villagers in central India has died after being electrocuted, an official said Sunday, ending a hunt...

Catalan talks with Spain 'would aim at independence' 14 Oct 2017 - 05:19 pm

Barcelona: A senior Catalan official said Saturday that an offer of talks with Madrid over his region's independence push was aimed at negotiating...

Syria army, allies capture Mayadeen from IS: state media 14 Oct 2017 - 02:33 pm

Damascus: Syria's army and allied forces captured the city of Mayadeen from the Islamic State group on Saturday, state media said, in the...

Pakistan official details car chase that freed kidnapped U.S.-Canadian family 14 Oct 2017 - 01:58 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani troops shot out the tyres of a vehicle carrying a kidnapped U.S.-Canadian couple and their children in a raid that led...

Macron, cast as out of touch, says "not aloof" 14 Oct 2017 - 01:40 pm

BERLIN: French President Emmanuel Macron, accused by critics of being out of touch with ordinary people, denied in an interview with a German...

Death toll in Somalia bombing jumps to 263 : medical workers 14 Oct 2017 - 01:17 pm

MOGADISHU: At least 263 people were killed by twin bomb explosions in the hear of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, doctors said on Monday, confirming...

Italian priest kidnapped in southern Nigeria: Vatican 14 Oct 2017 - 01:15 pm

Rome: An Italian priest has been kidnapped by gunmen in southern Nigeria, church officials in both countries have said. Maurizio Pallu was snatched...

Wild elephants kill four Rohingya in Bangladesh camp 14 Oct 2017 - 01:12 pm

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Wild elephants killed four Rohingya refugees including three children as they were building a shack on forest land in southern...

Russia launches cargo ship to space station 14 Oct 2017 - 12:57 pm

Moscow: Russia on Saturday launched an unmanned Progress space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan....