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Gunmen attack hospital in NW Saudi Arabia; 8 injured 17 May 2016 - 01:52 pm

By Ahmed al-Masri RIYADH: At least eight people were injured when gunmen stormed a hospital in Saudi Arabia’s northwestern Ha’il province and opened...

Assad regime shelling kills 20 civilians across Syria 17 May 2016 - 01:09 pm

Syrian Civil Defence workers evacuate a body following a regime air strike on May 17, 2016, in the rebel-held al-Sukari neighborhood of the...

296 Syrian refugees cross into Jordan 17 May 2016 - 01:06 pm

AFP/ File photo Amman: A total of 296 new Syrian refugees crossed into Jordan during the previous 24 hours, an army official said...

Finland says refugees can return to safe Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia 17 May 2016 - 12:54 pm

File photo of refugees walking in heavy rain from public transport centre to Lappia-building refugee reception centre in Tornio, northwestern Finland, September 18,...

Sri Lanka flood toll hits 11, thousands more homeless 17 May 2016 - 12:51 pm

Sri Lankan residents paddle around their home inundated by floodwaters in Pugoda, about 35 kms from capital Colombo on May 17, 2016. AFP...

Two bombs in Baghdad kill 13, say police and medical sources 17 May 2016 - 12:48 pm

Two bombs went off in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 40, police and medical sources said....

Turkey identifies 13 more dead from truck bomb blast in mainly Kurdish village 17 May 2016 - 12:47 pm

People gather at the site of last night's explosion near the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey May 13, 2016. REUTERS/SERTAC KAYAR Turkish...

Son of slain Pakistani governor narrates horrific kidnap ordeal 17 May 2016 - 12:18 pm

Islamabad: The son of a murdered Pakistani governor has described in chilling detail how he was flogged, shot and had his nails pulled...

Philippines detains 25 Chinese fishermen for suspected poaching 17 May 2016 - 12:04 pm

Philippine fishing authorities said on Tuesday they had detained 25 Chinese crew of two seized fishing boats on suspicion of poaching, a move...

New deaths in Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia, Azeri leaders meet 17 May 2016 - 10:52 am

An Azeri serviceman aims his weapon at the frontline with the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh inAzerbaijan, April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Zulfiya Safkhanova/File By Lesley...

12 Indonesians dead after drinking bootleg alcohol 17 May 2016 - 10:41 am

Jakarta: Twelve Indonesian men have died after drinking bootleg liquor, police said Tuesday, the latest deaths in the Muslim-majority country caused by homemade...

New North Korean foreign minister was its disarmament negotiator 17 May 2016 - 10:38 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (R) exchanges smiles with Ri Yong-ho during a military parade to mark the birth anniversary of the North's...

Alleged sexual assault sparked Dubai police shooting: Report 17 May 2016 - 10:20 am

(represetational image) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: A state-owned newspaper in the United Arab Emirates is reporting that an alleged sexual assault caused a...

Germany's Steinmeier says Syria talks to focus on ceasefire, aid 17 May 2016 - 10:19 am

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 27, 2016. REUTERS/FABRIZIO BENSCH Talks on Syria...

Top ranked Chinese official to 'listen' to HK demands as independence calls grow 17 May 2016 - 10:12 am

A local protester against mainland Chinese parallel traders carries a British Hong Kong colonial flag in Hong Kong, China, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby...

French president says won't back down on labour market reform 17 May 2016 - 09:49 am

France's President Francois Hollande (C) speaks during a morning radio show on France's Europe 1 station on May 17, 2016 in Paris. AFP...

Australian police raid properties connected to Islamic State sailing group 17 May 2016 - 09:26 am

Australian Federal Police officers walk towards a house as they carry out raids connected with five men who were accused of planning to...

Bangladesh arrests Islamist militant over killing of professor 17 May 2016 - 09:19 am

Bangladesh police have arrested an Islamist militant charged with the murder of a professor amid a surge in deadly attacks against liberal activists...