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In shadow of China’s reef city, Philippines seeks upgrade for its island patriots 21 Apr 2017 - 06:39 pm

THITU ISLAND, South China Sea: If the Filipinos on the remote South China Sea island of Thitu had binoculars, they might just be...

Dutch PM stresses EU unity over Brexit with Danish, Irish leaders 21 Apr 2017 - 06:32 pm

The Hague: The leaders of the Netherlands, Ireland and Denmark stressed the need for "unity" Friday as the three northern European countries seek...

Saudi Arabia malls to hire only nationals 21 Apr 2017 - 02:06 am

Riyadh: Foreigners will no longer be allowed to work in Saudi Arabia's numerous shopping malls, the Labour Ministry announced yesterday, in the latest...

Lufthansa, Air France departures briefly hit by computer outage 20 Apr 2017 - 11:56 pm

FRANKFURT: Lufthansa and Air France were briefly hit by computer problems preventing them from boarding passengers on Thursday evening, airport and airline staff...

Cameroon orders internet restored to restive Anglophone region 20 Apr 2017 - 09:49 pm

YAOUNDE: Cameroon’s government said on Thursday it had restored the internet to its restive Anglophone region, three months after cutting it amid protests...

Resentment festers in Mosul: just ask Saddam Hussein 20 Apr 2017 - 09:30 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: If you want to hear the resentment people of Mosul feel now that Iraqi forces have driven Islamic State out of...

North Korea warns of ‘super-mighty preemptive strike’ as US plans next move 20 Apr 2017 - 09:08 pm

SEOUL: North Korean state media warned the United States of a “super-mighty preemptive strike” after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the...

Tillerson to meet with Southeast Asian foreign ministers in May 20 Apr 2017 - 09:07 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with the foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries on May 4 in Washington ahead...

Iran puts an end to live election debates; but allowance for pre-recorded broadcasts 20 Apr 2017 - 07:50 pm

Tehran: Iran's interior ministry said Thursday there would be no live debates in the run-up to next month's presidential election. "Based on a...

Russia Supreme Court bans Jehovah's Witnesses 20 Apr 2017 - 07:20 pm

Russia's Supreme Court has banned the Jehovah's Witnesses from operating in the country, accepting a request from the justice ministry that the religious...

British Prime Minister Theresa May says sticking to net migration target of less than 100,000 a year 20 Apr 2017 - 07:16 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May plans to stick to her pledge to reduce annual net migration to below 100,000 a year, she...

Turkey's Erdogan says to meet Trump in US in mid-May 20 Apr 2017 - 06:54 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said he would meet new US leader Donald Trump for the first time as head...

Satellite dishes reconnect post-IS Mosul to world 20 Apr 2017 - 01:25 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Satellite dishes have been sprouting on the rooftops of east Mosul since it was retaken from the Islamic State group, who...

Police kill suspects planning Pakistan terror attacks 20 Apr 2017 - 01:15 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Eight suspected militants were killed in northeast Pakistan on Thursday in the latest operation against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, police said. Up to...

Turkish airstrikes kill 16 PKK terrorists in southeast 20 Apr 2017 - 01:12 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Air Forces killed 16 PKK terrorists in airstrikes in southeastern Sirnak province within the last 24 hours, the military announced in...