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Palestinians ban divorces during Ramadan 28 May 2017 - 03:56 pm

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: The head of Palestinian Islamic courts on Sunday told judges not to grant divorces over Ramadan, fearing the month-long fast...

Manchester bomber photos released as runners defy terror threat 28 May 2017 - 02:39 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom: Britain police have released CCTV footage of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi on the night of the attack as thousands defied...

Bangladesh reinstalls controversial statue after outcry 28 May 2017 - 01:04 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh on Sunday reinstalled a controversial statue deemed un-Islamic by religious hardliners on the grounds of the Supreme Court, just days after...

Trump girds for defense of top aide in Russia row 28 May 2017 - 12:45 pm

Washington: Donald Trump, just back from his first international trip as US president, geared up to combat concerns Sunday over aides' ties to...

Suicide bombing kills 4 in eastern Iraq 28 May 2017 - 12:40 pm

DIYALA, Iraq: At least four people were killed in a suicide bombing in eastern Iraq on Sunday, according to a local police officer....

3 cases of Zika Virus detect in India 28 May 2017 - 12:20 pm

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported three cases of Zika virus-associated birth defects in India, all from Bapunagar area. The...

Faced with ban, Myanmar hardline monks change name 28 May 2017 - 11:22 am

Yangon: Myanmar's ultra-nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement announced Sunday it was rebranding under a new name, days after Buddhist authorities banned the network...

Co-pilot in plane crash near Everest dies of injuries 28 May 2017 - 11:12 am

Kathmandu: The co-pilot of a cargo plane that crashed at a small airport near Mount Everest, killing the pilot, has died from his...

3 Killed, 10 wounded in suicide bombing Northeast of Baghdad 28 May 2017 - 11:05 am

Baghdad: Three people were killed and ten others were wounded Sunday in a suicide bombing near a security post in the central of...

Phillippines: Death toll up in Marawi hostilities 28 May 2017 - 10:58 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: The government forces recovered 16 bodies of civilians from separate locations as the military is still battling the fighters of...

Afghanistan: 18 people killed in suicide car bombing 28 May 2017 - 10:50 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least 18 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed suicide car bombing in southeastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the first day of...

IS claims attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt 28 May 2017 - 10:44 am

CAIRO: The IS terrorist group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that killed at least 29 Coptic Christians in southern Egypt,...

Indonesia: Australian drug trafficker to be deported 28 May 2017 - 10:35 am

TUBAN, Indonesia: Convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has been released and would be deported from Indonesia on Saturday after serving a nine-years...

Iranian mortar shell kills 1 in Pakistan 28 May 2017 - 10:32 am

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan claimed that a mortar shell fired by Iranian border guards on Saturday morning killed a civilian. The shell hit a...

8 killed, 34 injured in bus accident near Ankara 28 May 2017 - 10:18 am

ANKARA: Eight people were killed and 34 injured, when a bus overturned near Ankara on Saturday, officials said. Eleven people who were rushed...

Kashmir protests as India kills prominent militant 28 May 2017 - 10:14 am

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir: Pro-independence protests erupted across the disputed Kashmir Valley on Saturday after Indian forces shot dead a prominent separatist leader...

Bangladesh customs hit gold bonanza in unlikely places 28 May 2017 - 10:03 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh detectives hit the jackpot when they stopped Mohammad Belal at Chittagong airport carrying some surprising excess baggage. Under questioning, the 37-year-old...