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Turkish strikes kill Kurdish fighters in Syria, Iraq 25 Apr 2017 - 08:45 pm

AL-MALIKIYAH, Syria: Turkish warplanes killed more than two dozen Kurdish fighters Tuesday in strikes in Syria and Iraq, where the Kurds are key...

Can he close the deal? Inside Macron’s daring run for the Elysee 25 Apr 2017 - 08:35 pm

PARIS: On Christmas Eve 2015, with France reeling from terror attacks in Paris a month before, Emmanuel Macron sent a letter to the...

US Supreme Court takes narrow view on tribal immunity 25 Apr 2017 - 08:28 pm

Washington: The US Supreme Court took a narrow view Tuesday on the immunity from lawsuits enjoyed by Native American tribes, which are treated...

Countries pledge $1.1bn to avert Yemen famine 25 Apr 2017 - 08:28 pm

Geneva: Countries around the world Tuesday pledged more than one billion dollars to help prevent a looming famine in war-torn Yemen at a...

Sudan union wants Egyptian journalists expelled 25 Apr 2017 - 08:16 pm

Khartoum: Sudan's pro-government journalists' union on Tuesday urged Khartoum to expel Egyptian reporters from the country after Cairo refused entry to two Sudanese...

Le Pen thrives among French poor, vote analysis shows 25 Apr 2017 - 07:13 pm

PARIS: Marine Le Pen’s protectionist, anti-establishment message resonated most in parts of France with lower incomes, lower life expectancy and lower education levels,...

Emirates chairman says demand 'holding' on U.S. routes not hit by cuts 25 Apr 2017 - 06:50 pm

DUBAI: Passenger demand on flights to United States cities where Emirates airline is not cutting its services is "holding," chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin...

Death toll in Venezuela's political unrest rises to at least 24 25 Apr 2017 - 05:57 pm

CARACAS: A 23-year-old man was shot dead on Tuesday at a political demonstration in Venezuela's western state of Lara, authorities said, bringing to...

France's Macron under fire for communication misstep as he eyes Elysee 25 Apr 2017 - 05:47 pm

PARIS: French presidential favourite Emmanuel Macron came under fire from both potential allies and his run-off rival Marine Le Pen on Tuesday for...

Eight people arrested in Paraguay heist: Brazil 25 Apr 2017 - 05:41 pm

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian police on Tuesday said eight people have been detained after a heist at a security company across the border...

20 dead as boat capsizes in Senegal 25 Apr 2017 - 05:17 pm

Dakar: At least 20 people, almost all women, were killed when a wooden boat capsized off Senegal's central coast in a delta region...

Spain holds 4 over suspected Belgium attacks link 25 Apr 2017 - 04:16 pm

Barcelona: Spanish police on Tuesday arrested four men with alleged links to suspects held in Belgium over their involvement in the Brussels airport...

Ukraine cuts off power to part of separatist east 25 Apr 2017 - 03:46 pm

Kiev: Ukraine on Tuesday cut off electricity to the insurgent-run area of its eastern Lugansk province over unpaid bills in a step likely...

After two years, no end in sight to Burundi's deadly turmoil 25 Apr 2017 - 03:28 pm

Nairobi: Two years after Burundi's president plunged the central African country into turmoil, the regime shows no signs of easing up on a...

Macron, Le Pen attend ceremony for slain policeman 25 Apr 2017 - 03:16 pm

Paris: The two candidates vying to become France's next president attended a sombre ceremony Tuesday honouring the policeman killed on the Champs Elysees,...

Iraq forces retake large Mosul neighbourhood from Islamic State 25 Apr 2017 - 03:09 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Iraqi forces retook full control of one the largest neighbourhoods of west Mosul Tuesday from the Islamic State group after a...

Spain arrests four men over links to attacks in Belgium 25 Apr 2017 - 01:11 pm

Barcelona: Spanish police arrested Tuesday four men over their alleged links to suspects held in Belgium over their alleged involvement in the Brussels...

N. Korea marks military anniversary with firing drill 25 Apr 2017 - 12:21 pm

Seoul: Nuclear-armed North Korea on Tuesday marked a military anniversary with a massive conventional firing drill, Seoul said, as a US guided-missile submarine...