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'IS soldier' carried out Minnesota mall stabbings: Amaq 18 Sep 2016 - 05:57 pm

Beirut: A "soldier" of the Islamic State group carried out the stabbings at a mall in the US state of Minnesota that left...

Bomb caused NY blast, no international terror link: governor 18 Sep 2016 - 05:38 pm

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials mark the ground near the site of an explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York,...

Turkey stops 137 migrants trying to reach Greek islands 18 Sep 2016 - 04:42 pm

Ankara: At least 137 migrants have been stopped trying to cross from Turkey's Aegean coastline to the Greek islands, Anadolu News Agency (AA)...

Libyan forces resume anti-IS offensive in Sirte after lull 18 Sep 2016 - 04:38 pm

Tripoli: Libyan pro-government forces Sunday pressed an offensive against Islamic State group holdouts in Sirte, pounding them with heavy artillery after a two-week...

Buhari under fire over Obama speech plagiarism 18 Sep 2016 - 04:19 pm

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (Reuters) Lagos: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has come under fire from critics after admitting part of his recent "Change...

Tunisia extends state of emergency for one month 18 Sep 2016 - 04:02 pm

By Yosra Ouanes TUNIS: Tunisia has extended the current state of emergency for another month, the Tunisian Presidency has announced. A statement said...

Al Shabaab killed Somali general, says radio linked to Islamist group 18 Sep 2016 - 03:32 pm

MOGADISHU: Somali Islamist group al Shabaab was responsible for a car bomb that killed a Somali general on Sunday as he was travelling...

Syrian warplane downed during operation against Islamic State 18 Sep 2016 - 03:09 pm

BEIRUT: The Syrian military on Sunday said one of its war planes had been downed in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor...

One dead, 14 injured in blast At Spanish resort 18 Sep 2016 - 02:55 pm

A picture taken on September 18, 2016 shows a damaged seven-storey building following an explosion in Premia de Mar, near Barcelona. One person...

Investigation underway into NYC explosion that left 29 hurt 18 Sep 2016 - 02:53 pm

Police and first responders walk down a blocked off road near the site of an alleged bomb explosion on West 23rd Street on...

Moscow urges US to probe strike on Syria regime forces 18 Sep 2016 - 02:24 pm

A picture taken on September 17, 2016 shows an American flag (R) fluttering above a building used by the Kurdish police known as...

Former French President Jacques Chirac hospitalised 18 Sep 2016 - 02:15 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on August 14, 2011 shows France's former president Jacques Chirac siting at a table outside the famous Le...

Govt forces claim to retake key Libya oilfields 18 Sep 2016 - 02:11 pm

(FILE PHOTO) People gather around a burning car at the site of a car bomb during a demonstration in support of General Khalifa...

2 peshmerga forces killed in Iraq suicide bombing 18 Sep 2016 - 02:09 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: A suicide bombing killed two Kurdish peshmerga forces and injured three others in northern Iraq on Sunday. A Daesh bomber blew...

Egypt opens Rafah crossing for return of Gazan pilgrims 18 Sep 2016 - 02:02 pm

By Hani al-Shaer and Hidayah al-Saidi GAZA CITY, Palestine: Egyptian authorities on Sunday exceptionally opened the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip to...

Turkish man held for attacking woman wearing shorts 18 Sep 2016 - 01:31 pm

Image for representation purpose only Istanbul: Turkish police have detained an assailant on charges of kicking and injuring a young woman for wearing...

New fighting erupts for Libya oil ports 18 Sep 2016 - 12:50 pm

A view of the industrial zone at Libya's oil port of Ras Lanuf. Benghazi, Libya: New fighting erupted early Sunday between forces loyal...

Arms for Houthis found in Yemen trucks with Oman plates-newspaper 18 Sep 2016 - 12:00 pm

A Houthi militant stands on a wall in Sanaa, Yemen September 5, 2016. Reuters/Khaled Abdullah Allies of Yemen's president found weapons bound for...