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Hezbollah, Christian allies boycott cabinet meeting 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

People drive past piles of garbage in the area of Jal Al Dib in the northern outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut, yesterday....

IS kills two generals in Iraq 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A Syrian migrant runs after crossing under a fence as he enters Hungary, at the border with Serbia, near Roszke, yesterday. Baghdad: A...

Merkel says 'shaken' by migrant deaths in Austria 27 Aug 2015 - 06:50 pm

VIENNA: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that everyone had been "shaken" by news that up to 50 migrants had been found...

Greece names top judge as caretaker PM ahead of snap vote 27 Aug 2015 - 06:16 pm

ATHENS: Greece on Thursday named its top judge as caretaker prime minister to organise early elections expected next month, the fifth in the...

Thai court issues arrest warrant for suspect over second blast 27 Aug 2015 - 06:00 pm

BANGKOK: A Thai court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a man over a blast near a Bangkok pier last week which...

Catalonia prepares for key vote on its future in Spain 27 Aug 2015 - 05:38 pm

Barcelona: Catalan political parties sharpened their knives on Thursday one month ahead of a key regional election which separatists want to use as...

Kremlin pivot to China slowed as projects delayed 27 Aug 2015 - 05:32 pm

MOSCOW: A growing economic crisis in Russia and a growth slowdown in China that has rattled world markets mean about $113 billion worth...

China, Malaysia to hold military drill in September 27 Aug 2015 - 05:14 pm

BEIJING: China and Malaysia will hold a joint military exercise in the second half of September in the Malacca Strait and its surrounding...

Afghan Airstrike Kills 4 Senior Taliban Commanders 27 Aug 2015 - 05:06 pm

KABUL: Four senior Taliban commanders have been killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, a security official said on Thursday...

China Conducts Air, Sea Drills in East China Sea 27 Aug 2015 - 04:56 pm

BEIJING: China conducted large-scale air and sea exercises in the East China Sea on Thursday, T Xinhua News Agency reported. The training involved...

Philippines seeks US 'assistance' in South China Sea 27 Aug 2015 - 04:49 pm

MANILA: The Philippines has asked the US to provide military "assistance" in resupplying and rotating Manila's forces in the South China Sea because...

Up to 50 refugees found dead in truck in Austria: Krone newspaper 27 Aug 2015 - 02:31 pm

VIENNA: As many as 50 refugees were found dead in a parked truck in eastern Austria on Thursday, the Krone newspaper reported, saying...

Seven Ukraine servicemen killed, 13 wounded: Ukraine military 27 Aug 2015 - 02:17 pm

Ukrainian servicemen pass under a booby trap as they patrol an area near the village of Popasna, Lugansk region, Ukraine, August 27, 2015. ...

China detains 12 over Tianjin blasts, accuses officials of dereliction 27 Aug 2015 - 01:54 pm

A People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier of the anti-chemical warfare corps in protection suit sprays liquid on the debris at the site of...

U.N. envoy confident Libya factions can seal deal around September 10 27 Aug 2015 - 01:13 pm

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon arrives at the Palais...

Islamic State takes new ground near Turkish border 27 Aug 2015 - 12:57 pm

An undated map depicting the rebel-held Marea town located between Aleppo and Turkish border, which has reportedly been encircled by ISIS militants. BEIRUT:...

Annual tomato battle paints streets of Spanish town red 27 Aug 2015 - 12:15 pm

BUNOL, Spain: Thousands of revellers pelted each other with tomatoes on Wednesday in the town of Bunol in eastern Spain, bathing the streets...

'Powder keg' of anger led to on-air murders 27 Aug 2015 - 11:32 am

Alison Parker is pictured interviewing Vicki Gardner in Moneta, Virginia moments before she was shot, in this combination of still images from video...