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France votes in election nailbiter 23 Apr 2017 - 09:43 am

Paris: France began voting Sunday under heavy security in the first round of the most unpredictable presidential election in decades, with the outcome...

American Airlines apologizes for onboard clash over stroller 22 Apr 2017 - 08:47 pm

NEW YORK: American Airlines on Saturday apologized to a female passenger and suspended an employee after a video showing an onboard clash over...

Police arrest man with knife at Paris train station 22 Apr 2017 - 07:08 pm

PARIS: A knife-wielding man threatened police at Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Saturday, causing panic before he was arrested, a...

Overseas voters kick off crucial French presidential election 22 Apr 2017 - 04:19 pm

PARIS/PAPEETE, French Polynesia: French overseas territories and residents in some U.S. states such as Hawaii began voting on Saturday in the French presidential ...

British PM May refuses to rule out personal tax hikes after election 22 Apr 2017 - 03:44 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May refused on Saturday to rule out an increase in personal taxes if she wins a June 8...

Thousands of ex-Taliban fighters may have entered Germany 22 Apr 2017 - 02:32 pm

BERLIN: Thousands of former Taliban fighters may have entered Germany over the past two years among an influx of more than a million...

Child injured in Hebron by Israeli Settler 22 Apr 2017 - 01:44 pm

Ramallah: A Palestinian child was shot dead by Israeli settlers in the Kerem area of Hebron, south of the West Bank. Palestinian medical...

Syrian regime airstrikes kill 4 in Aleppo 22 Apr 2017 - 01:40 pm

ALEPPO/ANKARA: At least four civilians were killed and another 25 injured in regime airstrikes on Syria’s northern Aleppo province on Saturday, according to...

Survivors of Khan Sheikhun chemical attack seek aid 22 Apr 2017 - 01:37 pm

IDLIB, Syria: Around 150 Syrian families who have survived the April 4 chemical attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun are seeking...

Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strike 22 Apr 2017 - 01:18 pm

Ramallah: The open-ended mass hunger strike launched by more than 1500 Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupation jails has entered its sixth day...

Lebanese army arrests 10 suspected militants in raid near Syrian border 22 Apr 2017 - 12:51 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's army said it arrested ten suspected members of militant groups on Saturday after they came over the northeastern border from Syria,...

China plans world's first 'cashless' airport 22 Apr 2017 - 12:32 pm

Beijing: China's Hangzhou International Airport plans to become the world's first "cashless" airport by applying cutting-edge digital technologies to its services and will...

Israeli jets hit targets in Syria, military says 22 Apr 2017 - 11:46 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli jets on Friday hit several targets in Syria in response to rocket attacks from the war-torn country, the military said in...

Kenya military kills 52 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia 22 Apr 2017 - 10:51 am

NAIROBI, Kenya: The Kenyan military early Friday killed 52 al-Shabaab militants in Badhaadhe region in southern Somalia, military spokesman Col. Joseph Owuoth confirmed...

8 soldiers die in Taliban attack in north Afghanistan 22 Apr 2017 - 10:46 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least 8 soldiers were killed and 11 others were wounded when Taliban fighters launched an attack on the regional headquarters...

UN: 2,000 children used by militias in DR Congo 22 Apr 2017 - 10:41 am

ANKARA: At least 2,000 children have been press-ganged into fighting by militias and more than 600,000 people have been displaced in rising violence...

Greece returns 60 migrants to Turkey under EU deal 22 Apr 2017 - 10:35 am

ATHENS: Greek authorities sent back 60 people to Turkey under an Ankara-EU deal, Athens’s Public Security Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said...