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Iraqi official urges MPs to dub Sinjar ‘disaster area’ 04 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

NINEVEH, Iraq: An Iraqi official who belongs to the Yazidi sect voiced surprise on Sunday that Iraq’s parliament had not designated the city...

Greece counts down to first Turkey migrant returns under EU deal 04 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian refugee holds a child carrying a placard reading "we ask the EU governments to help us" as refugees and migrants including...

India, Saudi Arabia to strengthen anti-terror cooperation 04 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia honors India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in...

IS rocket expert killed in Iraq strike: spokesman 03 Apr 2016 - 06:37 pm

Baghdad: An Islamic State group rocket expert believed to have been involved in an attack that killed a US Marine has died in...

Leader of Ansaru jihadist group arrested in Nigeria 03 Apr 2016 - 06:31 pm

Kano, Nigeria: The leader of Nigeria's Ansaru jihadist group, Khalid al-Barnawi, one of three Nigerians listed by Washington in 2012 as "specially designated...

Syria opposition sees US 'ambiguity' on Assad future 03 Apr 2016 - 05:46 pm

Paris: A Syrian opposition figure on Sunday criticised perceived "American ambiguity" on the future of President Bashar al-Assad and urged Washington to confirm...

In Brexit warm up, Dutch voters to consider EU treaty with Ukraine 03 Apr 2016 - 05:36 pm

By Anthony Deutsch and Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM: Dutch voters will decide on Wednesday whether to support a European treaty deepening ties with Ukraine...

Venezuela charges Interpol detective for smuggling drugs 03 Apr 2016 - 05:24 pm

BOGOTA, Colombia: The head detective for Venezuela's office of Interpol is being charged with smuggling drugs to the Dominican Republic. The Venezuelan Attorney...

Islamic State group claims Saudi police station bombings 03 Apr 2016 - 04:55 pm

CAIRO: An Islamic State affiliate in Saudi Arabia says its militants detonated two explosive devices in front of a police station in the...

Rains kill 36 in NW Pakistan: officials 03 Apr 2016 - 04:26 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: At least 36 people were killed and 27 injured after heavy rain across northwest Pakistan caused the roofs of dozens of...

Maldives police arrest 16 independent journalists 03 Apr 2016 - 04:06 pm

photo: Twitter/‏@W7VOA Malé, Maldives: Maldives police arrested 16 independent journalists on Sunday while breaking up a demonstration against an alleged crackdown on freedom...

Fire at Russian Defence Ministry's building in Moscow 03 Apr 2016 - 03:16 pm

Russian firefighters extinguish a fire that broke at the one of Russian Defence Ministry's building in Moscow, Russia, 03 April 2016. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV...

Refugee chefs bring their recipes to NYC food company 03 Apr 2016 - 03:12 pm

Representational image By Deepti Hajela NEW YORK: The kitchen hums with activity. Rachana Rimal is at one table, making momos, the traditional dumplings...

Rains kill 24 in NW Pakistan: officials 03 Apr 2016 - 03:06 pm

photo: twitter.com @RadioPakistan Peshawar, Pakistan: At least 24 people were killed and 17 injured after heavy rain across northwest Pakistan caused the roofs...

1st passenger flight leaves Brussels since March 22 attacks 03 Apr 2016 - 03:04 pm

Brussels airlines employees wait for passengers at a temporary check-in area , on April 3, 2016 at Brussels airport in Zaventem, on its...

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...