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Weakness at home hobbles once-powerful Merkel in Europe 20 Sep 2016 - 09:43 am

German Chancellor and chairwomen of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel addressing a news conference in Berlin, Germany, September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio...

Air raids, shelling across Syria after army declares truce over 20 Sep 2016 - 09:24 am

Men drive near a damaged aid truck after an airstrike on the rebel held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20,...

Palestinian assailant with knife shot dead in West Bank - Israeli army 20 Sep 2016 - 09:19 am

An Israeli border policeman aims his weapon towards Palestinian protesters during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron September 19, 2016. Reuters/Mussa...

US, China to step up cooperation on North Korea 20 Sep 2016 - 08:35 am

File picture of US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during their meeting in the Great Hall of the People in...

Captain of doomed Thai pilgrim boat had 'expired licence' 20 Sep 2016 - 08:26 am

Rescue workers look for missing persons on a ferry which capsized the day before in the province of Ayutthaya on September 19, 2016. ...

17 killed, including 3 police, in Kinshasa clashes 19 Sep 2016 - 06:37 pm

Congolese opposition supporters chant slogans during a march to press President Joseph Kabila to step down in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital...

NY, NJ bombings suspect 'Ahmad Khan Rahami' in custody: Media 19 Sep 2016 - 06:13 pm

New York: The Afghan-born American wanted in connection with weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey was taken into custody on Monday...

Syria army declares 'end' of ceasefire 19 Sep 2016 - 06:01 pm

A general view shows damaged buildings in the Waer district in the central Syrian city of Homs, Syria September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki...

US says Syrian truce 'holding but fragile' 19 Sep 2016 - 05:18 pm

A general view shows Syrians driving down the street in front of a damaged building in a government-held area of the central Syrian...

India's Modi thrashes out response to deadly Kashmir raid 19 Sep 2016 - 05:17 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press conference with Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal following a meeting in New...

Abu Dhabi to introduce new regulations for ride-hailing apps 19 Sep 2016 - 04:26 pm

By Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI: Ride-hailing services such as Uber and others will have to register their apps and heed new regulations to...

UK activists use lifejackets to lament refugees' plight 19 Sep 2016 - 04:17 pm

2,500 lifejackets, worn by refugees during crossings from Turkey to the Greek island of Chios, are displayed on Parliament Square, opposite the Houses...

Syria's Assad says U.S. strikes "flagrant aggression" 19 Sep 2016 - 03:33 pm

Syrian government soldiers walk under a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the damaged Khan al-Wazir market in the government-held side of...

Man being sought lived in apartment FBI searched 19 Sep 2016 - 03:31 pm

An image of Ahmad Khan Rahami, who is wanted for questioning in connection with an explosion in New York City, is seen in...

Naturalized Afghanistan citizen sought in Manhattan blast 19 Sep 2016 - 03:15 pm

An image of Ahmad Khan Rahami, who is wanted for questioning in connection with an explosion in New York City, is seen in...

Saudi hospital staff strike over unpaid wages 19 Sep 2016 - 03:09 pm

Riyadh: Staff at a hospital in eastern Saudi Arabia have gone on strike over unpaid wages, workers said Monday, in the kingdom's latest...

Turkey plans to extend Syria safe zone, push further south 19 Sep 2016 - 02:59 pm

Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Turkey could create a 5,000-square-kilometre (1,900 square-mile) safe zone in Syria by pushing further south...

Australian in 'burkini' made to leave French beach: media 19 Sep 2016 - 02:30 pm

Zeynab Alshelh (left) wanted to show her solidarity with Muslim women in France. (Photo: Channel 7) Sydney: An Australian Muslim woman who wore...