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Iraqi PM Abadi declines Turkish help offer in Mosul 22 Oct 2016 - 04:08 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi declined an offer from Turkey to take part in the battle to dislodge Islamic State from...

Iraqi TV journalist killed south of Mosul 22 Oct 2016 - 02:17 pm

Baghdad: An Iraqi cameraman was killed on Saturday covering a military offensive to wrest the city of Mosul back from the Islamic State...

Trump’s jokes strike a sour tone at New York’s Al Smith Dinner 22 Oct 2016 - 01:39 pm

Donald Trump said Thursday he was in a room full of wonderful people at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New...

Nobel academy member slams 'arrogant' Dylan 22 Oct 2016 - 01:26 pm

Stockholm: A prominent member of the academy which awards the Nobel literature prize slammed this year's laureate Bob Dylan as arrogant on Friday,...

Belgian shopping mall evacuated after man fires rifle in store 22 Oct 2016 - 01:10 pm

BRUSSELS: A Belgian shopping centre was evacuated on Saturday after a man opened fire with a Kalashnikov rifle in a store in Chatelineau,...

4500 killed since the collapse of the US-Russian truce in Syria 22 Oct 2016 - 01:02 pm

the Syrian Observatory for human rights since the early hours of the collapse of US-Russian truce at 7:00 pm of the 19th of...

Raine Spencer, princess Diana's stepmother, dies at 87 22 Oct 2016 - 12:58 pm

London: Countess Raine Spencer, the stepmother of Diana, princess of Wales with whom she had a rocky relationship, has died aged 87, her...

Engagment of minor Egyptian children sparks outrage 22 Oct 2016 - 12:49 pm

Two Egyptian children, Youssef and Gharam, engaged to be married took the media and networking site by storm. An announcement by the father,...

24 killed by Russian and Syrian airstrikes in Idlib 22 Oct 2016 - 12:29 pm

Idlib province: Rose to 24 including 4 children and 3 women the number of civilians who were killed by Russian airstrikes targeted IDlib...

Kenya fights deadly stigma with albino beauty pageant 22 Oct 2016 - 12:01 pm

Nairobi: In many parts of Africa albinos are stigmatised or hunted for their body parts, but for one night in Kenya those with...

Ivanka Trump backs her father but doesn't want to fall with him 22 Oct 2016 - 10:57 am

New York: She is as calm and thoughtful as her father is strident and impetuous. She is Ivanka Trump, and the distance she...

MNS allows release of Karan Johar's 'Ae Dil...' 22 Oct 2016 - 10:38 am

Mumbai: In a breather for filmmaker Karan Johar, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Saturday allowed the release of his forthcoming film "Ae...

Wonder Woman named a special UN ambassador, despite protests 22 Oct 2016 - 10:37 am

United Nations: The United Nations celebrated Wonder Woman's 75th birthday on Friday by naming the comic book character as its new Honorary Ambassador...

Nearly 80,000 evacuated as typhoon lashes south China 22 Oct 2016 - 10:37 am

BEIJING: Nearly 80,000 people have been evacuated in a southern Chinese city as a strong typhoon lashed the region, damaging dikes and dam...

Suspicious envelope found at Clinton campaign office: police 22 Oct 2016 - 10:28 am

New York: An envelope containing a white powdery substance was sent to one of White House hopeful Hillary Clinton's campaign offices in New...

NY enacts restrictions on Airbnb, with fines of up to $7,500 22 Oct 2016 - 10:23 am

ALBANY, N.Y.: New York state enacted one of the nation's toughest restrictions on Airbnb on Friday with a new law authorizing fines of...

U.S Defense Secretary Carter arrives in Iraq 22 Oct 2016 - 10:18 am

BAGHDAD: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Iraq Saturday to meet with his commanders and assess progress in the opening days of...

Trump gains on Clinton, poll shows 'rigged' message resonates 22 Oct 2016 - 09:59 am

By Emily Stephenson and Chris Kahn NEWTOWN, Pa./NEW YORK: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gained on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton among American...