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UN envoy sets out framework for sputtering Syria talks 26 Feb 2017 - 07:36 pm

Geneva: Several more rounds of Syrian peace talks will be needed to reach any accord, the UN envoy bidding to kickstart the sputtering...

Man who paid Dh33m for a number plate pays Dh4.5m for a mobile number 26 Feb 2017 - 07:05 pm

Dubai: How much will you fork out a special mobile number? Balwinder Sahni just paid Dh4.5 million for a Du mobile number in...

France's farm expo: a high-stakes photo op as election looms 26 Feb 2017 - 05:24 pm

Paris: With France's election just two months away, glad-handing at the annual farm show is not just a photo op for presidential hopefuls,...

Two German archaeologists kidnapped in Nigeria have been freed-police 26 Feb 2017 - 05:19 pm

KADUNA, Nigeria: Two German archaeologists who were kidnapped in central Nigeria have been freed, a police official said on Sunday. No ransom was...

India demands 'strongest action' from US after Kansas killing 26 Feb 2017 - 05:12 pm

New Delhi: India demanded the "strongest action" from the US government Sunday after an Indian expatriate was killed and another wounded in a...

Lebanese army shuts down Ain Helweh entrance 26 Feb 2017 - 04:48 pm

Beirut: Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) closed the entrance of Ain Helwe Camp, in the direction of Sidon Governmental hospital, due to heavy sniping...

Malaysia declares airport safe for travel 26 Feb 2017 - 03:58 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia on Sunday declared its international airport a "safe zone" after completing a sweep of the terminal where the estranged half-brother...

Iraq forces in west Mosul aim for key bridge 26 Feb 2017 - 03:33 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Iraqi forces battled jihadists in west Mosul Sunday, aiming to build a floating bridge across the Tigris to establish an important...

Kim suffered painful death within 20 minutes of attack: minister 26 Feb 2017 - 01:43 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Kim Jong-Nam was dead within 20 minutes of being attacked and would have suffered a "very painful death" as his major...

Indonesia, Australia resume military cooperation 26 Feb 2017 - 01:36 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia and Australia agreed Sunday to resume military cooperation after Indonesia had suspended it due to "offensive" teaching material found at...

28 hurt after car plows into parade crowd in US 26 Feb 2017 - 01:32 pm

NEW YORK: Twenty-eight people were injured Saturday after a vehicle ran over a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans,...

Kenya's Red Cross suspends food aid efforts in W county 26 Feb 2017 - 01:25 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) on Saturday announced that it has suspended the distribution of relief food to starving residents...

30 FETO suspects arrested across Turkey 26 Feb 2017 - 01:19 pm

AGRI, Turkey: At least 30 suspects across Turkey were detained late Saturday over their alleged ties to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), local...

10 PKK terrorists killed in eastern Turkey 26 Feb 2017 - 01:12 pm

BITLIS, Turkey: Turkish security forces killed ten PKK terrorists and captured two others on Saturday in an ongoing anti-terror operation in eastern Bitlis...

Syrian opposition resolute to reach solution in Geneva 26 Feb 2017 - 01:07 pm

GENEVA: Syria's main opposition delegation at the fresh round of peace talks in Geneva said Saturday they "will never be the reason for...

Afghanistan urges Pakistan ‘not to politicize’ refugees 26 Feb 2017 - 12:56 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Two weeks after Afghan-based militants were blamed for an attack in Pakistan which claimed over 100 lives, Afghan authorities Saturday asked...

London: Alleged far-right art gallery protested 26 Feb 2017 - 12:52 pm

LONDON: More than 100 activists and artists Saturday held a rally in front of an East London art gallery accused of providing a...

2 children wounded in suspected explosion in SE Turkey 26 Feb 2017 - 12:47 pm

MARDIN, Turkey: Two children were wounded Saturday by a suspected bomb blast while playing in a street in the southeastern Mardin province's Nusaybin...