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12 officers hurt in N. Carolina protests after fatal police shooting 21 Sep 2016 - 09:47 am

Police officers wearing riot gear block a road during protests after police fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott in the parking lot of an...

Air raid kills several medical workers, insurgents near Aleppo - monitors 21 Sep 2016 - 09:38 am

File photo of an aid truck destroyed by an air strike recently. BEIRUT: An air raid carried out overnight by Syrian or Russian...

Brexit prompts some Jewish Britons to reconcile with German roots 21 Sep 2016 - 08:45 am

London rabbi Julia Neuberger poses for a photograph with the old German passport of her grandmother, Hermine Sara Rosenthal, at the West London...

US bombers fly over S.Korea for second time since North nuclear test 21 Sep 2016 - 08:40 am

A US B-1B Lancer makes a landing at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek on September 21, 2016. SouthKorea OUT / AFP /...

"L.A. Confidential" director Curtis Hanson found dead at California home 21 Sep 2016 - 08:37 am

Director Curtis Hanson participates in the HBO panel for the film "Too Big to Fail" during the Television Critics Association winter press tour...

Lebanese man sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in Iran 21 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON/DUBAI: Iran sentenced Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese citizen with permanent U.S. residency, to 10 years in prison and a $4.2 million fine after...

Iraq forces launch push on Islamic State bastion Mosul 20 Sep 2016 - 06:47 pm

Shabak fighters undergo training before the upcoming battle to recapture Mosul in Diyala province, Iraq September 19, 2016. Picture taken September 19, 2016....

Refugee arrivals in Mediterranean surpass 300,000 20 Sep 2016 - 05:44 pm

GENEVA: The United Nations on Tuesday warned this year was expected to be the deadliest on record for refugees in the Mediterranean Sea...

Ban Ki-moon makes final appeal for action on Syria, climate 20 Sep 2016 - 05:13 pm

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 20, 2016 in New York City.Drew Angerer/AFP United...

At least 37 killed by Congo security forces in two days of violence 20 Sep 2016 - 04:59 pm

Flares are launched by DRCongo Police forces during a demonstration in Goma on September 19, 2016. AFP / Mustafa MULOPWE DAKAR: Human Rights...

'Brexit will cost us jobs' warns Dutch king 20 Sep 2016 - 04:40 pm

Dutch King Willem-Alexander stands after delivering a speech from the throne next to Queen Maxima waving in the Ridderzaal (Knights' Hall) during the...

Burkini incident at upscale hotel highlights divisions in Egypt 20 Sep 2016 - 04:37 pm

A "burkini" full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women is seen on a mannequin at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/File photo) By...

Work starts on wall near Calais' 'Jungle' migrant camp 20 Sep 2016 - 03:37 pm

Workers dig foundations of a wall along the road leading to the harbour of Calais, northern France on September 20, 2016 to stop...

Helicopter crashes in eastern Libya, killing 5 20 Sep 2016 - 03:31 pm

By Moataz al-Majbari TRIPOLI: At least five people were killed on Tuesday -- including the aide of a parliamentary speaker -- when a...

120 Palestinians in Israeli jails declare hunger strike 20 Sep 2016 - 03:20 pm

By Anees Bargouthi RAMALLAH, Palestine: At least 120 Palestinians in Israeli jails have begun an open-ended hunger strike to demand the release of...

Free Syrian Army wants Turkish soldiers 'only' 20 Sep 2016 - 03:17 pm

Free Syrian Army members take security measures after Jarabulus cleaned from Daesh militants as part of Operation Euphrates Shield in Aleppo, Syria on...

Saudi Aramco fire injures 8 workers; operations not impacted 20 Sep 2016 - 03:14 pm

RIYADH: State-owned Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil production company, says eight of its workers have been injured in a fire that broke...

"Serious concern" in Somalia as 5 mln go hungry: UN 20 Sep 2016 - 02:59 pm

Civilians walk near the site of a suicide car bomb attack, which killed a top Somaliageneral along with four of his security guards,...