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Virgin Atlantic flight from Dubai to London evacuated 23 May 2017 - 12:31 pm

DUBAI: Virgin Atlantic says a flight from Dubai to London has been evacuated over a security threat. Virgin said in a statement Tuesday...

Africa a top priority, will always stand shoulder to shoulder: Modi 23 May 2017 - 12:24 pm

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Africa was a top priority for his government's foreign and economic policy and India...

US approves Sanofi, Regeneron arthritis drug 23 May 2017 - 11:29 am

New York: US federal regulators have given the green light to French pharmaceutical company Sanofi and its US partner Regeneron to market a...

Quirky, cool food trucks going places - literally! 23 May 2017 - 11:17 am

New Delhi: The food truck trend is on a high. After the quirky, colourful and mobile food-on-wheels concept began catching on at different...

South Sudan shuts border with DR Congo over Ebola fears 23 May 2017 - 11:12 am

JUBA, South Sudan: South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation blighted by over three years of brutal civil war, closed its southern border with...

Cholera death toll in Yemen rises to 350 23 May 2017 - 11:09 am

GENEVA: The death toll due to cholera in Yemen has risen to 350 since its outbreak on April 27, the International Committee of...

Coalition raid kills IS militants in Iraq’s W. Mosul 23 May 2017 - 11:02 am

NINEVEH, Iraq: At least seven IS terrorists in western Mosul have been killed in an airstrike by a U.S.-led coalition, an Iraqi army...

South Sudan president starts national dialogue process 23 May 2017 - 10:59 am

JUBA, South Sudan: President Salva Kiir on Monday officially launched a much-awaited national dialogue initiative but barred his former deputy Riek Machar from...

4 dead after scaling Mount Everest 23 May 2017 - 10:53 am

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Four climbers have died over the weekend near the top of Mount Everest, tour operators said Monday. The climbers from United...

More African nations join International Solar Alliance 23 May 2017 - 10:49 am

Gandhinagar: Four more African nations joined the India-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA) on Monday, taking the number of its members to 30. While...

Trump aims for big cuts in healthcare, anti-poverty programs 23 May 2017 - 10:45 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump will propose big cuts in the Medicaid public healthcare program as well as in other anti-poverty programs that...

Iraqi forces pound Mosul’s Old City ahead of ground op 23 May 2017 - 10:44 am

NINEVEH, Iraq: Iraqi forces shelled IS positions in Mosul’s Old City on Monday in preparation for a ground operation aimed at decisively ousting...

Greece hosts international security meeting 23 May 2017 - 10:41 am

RHODES, Greece: Balkan, Arab and Mediterranean foreign ministers and delegations met in Rhodes on Monday for a two-day conference on regional security and...

Egypt army chief-of-staff meets UK intel chief in Cairo 23 May 2017 - 10:39 am

CAIRO: Egyptian Army Chief-of-Staff Mahmoud Hegazy on Monday held talks in Cairo with British defense-intelligence chief of Philip Osborn. The two men discussed...

Religious scholar shot dead in eastern Afghanistan 23 May 2017 - 10:32 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: A pro-government religious official was shot dead on his way to a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. Mawlawi...

At least 100 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli Occupation Forces 23 May 2017 - 10:26 am

Ramallah: At least 100 Palestinians were injured and suffocated in clashes with Israeli occupation soldiers. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a...