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Cholera spreading in Somalia, 50,000 cases foreseen - WHO 13 Apr 2017 - 12:58 pm

GENEVA: More than 25,000 people in Somalia have been struck by cholera or acute watery diarrhoea, and the epidemic is expected to double...

N. Korea may be capable of sarin-loaded missile attack: Japan 13 Apr 2017 - 12:46 pm

Tokyo, Japan: North Korea may have the capacity to launch a warhead loaded with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said...

Myanmar: 7 dead after boat sinks in Rakhine state 13 Apr 2017 - 12:42 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: At least seven people were killed in a boat accident in western Rakhine state of Myanmar on the first day of...

IS, PKK, FETO all trying to hurt Turkey: Erdogan 13 Apr 2017 - 12:30 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Wednesday that the terrorist PKK, IS, and FETO are all trying to damage Turkey, even...

Zambia: Opposition leader denied medical attention 13 Apr 2017 - 12:27 pm

LUSAKA, Zambia: Zambian police have denied a major opposition leader access to critical medical care two days after he was teargassed during a...

Assad regime used chemical weapons, US tells Moscow 13 Apr 2017 - 12:22 pm

WASHINGTON/ANKARA: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that Syria has used chlorine bombs and other chemical weapons dozens of times. Speaking...

Rohingya woman shot dead along Bangladesh border: police 13 Apr 2017 - 12:07 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh border guards opened fire Thursday at a boat ferrying Rohingya migrants from neighbouring Myanmar, killing one woman and leaving four others...

At least 11 dead in Indonesian boat accidents 13 Apr 2017 - 11:43 am

Jakarta: At least 11 people were killed Thursday in two separate boat accidents on Indonesia's main island of Java, officials said. Five others...

Trump says it is time to end war in Syria 13 Apr 2017 - 11:31 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday it was time to end the war in Syria and return refugees to their homeland. Regarding...

Gas leak blast damages restaurant in Manama 13 Apr 2017 - 11:28 am

Manama: A restaurant in Manama, capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, was damaged in a blast due to gas leakage, the Ministry of...

Indonesia floods leave two dead, one missing 13 Apr 2017 - 11:22 am

Jakarta: Flash floods struck Aceh province of western Indonesia, leaving two people dead, one missing and hundreds of houses damaged. Heavy downpours triggered...

Israeli forces arrest 5 Palestinians in West Bank 13 Apr 2017 - 11:11 am

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces arrested five Palestinian youths during raids in Bethlehem, Jenin refugee camp and Hebron in the West Bank. According to...

Chemical weapons experts in Turkey to investigate alleged Syrian sarin attack - sources 13 Apr 2017 - 11:06 am

AMSTERDAM: A team of experts from the global chemical weapons watchdog has been sent to Turkey to collect samples as part of an...

Arson attempt at Le Pen campaign HQ causes minor damage - source 13 Apr 2017 - 10:55 am

PARIS: An arson attempt left very minor damage at the Paris building where French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has her headquarters, a...

New Zealand battens down as big storm approaches 13 Apr 2017 - 10:04 am

Wellington: New Zealand was bracing Thursday for a storm that meteorologists warned could be the worst for almost 50 years, with extreme weather...

Tensions lurk behind Pence's "partnership" visit to Indonesia 13 Apr 2017 - 09:05 am

JAKARTA: Washington has billed Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Indonesia next week as a booster for the Strategic Partnership between the world's...

North Korea may be capable of sarin-tipped missiles-Japan PM 13 Apr 2017 - 08:26 am

TOKYO: North Korea may have the capacity to deliver missiles equipped with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday,...

Divided nationalists hold key for Erdogan in Turkey vote 13 Apr 2017 - 07:48 am

Ankara: To mark the 20th anniversary this month of the death of Alparslan Turkes, the founder of modern Turkish nationalism, President Recep Tayyip...