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Hungary holds day of mourning for bus crash victims 23 Jan 2017 - 12:20 pm

Budapest: Hungary flew black flags at half-mast on Monday as part of a national day of mourning for the young victims of a...

Melbourne vigil for shopping mall dead as suspect charged 23 Jan 2017 - 12:17 pm

Sydney: Thousands of people attended a vigil Monday in memory of the five victims mown down by a car at Melbourne's busiest mall...

65 IS terrorists 'neutralized' in north Syria 23 Jan 2017 - 12:04 pm

ANKARA: Sixty-five Islamic State terrorists were "neutralized" in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of Turkey-backed Operation Euphrates Shield, the...

Palestinian fishermen wounded by Israeli attack in Gaza 23 Jan 2017 - 11:31 am

Gaza: Several Palestinian fishermen were injured, and their boats were damaged after Israeli navy boat opened fire at the fishing boats off al-Sudaniya...

Assailants kill five Egypt soldiers in Sinai: army 23 Jan 2017 - 11:26 am

Cairo: The Egyptian army said Monday that assailants killed five soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula, where security forces have been targeted in a...

China, Philippines to cooperate on 30 projects worth $3.7 billion 23 Jan 2017 - 11:08 am

Beijing: China has agreed to cooperate with the Philippines on 30 projects worth $3.7 billion focusing on poverty reduction, the two countries said...

Baby dead, 4 injured in Myanmar family suicide attempt 23 Jan 2017 - 11:00 am

Yangon: A baby has been killed and two children left hospitalised in Myanmar on Monday after their parents attempted a mass suicide on...

Japan police make arrests in Cambodian trafficking case 23 Jan 2017 - 10:57 am

Tokyo: Japanese police said Monday they have arrested three people in a sex trafficking case involving Cambodian women and discovered 10 Thai women...

Syria rebels, regime to launch talks in Astana 23 Jan 2017 - 10:41 am

Astana, Kazakhstan: Syrian rebels are due to meet their war-torn country's government on Monday in the Kazakh capital Astana, in the latest push...

Israeli soldiers arrest 13 Palestinians in West Bank 23 Jan 2017 - 10:35 am

occupied Jerusalem: Israeli soldiers arrested at dawn Monday at least 13 Palestinians from their homes, in different parts of the West Bank, and...

South Korean ministry apologises for "blacklist" of artists 23 Jan 2017 - 10:22 am

SEOUL: South Korea's culture ministry apologised on Monday for a blacklist of artists which excluded them from government support, admitting there was a...

To save forests, Tanzania considers tax on charcoal 23 Jan 2017 - 10:12 am

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania: Tanzania is considering putting a tax on charcoal with the aim of discouraging the use of the fuel, which...

Italy avalanche: 6 dead, 23 missing 23 Jan 2017 - 10:06 am

ROME: At least six people have been confirmed dead while 23 remain missing after an avalanche hit an Italian hotel this past week. ...

Gambia: Deal with Jammeh angers Barrow’s supporters 23 Jan 2017 - 10:00 am

BANJUL, Gambia: Several terms of the agreement West African leaders have reached with Gambia’s former leader Yahya Jammeh have angered the supporters of...

Police kill 2nd suspect behind Istanbul rocket attacks 23 Jan 2017 - 09:51 am

ISTANBUL: Police Sunday have killed a suspected DHKP-C member Bilgehan K. who allegedly carried out Friday evening's attacks in Istanbul, Istanbul terror police...

Rumen Radev assumes office as Bulgaria's new president 23 Jan 2017 - 09:45 am

SOFIA, Bulgaria: Rumen Radev became the fifth president of Bulgaria on Sunday and pledged to rebuild a society “based on law and integrity”...

Death toll rises to 39 in Bishkek plane crash 23 Jan 2017 - 09:36 am

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan: The death toll from last Monday's plane crash near the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek has gone up to 39, the country's Health...

What drove women to join marches around the world this weekend? 22 Jan 2017 - 08:46 pm

LONDON/DEHLI/WASHINGTON: Hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets in cities around the world on Saturday in opposition to U.S. President Donald...