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Raqqah Council to rule city: Pentagon 04 May 2017 - 01:16 pm

WASHINGTON: A council of local members who live in and around Raqqah, Syria, will rule the city after it is cleared of IS,...

35 dead in Iran coal mine blast 04 May 2017 - 01:09 pm

TEHRAN: An explosion at a coal mine in northern Iran killed at least 35 people on Wednesday, according to the Iranian Labour News...

Gunfire in Somali capital kills public works minister 04 May 2017 - 01:00 pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia: Somalia's Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction Abbas Siraj was shot dead in capital Mogadishu on Wednesday evening following a gunfire...

First day of Astana talks ends without result 04 May 2017 - 12:54 pm

ASTANA, Kazakhstan: The first day of Syria talks in the Kazakh capital ended Wednesday without a breakthrough between the Syrian regime and opposition...

Sudanese party to end almost 20 years in opposition 04 May 2017 - 12:45 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s Popular Congress Party (PCP) -- founded by late Islamic leader Hassan Alturabi -- has said it would participate in a new...

Mozambique's opposition extends truce indefinitely 04 May 2017 - 12:41 pm

Maputo: Mozambican opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama on Thursday indefinitely extended a truce he first announced unilaterally in December between his rebel Renamo group...

Iraq forces launch new push on IS in west Mosul 04 May 2017 - 12:31 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Iraqi forces thrust into west Mosul from the north on Thursday, opening a new front in the more than six-month-old offensive...

Palace: Prince Philip will stop carrying out engagements 04 May 2017 - 12:27 pm

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, will stop carrying out public engagements this fall, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday. The palace said in...

Somalia announces plan to defeat al-Shabaab 04 May 2017 - 11:47 am

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi said Wednesday his government -- elected in February this year -- had strategized to defeat the...

Algerians gear up for Thursday parliamentary polls 04 May 2017 - 11:37 am

ALGIERS: Algerian voters will head to the polls on Thursday to elect members of the country’s national assembly. Some 12,000 candidates from 35...

Iran oppositionist accused of insulting troops in Syria 04 May 2017 - 11:30 am

TEHRAN: Iran’s public prosecutor on Wednesday heard a lawsuit lodged against an opposition party leader -- known for his close ties with Iran’s...

German military chief: Not clear if arrested officer part of network 04 May 2017 - 11:24 am

BERLIN: Germany's top general on Thursday said it was unclear if the officer arrested last week on suspicion of planning a racially motivated...

Hong Kong remembers bloodiest violence 50 years on 04 May 2017 - 11:05 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong is unrecognisable now from the city which 50 years ago was the scene of bloody riots, fuelled by resentment...

Myanmar coal plant growth could kill 280,000: study 04 May 2017 - 11:01 am

Yangon: Myanmar's plans to grow the country's desperately needed but polluting coal-fired power plants could kill more than a quarter of a million...

No cause for alarm about Queen Elizabeth and Philip after royal staff called to meeting - source 04 May 2017 - 09:19 am

LONDON: There is no cause for alarm about the welfare of Queen Elizabeth or her husband Prince Philip after all senior royal staff...

Delays in imposing emission standards will hit health: Greenpeace 04 May 2017 - 09:02 am

New Delhi: Greenpeace warned on Wednesday that delays in imposing new emission control notification to check pollution and cut water intake in coal-based...

Over 200 medical graduates may be involved in admission racket: Police 04 May 2017 - 08:53 am

New Delhi: Following investigations into an admission racket regarding MBBS and other medical post-graduate courses, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has identified over...