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Blast rocks Syria's al-Rai, wounded taken to Turkish hospital 27 Nov 2016 - 01:58 pm

ISTANBUL: A blast ripped through a street in the northern Syrian town of al-Rai on Sunday in what was believed to be an...

East Congo militia kills 30 civilians, most from rival ethnic group 27 Nov 2016 - 01:52 pm

KINSHASA: An ethnic Nande militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed about 30 civilians, mostly Hutus, on Sunday morning, local sources said,...

At least 55 killed as Ugandan forces clash with separatists: police 27 Nov 2016 - 01:49 pm

Kampala: At least 55 people have been killed in fierce fighting that erupted in western Uganda between security forces and a separatist militia...

Temples turn richer with 'sin' currencies after Nov 8 27 Nov 2016 - 01:40 pm

New Delhi: Demonetisation has made India's temples significantly richer as hundi deposits have seen an upsurge with "sin" currencies after November 8 when...

Trump Tower turns into 'Dump Tower' on Google Maps 27 Nov 2016 - 01:37 pm

Washington: Trump Tower in New York city turned into "Dump Tower" on Google Maps for a few hours, and its proper name was...

Lufthansa urges pilots union to return to pay talks 27 Nov 2016 - 01:29 pm

FRANKFURT: German pilots union VC should resume talks with Lufthansa to find a compromise over a long-running pay dispute rather than repeatedly going...

Arid Saudi could need '$50 billion' in water investment 27 Nov 2016 - 01:23 pm

Riyadh: Arid Saudi Arabia could need more than $53 billion in water sector investment supported by private funds as demand grows, officials said...

Punjab's maximum security jail breached: Top terrorist, gangsters flee 27 Nov 2016 - 12:38 pm

Nabha (Punjab): In a sensational jailbreak, armed men on Sunday attacked the maximum security Nabha jail in Punjab and escaped with two terrorists,...

Israel kills 4 IS-linked gunmen in Golan: army 27 Nov 2016 - 12:30 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli forces killed four gunmen belonging to an Islamic State affiliate in Syria who had opened fire on soldiers in the occupied...

More than 400 civilians flee east Aleppo: monitor 27 Nov 2016 - 12:11 pm

Beirut: More than 400 Syrian civilians have fled rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo for the government-controlled west as regime forces advance in the...

Indonesia police make more arrests in foiled Jakarta bomb plot 27 Nov 2016 - 11:32 am

JAKARTA: Indonesian police over the weekend arrested two more members of a militant group that had planned to bomb government buildings and the...

Militants kidnap six Pakistani workers of Polish oil company 27 Nov 2016 - 11:22 am

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: Six Pakistani workers from a Polish oil and gas surveying company have been kidnapped in northwestern Pakistan, military sources...

Men win all but 1 seat in Kuwait parliamentary election 27 Nov 2016 - 11:02 am

Kuwait City: Results from Kuwait's election show that men have won all but one of the seats in the oil-rich country's parliament. Safaa...

K-pop video director charged in S. Korea's scandal 27 Nov 2016 - 10:50 am

Seoul: A prominent K-pop music video director was charged Sunday as part of a corruption scandal rocking South Korea and engulfing President Park...

Helicopter crashes in Iran, killing five: official 27 Nov 2016 - 10:43 am

Tehran: Five people on board an Iranian helicopter were killed when it crashed into the Caspian Sea on Sunday, state television reported. The...

Syria attack causes "chemical gas" symptoms in rebels -Turkish media 27 Nov 2016 - 10:31 am

ISTANBUL: A rocket attack by Islamic State militants in northern Syria caused symptoms of "chemical gas" in 22 Syrian rebels, state media cited...

Israel firefighters say all fires extinguished 27 Nov 2016 - 10:27 am

Jerusalem: Firefighters extinguished blazes ravaging Israel and West Bank settlements that forced tens of thousands to flee their homes and saw dozens arrested,...

Troops fire artillery at militants in southern Philippines 27 Nov 2016 - 10:20 am

Butig, Philippines: Troops Sunday fired artillery at positions held by an Islamic militant faction in the southern Philippines as more soldiers deployed against...