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Oslo police detonate ‘bomb-like device’, suspect in custody 09 Apr 2017 - 01:26 am

OSLO: Norwegian police set off a controlled explosion of a “bomb-like device” found in central Oslo on Saturday, and a suspect is being...

Apartment building collapses in Poland: 6 killed, 4 injured 09 Apr 2017 - 01:26 am

WARSAW, Poland: A pre-World War II apartment house collapsed Saturday in southwestern Poland, leaving six people dead and four injured, authorities said. Scores...

Basque group ETA hands over tons of weapons to France 09 Apr 2017 - 01:25 am

PARIS: The Basque separatist group ETA on Saturday gave French authorities a list of eight caches where police found weapons, ammunition and explosives...

Clashes at Le Pen's rally in Corsica 09 Apr 2017 - 01:25 am

Paris: Skirmishes broke out yesterday ahead of a campaign rally by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, prompting the removal of more than...

Germany anti-immigrant party sees itself as a guarantor of Jewish life 09 Apr 2017 - 01:25 am

BERLIN: The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) is a guarantor of Jewish life in Germany because it opposes immigration from largely Muslim migrants,...

Venezuelans return to streets, roused by ban on opposition leader 09 Apr 2017 - 01:07 am

CARACAS: Protesters clashed with security forces during protests in Venezuela on Saturday after a ban on a top opposition leader from office breathed...

Fresh Gaza protests after Palestinian pay cut 08 Apr 2017 - 06:50 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Fresh protests against civil service pay cuts broke out in Gaza on Saturday, as pressure builds on Palestinian president...

Hundreds leave Syria rebel district under deal: state media 08 Apr 2017 - 06:50 pm

Damascus: Hundreds more Syrian rebels and their families left the last opposition-held neighbourhood of the central city of Homs on Saturday, Syria's state...

Pakistan hotline offers safe space for women harassed online 08 Apr 2017 - 06:50 pm

Lahore, Pakistan: When Pakistani social media starlet Qandeel Baloch was found strangled, a crime to which her brother proudly confessed, thousands of women...

UK's Johnson cancels Moscow visit after Syria gas attack 08 Apr 2017 - 03:17 pm

LONDON: Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he had cancelled a visit to Moscow due to take place on April 10...

US strike kills 15 in Heneyda near Syria's IS-held Raqa 08 Apr 2017 - 02:45 pm

Beirut: At least 15 civilians, including four children, were killed in a suspected US-led coalition airstrike on Saturday near the Islamic State group's...

At least 10 militants killed in Pakistan's Lahore 08 Apr 2017 - 02:30 pm

Lahore: Pakistani police said on Saturday 10 militants died in a gun battle in Lahore, including a key facilitator of a February blast...

Panic, damage as three strong quakes hit Philippines 08 Apr 2017 - 01:58 pm

Manila: A trio of strong earthquakes damaged buildings and caused panicked tourists to flee a popular dive resort near the Philippine capital on...

Baghdad says U.S. pledges continued support for Iraq's war against IS 08 Apr 2017 - 01:47 pm

BAGHDAD: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday assured Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of continued U.S. support to defeat Islamic State, the...

Civilians recall chemical attack on Syrian town 08 Apr 2017 - 01:38 pm

IDLIB, Syria: Emine Ahmet Bekkur, 35, is still unable to take away the scenes of children foaming at the mouth from her memory....

IOF arrest three children in Bethlehem, Nablus 08 Apr 2017 - 01:28 pm

Ramallah: The Israeli occupation forces arrested a Palestinian boy from the West Bank city of Bethlehem during a raid carried out on Saturday....

US plans new sanctions against Assad Regime 08 Apr 2017 - 01:13 pm

Washington: US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced that the United States is planning to impose additional economic sanctions aimed at the Syrian in...