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Turkey court shuts down pro-Kurdish newspaper 17 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A journalist of pro-Kurdish Ozgur Gundem gives an interview to a German TV channel. (REUTERS/Murad Sezer/filephoto) Ankara: A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered...

15 Guantanamo detainees sent to UAE in major transfer 17 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

In this photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, a Guantanamodetainee's feet are shackled to the floor as he attends a...

Calls for calm, curfew bring quieter night after Milwaukee riots 16 Aug 2016 - 04:41 pm

Police in riot gear assemble in an alley after disturbances following the police shooting of a man inMilwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 15, 2016....

France defends burkini ban on tense post-attack beaches 16 Aug 2016 - 01:46 pm

A "burkini" full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women is seen on a mannequin at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur on August 16,...

Russian warplanes take off from Iran to target IS in Syria 16 Aug 2016 - 01:38 pm

A still image, taken from video footage and released by Russia's Defence Ministry on August 16, 2016, shows a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range...

Bangladesh arrests four women in cafe attack probe 16 Aug 2016 - 01:30 pm

(File pic for representation purpose) DHAKA: Bangladeshi security forces said on Tuesday they had arrested four women suspected of being members of a...

Yemen is a “pressure cooker”, aid groups warn amid outrage over school airstrike 16 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement ride on the back of a truck as they leave a tribal gathering they held to show...

Public Interest Lawyers, the law firm that championed Iraqi claims against UK troops, to shut as government withdrew funding 15 Aug 2016 - 06:39 pm

LONDON: A British law firm that doggedly pursued allegations of killings and torture made by Iraqi claimants against British troops will close down...

South Sudan’s president says will consider UN troops 15 Aug 2016 - 06:29 pm

Security Council has voted to send extra troops Kiir’s spokesman initially said that would be opposed President now says final decision still not...

More than 30 Syrian rebels killed in IS suicide blast 15 Aug 2016 - 06:25 pm

Members of the Syrian opposition group, Army of Conquest and Conquest of Aleppo, launch an operation named 'Break the Aleppo siege' against Assad...

Ethiopia police block anti-government protests 15 Aug 2016 - 06:17 pm

This file photo taken on June 6, 2005 at a campus of the Addis Ababa university shows Ethiopian policemen looking at students demonstrating....

Corsica tense after clashes injure five 15 Aug 2016 - 06:09 pm

This picture taken on August 14, 2016 shows the creek where a violent fight happened the day before, leaving four wounded in Sisco...

Third French beach town bans Muslim burkini swimsuit 15 Aug 2016 - 05:59 pm

Australian model Mecca Laalaa wearing a burqini by fashion designer Aheda Zanetti at the Islamic Sport and Swimwear shop in Sydney. AFP PARIS:...

Turkish police raid Istanbul courthouses, more officers detained 15 Aug 2016 - 05:49 pm

This file photo taken on June 21, 2016 shows Cumhuriyet Daily newspaper editor-in-chief Can Dundar (C), taking part in a news meeting at...

Austria arrests nine Iraqis over gang rape of German woman 15 Aug 2016 - 05:48 pm

FILE PHOTO: Austrians march to the border to demand a fence. AFP PHOTO / JURE MAKOVEC VIENNA: Nine Iraqi asylum seekers and refugees...

Cosby effort to reseal case files declared moot-US appeals court 15 Aug 2016 - 05:41 pm

Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse for a preliminary hearing, May 24, 2016 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. REUTERS / Matt Rourke A...

East Libyan forces pledge move to “secure” oil assets 15 Aug 2016 - 05:34 pm

Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) hold a position in al-Zaafaran neighbourhood as they fight Islamic State group (IS)...

Taliban “special forces” lead Helmand assault-Afghan officials 15 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

An internally displaced Afghan family poses for a photograph at a temporary home after they fled ongoing clashes between Afghan security forces and...