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Surveillance cameras may have captured images of blast suspect 03 Apr 2017 - 05:48 pm

MOSCOW: Surveillance cameras in St Petersburg's metro system may have captured images of the person suspected of organising Monday's deadly train blast, Russian ...

Unexploded device found at second St. Petersburg metro station 03 Apr 2017 - 05:42 pm

An unexploded device was found at a second Saint Petersburg metro station after a blast in the underground that killed around 10 and...

Somali pirates seize Indian ship, 11 crew members: owner 03 Apr 2017 - 04:57 pm

Mogadishu: Somali pirates have seized an Indian cargo ship and 11 crew members, the ship's owner said Monday, as a recent series of...

Hong Kong anti-graft body arrests 72 over vote-rigging 03 Apr 2017 - 04:47 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog in a rare move arrested 72 people Monday for alleged vote-rigging in the city's legislative election last...

Only one blast in St Petersburg metro 03 Apr 2017 - 04:34 pm

MOSCOW: There was only one blast in St Peterburg's metro system which happened in a train in between two stations, a source in...

Bahrain king approves military trials for civilians 03 Apr 2017 - 04:04 pm

Dubai: Bahrain's King H M Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa on Monday approved a constitutional amendment granting military courts the right to try...

April fool's advert no joke for Turkish sweet giant 03 Apr 2017 - 03:47 pm

Ankara, Turkey: An April-fool's day advert from the Turkish confectionery giant whose stable includes top brands Godiva and McVitie's has proved to be...

Around 10 dead in Saint Petersburg metro blast 03 Apr 2017 - 03:36 pm

Saint Petersburg: Around 10 people were feared dead on Monday after an explosion rocked the metro system in Russia's second city Saint Petersburg,...

Philippine firefight leaves 'heavy casualties' 03 Apr 2017 - 02:59 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Philippine troops clashed with over a hundred IS-linked terrorists over the weekend, leading to heavy casualties on both sides, the...

Turkey's Erdogan says Turks in Europe should defy 'grandchildren of Nazism' 03 Apr 2017 - 02:53 pm

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called on Turkish voters in Europe to defy the "grandchildren of Nazism" and back a referendum this...

43 IS terrorists killed in eastern Afghanistan 03 Apr 2017 - 02:50 pm

KHYBER AGENCY, Pakistan: At least 43 Islamic State terrorists have been killed and 32 others wounded in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border...

Thai king to sign new constitution this week 03 Apr 2017 - 02:42 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn will sign a new constitution on Thursday, the palace said, an essential step towards holding a general election...

Emotional reunion shows plight of Syria's lost children 03 Apr 2017 - 02:32 pm

DAMASCUS: When Jaafar's grandmother recognised him by his birthmark in a Turkish orphanage, months after his parents were killed fleeing Syria's civil war,...

Five charged for suspected hate crime in London 03 Apr 2017 - 01:29 pm

London: British police said Monday they had charged five people over a suspected hate crime attack on a 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian asylum-seeker in...

Car bombing kills 3 policemen in Iraq’s Fallujah 03 Apr 2017 - 12:55 pm

ANBAR, Iraq: Three police personnel were killed Monday in a suicide bombing in Iraq’s western city of Fallujah, according to a local military...

8 people hurt in bombing in Philippine south 03 Apr 2017 - 12:47 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: A bomb exploded near an electric cooperative in Central Mindanao on Monday, wounding eight people in what authorities believe is...

WFP launches $253MN food program in Zimbabwe 03 Apr 2017 - 12:44 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe: The World Food Programme (WFP) and Zimbabwe’s government launched a $253 million, five-year plan to end hunger on Monday, amid claims...