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Maldives police break up media protest; 11 arrested 03 Apr 2016 - 02:45 pm

By HUSSAIN SINAN MALE, Maldives: Police in the Maldives used tear gas and pepper spray Sunday to break up a protest by journalists...

In Istanbul, an Arabic bookstore anchors Syrian refugees 03 Apr 2016 - 02:41 pm

Samer al-Kadri, Photo from: Facebook By BRAM JANSENN AND DOMINIQUE SOGUEL Istanbul: A rustic, three story-Arabic bookstore in old Istanbul has become an...

Blast ahead of Serbian PM visit in Kosovo 03 Apr 2016 - 02:35 pm

Belgrade: An explosive device was thrown and automatic weapons were fired at a sports hall in northern Kosovo on Sunday some 12 hours...

Iraqis displaced from western city of Ramadi begin to return home 03 Apr 2016 - 02:33 pm

BAGHDAD: The displaced population of Ramadi has started to return to the western Iraqi city that was recaptured from Islamic State militants in...

Arrivals to Greek islands remain steady 03 Apr 2016 - 02:12 pm

Migrants are escorted by anti-riot police inside the Moria migrant camp transformed in police-run detention facility in Mytilene, on Lesbos island on April...

EU must watch rights in Turkey despite refugee deal: Schulz 03 Apr 2016 - 02:04 pm

Berlin: European Parliament President Martin Schulz said Sunday the EU must make no concessions to Turkey over human rights but voiced confidence in...

Mature student: Swedish centenarian is offered place in nursery school 03 Apr 2016 - 01:50 pm

Representational image Stockholm: Four years after celebrating her centenary, a woman in a town in western Sweden has been offered a place in...

Once Ebola-free, Liberia confirms 2nd case 03 Apr 2016 - 01:48 pm

MONROVIA, Liberia: A Liberian health official says a second case of Ebola has been confirmed in the West African country months after it...

European Parliament head condemns Erdogan over German satire protest 03 Apr 2016 - 01:47 pm

File photo of European Parliament President Martin Schulz. REUTERS BERLIN: The head of the European Parliament sharply criticised Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday...

Battle in Syria kills several Hezbollah fighters 03 Apr 2016 - 01:37 pm

A muddied military vehicle drives on a street after Syrian rebels and the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front took control of al-Ais town, in...

Air raids hit Qaeda Yemen camp, militants killed-official 03 Apr 2016 - 01:32 pm

ADEN: Warplanes attacked an al Qaeda camp in southern Yemen on Sunday, killing and wounding a number of militants, a local official said....

Syrian forces enter Islamic State-held town near Palmyra 03 Apr 2016 - 01:13 pm

File photo of Palmyra in 2010. BEIRUT: Syrian and allied forces, backed by Russian air strikes, entered the Islamic State-held town of al-Qaryatain...

Bangladesh former PM to seek bail over firebombing attack 03 Apr 2016 - 01:11 pm

This file photo taken on January 5, 2016 shows Bangladesh's main opposition leader and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia at a...

A symbolic start: 3 passenger flights to leave Brussels 03 Apr 2016 - 01:04 pm

By BISHR EL TOUNI Associated Press By BISHR EL TOUNI Associated Press A lighted logo reading "I like Belgium" is seen on the...

Turkey slams claims that it sends Syrians back 03 Apr 2016 - 12:56 pm

ANKARA: Turkey on Sunday vigorously denied claims that Syrian refugees are being forcibly returned to their country. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry...

Azerbaijan announces 'unilateral' ceasefire in Karabakh 03 Apr 2016 - 12:49 pm

An ambulance transports wounded Armenian soldiers to a hospital in Yerevan, Armenia, 02 April 2016. EPA/HAYK BAGHDASARYAN / PHOTOLURE Baku: Azerbaijan on Sunday...