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Luxury thrives amid misery in Ukraine's war-torn east 29 Sep 2016 - 09:57 am

Donetsk, Ukraine: Fancy restaurants and trendy boutiques stand just blocks away from stuffy bomb shelters where survivors hunker down in eastern Ukraine's pro-Russian...

Key dates since Russian intervention in Syria 29 Sep 2016 - 09:27 am

Moscow: Russia one year ago carried out its first air strikes in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, in a major turning...

Teen kills father, opens fire on South Carolina schoolyard -police 29 Sep 2016 - 09:08 am

CHARLESTON, S.C.: A 14-year-old South Carolina boy shot and killed his father then drove to an elementary school where he wounded two children...

US welcomes MH17 inquiry, notes Russian link 29 Sep 2016 - 07:45 am

Washington: The United States welcomed Wednesday the preliminary results of a criminal inquiry into the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, saying it...

Two Swiss army pilots killed as their helicopter crashes 28 Sep 2016 - 08:27 pm

Basel, Switzerland: Two Swiss army pilots were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed on the St Gotthard mountain pass, air force commander Aldo...

Video: Man escapes death by a whisker 28 Sep 2016 - 07:46 pm

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US says to end Syria work with Russia if Aleppo assault goes on 28 Sep 2016 - 06:26 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States threatened on Wednesday to halt its joint work with Russia on Syria unless Russia moved to end the assault...

Catalonia leader promises 2017 independence referendum 28 Sep 2016 - 06:19 pm

Barcelona: The president of Spain's Catalonia region on Wednesday said he would call an independence referendum in September 2017, in a move likely...

Jail term for Timbuktu attacks 'warning' to others: ICC prosecutor 28 Sep 2016 - 04:17 pm

The Hague: The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court Tuesday welcomed a nine-year jail sentence imposed on a Malian jihadist for destroying...

India-Pakistan tensions threaten South Asia summit 28 Sep 2016 - 04:09 pm

New Delhi: A key South Asian summit was in doubt Wednesday after India and three other countries pulled out following a deadly attack...

US strike against Islamic State kills 18, including Afghan civilians 28 Sep 2016 - 03:47 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Civilians were among at least 18 people killed in a US air strike against Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan on...

Syrian kids relish return to school in ex-IS bastion 28 Sep 2016 - 02:30 pm

Manbij, Syria: Children rushed out into the schoolyard for break time on the first day of classes in the Syrian town of Manbij,...

Five arrested on suspicion of forming European Islamic State cell 28 Sep 2016 - 11:21 am

Madrid: Spanish, German and Belgian authorities have arrested five people suspected of forming an "active and dangerous" Islamic State cell and promoting Islamist ...

Drone halts traffic at Dubai airport 28 Sep 2016 - 11:03 am

Dubai: An unauthorised drone forced Dubai airport to halt air traffic for about half an hour on Wednesday in the second such incident...

Lightning storms knock out power to entire Australian state 28 Sep 2016 - 10:54 am

SYDNEY: Severe storms and thousands of lightning strikes knocked out power to the entire state of South Australia on Wednesday, energy authorities said....

Air strike hits major Aleppo hospital - medical workers 28 Sep 2016 - 10:52 am

BEIRUT: Air strikes hit a hospital in rebel-held eastern Aleppo in the early hours of Wednesday, putting it out of service, medical workers...

At your service: cyber criminals for hire to militants, EU says 28 Sep 2016 - 10:12 am

Cybercriminals offering contract services for hire offer militant groups the means to attack Europe but such groups have yet to employ such techniques...

Israeli ex-president and Nobel laureate Peres dies 28 Sep 2016 - 10:07 am

Ramat Gan, Israel: Israeli ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres died on Wednesday, some two weeks after suffering a major stroke,...