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IS ‘information minister’ killed in Mosul raid 23 Nov 2016 - 02:34 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: The Islamic State terrorist group’s "information minister" has been killed by an airstrike in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi...

France to convene Syria meeting after Assad, allies launch "total war" 23 Nov 2016 - 02:15 pm

PARIS: France accused Syria and its allies of using the political uncertainty in the United States to launch "total war" against rebel-held areas...

Hamas blasts planned wall around Lebanese refugee camp 23 Nov 2016 - 02:02 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has criticized plans by the Lebanese authorities to build a concrete wall around a Palestinian refugee...

Civilians flee as militias close in on Tal Afar west of Mosul 23 Nov 2016 - 01:52 pm

ERBIL/BAGHDAD, Iraq: Tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians have fled Tal Afar as Shi'ite paramilitary groups close in the Islamic State-held town on...

Indian railways ask again for safety funds after crash kills 150 23 Nov 2016 - 01:35 pm

NEW DELHI: The track where an Indian train derailed on Sunday, killing 150 people, was inspected just two days earlier and found to...

Dalai Lama has 'no worries' about Trump 23 Nov 2016 - 01:24 pm

Beijing: The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Wednesday he had "no worries" about US President-elect Donald Trump and looked forward to...

Madame Tussauds to open branch at Regal Cinema in Delhi 23 Nov 2016 - 01:21 pm

New Delhi: Lifelike wax statues of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and pop icon Kim Kardashian will vie for attention...

Indonesia agrees to help solve mystery of missing shipwrecks 23 Nov 2016 - 01:11 pm

Jakarta: Indonesia has agreed to work with the Netherlands to investigate the mysterious disappearance of several World War II shipwrecks -- considered war...

10 killed as India shells Pakistan boundary 23 Nov 2016 - 12:48 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: At least 10 people have been killed and 18 others injured in shelling by Indian forces along the dividing boundary of...

S.Korea raises bird flu alert as three more cases found at poultry farms 23 Nov 2016 - 12:44 pm

SEOUL: South Korea raised the country's bird flu alert status on Wednesday to its second-highest level following three more outbreaks of the highly...

Bulgaria charges defence minister over jet-repair deal with Poland 23 Nov 2016 - 12:34 pm

SOFIA: Bulgarian prosecutors charged outgoing Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev on Wednesday over an agreement with NATO ally Poland for repairs of its Soviet-era...

Brotherhood denies mediation for Egypt reconciliation 23 Nov 2016 - 12:26 pm

CAIRO: Egypt’s embattled Muslim Brotherhood group has denied mediation by regional states to reach reconciliation with the regime of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Local...

Indian police kill six Maoists in shootout 23 Nov 2016 - 12:17 pm

New Delhi: Six heavily armed Maoist rebels were killed Wednesday in a jungle gunbattle with police in eastern India, an officer said. Police...

Gunmen kill four guards in Nigeria's oil hub 23 Nov 2016 - 12:13 pm

Warri, Nigeria: Gunmen have killed four guards at a facility operated by the Nigerian subsidary of Italian group Eni, local and security officials...

Nine people killed in indian firing on Kashmir bus 23 Nov 2016 - 12:03 pm

Islamabad: At least nine people were killed and seven others wounded in cross-border fire which hit a Pakistani bus in disputed Kashmir on...

Turkey's Erdogan says EU Parliament vote has 'no value' 23 Nov 2016 - 11:40 am

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that a European Parliament vote set to back a freeze of membership talks with Ankara...