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5 killed in Indonesia ferry blaze 20 May 2017 - 01:51 pm

Jakarta: A ferry caught fire in the Java Sea, leaving five people dead and nearly 190 others rescued, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. Search...

Islamic State claimed suicide bombings kill 35 in Iraq 20 May 2017 - 01:44 pm

Baghdad: Suicide bombings at checkpoints in Baghdad and south Iraq claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 35 people and wounded...

Severe weather creates havoc across Germany 20 May 2017 - 01:34 pm

BERLIN: Thunderstorms have created havoc across Germany leading to the derailment of a train with seven people injured, flight cancellations at Hamburg's airport...

Melania Trump without headscarf draws attention 20 May 2017 - 01:18 pm

Melania Trump's decision not to wear a headscarf upon arrival in the Middle East is drawing attention on social media. The first lady...

From bridesmaid to bride for Prince William's sister-in-law Pippa 20 May 2017 - 01:05 pm

Englefield, United Kingdom: After turning heads at her sister Kate's wedding to Prince William, Pippa Middleton was Saturday graduating from bridesmaid to bride...

New round of Syria peace talks set for June 20 May 2017 - 01:01 pm

Geneva: The UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced that a new round of Syria peace talks will be held in...

Rouhani stokes desire for change, but can he deliver? 20 May 2017 - 12:31 pm

ANKARA: A mild-mannered cleric known for decades as an establishment insider, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani reinvented himself as a rabble-rousing political street fighter...

Homoeopathy, alternative medicine systems important: President 20 May 2017 - 12:17 pm

Kolkata: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday highlighted the importance of homoeopathy, saying it is more cost-effective as compared to modern allopathic treatment and...

Rouhani wins Iran re-election 20 May 2017 - 12:06 pm

TEHRAN: Reformist leader Hassan Rouhani on Saturday won a second term as Iran’s president, according to unofficial results. Rouhani grabbed 22.7 million votes...

Iran state TV congratulates President Rouhani's re-election 20 May 2017 - 11:24 am

DUBAI: Iran's state television congratulated President Hassan Rouhani for winning a re-election by handing an emphatic defeat to his hardline rival Ebrahim Raisi....

At least 13 killed in Iraq car bombings 20 May 2017 - 11:13 am

BAGHDAD: Car bombings in Iraq killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, security sources said late Friday. The attack in the capital...

Microsoft offers cloud computing services to non-profits 20 May 2017 - 11:12 am

Hyderabad: Microsoft India, as part of the software giant's 'Public cloud for good' initiative, is making public cloud platform Microsoft Azure broadly available...

Car bomb kills tribal leader in Libya’s Benghazi 20 May 2017 - 11:06 am

BENGHAZI, Libya: The head of eastern Libya’s largest tribe was killed on Friday when a car bomb exploded outside a mosque on the...

Dozens of Palestinians injured in W. Bank, Gaza clashes 20 May 2017 - 11:04 am

RAMALLAH, Palestine: Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Friday in separate clashes -- in both the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the blockaded Gaza...

Suicide bombers hit Nigerian university 20 May 2017 - 10:52 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: Three suicide bombers on Friday detonated explosives inside a university campus in Nigeria’s northeastern state. The incident took place in Maiduguri...

Ethiopia slams EU call to free opposition politicians 20 May 2017 - 10:48 am

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopia rejected Friday a European Parliament resolution calling for the release of "all arbitrarily detained persons" including prominent opposition politician...