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China installs new weapons in South China Sea 15 Dec 2016 - 03:05 pm

Beijing: New satellite images show China has significantly strengthened its military capabilities on contested islands in the South China Sea,. The images showed...

40,832 arrested into FETO probe over 5 months 15 Dec 2016 - 03:04 pm

ANKARA: A total of 40,832 suspects have been arrested for links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) since the July 15 failed coup...

Aid convoy headed to besieged Foua and Kefraya 15 Dec 2016 - 02:58 pm

BEIRUT: Twenty-nine trucks and ambulances along with medics are headed to the Syrian villages of al-Foua and Kefraya, which are besieged by rebels,...

IOF block roads to Ramallah villages 15 Dec 2016 - 02:24 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli occupation forces Thursday blocked roads leading to the villages of Deir Abu Mesh’al and Beit Rima, near Ramallah, in what...

Afghan refugee held for German murder had record in Greece: police 15 Dec 2016 - 02:12 pm

Athens: A teenage Afghan refugee accused of killing a student in Germany had been previously convicted and jailed for attempted murder in Greece,...

Bangladesh police investigate death of teenage textile worker 15 Dec 2016 - 02:09 pm

DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh are investigating the death of a teenager at a textile mill who was killed after a co-worker reportedly pumped...

Iran lawyers cleared of Kenya terror charges: reports 15 Dec 2016 - 02:04 pm

Tehran: Two Iranian lawyers charged by Kenya earlier this month with planning a terrorist act arrived home on Thursday after being acquitted and...

Berlusconi media empire looks to fend off takeover 15 Dec 2016 - 01:58 pm

ROME: Shares in Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset empire have fallen nearly 8 percent after the Italian government suggested it wouldn't accept a hostile takeover...

Timeline of offensive to retake Aleppo 15 Dec 2016 - 01:57 pm

Beirut: As rebel fighters and civilians prepare to withdraw from Aleppo, here is a snapshot of events since forces loyal to President Bashar...

Kenyan court drops terror charges against two Iranians 15 Dec 2016 - 01:53 pm

NAIROBI: Kenya on Wednesday freed two Iranians accused of planning a terror attack on the Israeli Embassy in Nairobi. The two Iranians –...

Turkey trying its best to end suffering in Aleppo 15 Dec 2016 - 01:43 pm

LONDON: Ankara is doing its best to end suffering in the Syrian city of Aleppo, Turkey’s Defense Minister Fikri Isik said Wednesday as...

Putin, Abe hold talks on Japan-Russia territorial dispute 15 Dec 2016 - 01:36 pm

NAGATO, Japan: The leaders of Russia and Japan held talks at a hot springs resort in western Japan on Thursday on a territorial...

Rubber trapper shot dead in Thailand’s south 15 Dec 2016 - 01:30 pm

BANGKOK: A villager was shot dead in Thailand’s Muslim south Thursday as he was preparing to garner rubber at his plantation. An inspector...

Turkish jets kill 29 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq 15 Dec 2016 - 01:27 pm

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes “neutralized” 29 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq on Sunday, the military said in a statement Thursday. The Turkish Armed Forces...

Aleppo evacuation set to begin after new ceasefire deal 15 Dec 2016 - 01:25 pm

Aleppo, Syria: The evacuation of the last rebel-held areas of Syria's Aleppo was set to begin on Thursday, with opposition fighters and civilians...

Suicide attack in Mogadishu injures at least 5 15 Dec 2016 - 01:24 pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least five people have been wounded Thursday in a suicide car bomb attack targeting a Mogadishu restaurant regularly frequented by...

Pakistan, Russia hold first-ever bilateral consultation 15 Dec 2016 - 01:13 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan and Russia held their first-ever direct talks on regional and bilateral issues in Islamabad on Wednesday, a sign of the...

More than 85,000 now displaced by Indonesia quake 15 Dec 2016 - 01:07 pm

TUBAN, Indonesia: Indonesia’s president traveled to northern Sumatra island Thursday to monitor relief efforts following last week powerful earthquake that left 103 people...