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Ethiopian Nile dam manager found shot dead, crowds call for justice 27 Jul 2018 - 06:50 am

ADDIS ABABA: The project manager of a $4 billion Ethiopian dam was found shot dead in his vehicle in Addis Ababa on Thursday,...

Syrian flag raised in Quneitra on Syrian side of Golan Heights 27 Jul 2018 - 05:43 am

GOLAN HEIGHTS/AMMAN: Pro-Assad forces raised the Syrian flag in the largely ruined city of Quneitra on Thursday, regained from surrendering rebels as the...

Israeli cartoonist fired after drawing Netanyahu as pig 26 Jul 2018 - 07:17 pm

JERUSALEM: A Jerusalem-based magazine has laid off a cartoonist for rendering an image of Israel's prime minister and Likud lawmakers as pig characters...

Imran Khan claims victory in Pakistan election 26 Jul 2018 - 05:16 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan cricket hero turned politician Imran Khan claimed victory Thursday in the country's tense general election marred by allegations of "blatant" rigging...

Cambodian, Indian among 2018 winners of Magsaysay awards 26 Jul 2018 - 01:53 pm

MANILA, Philippines: A Cambodian genocide survivor who helped document the Khmer Rouge atrocities and an Indian psychiatrist who led the rescue of thousands...

Blast heard near U.S. Embassy in China in "suspected self-immolation" attempt 26 Jul 2018 - 09:42 am

BEIJING: Chinese police took away a woman who sprayed herself with gasoline on Thursday in what was suspected to be a self-immolation attempt...

Pakistan's Imran Khan edges closer to power, opponents cry foul 26 Jul 2018 - 08:58 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani cricket icon-turned-politician Imran Khan inched closer to power on Thursday after a general election that has been marred by long delays...

UN Palestinian agency to axe 250 jobs after US funding cuts 26 Jul 2018 - 02:35 am

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees announced Wednesday it was cutting more than 250 jobs in the Palestinian...

More than 220 dead in IS attacks on southern Syria's Sweida 26 Jul 2018 - 01:28 am

Beirut: A string of suicide blasts and raids claimed by the Islamic State group killed more than 220 people in southern Syria on...

Pompeo 'personally' warned Russia not to meddle in US elections 25 Jul 2018 - 10:34 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that he had personally warned Russian officials to abstain from interference in US elections,...

Macron under fire over response to security aide scandal 25 Jul 2018 - 10:31 pm

Paris: France's opposition lashed out at Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday over his response to revelations that his top security aide roughed up protesters,...

Greece’s deadly fire: a "blowtorch" no one could stop 25 Jul 2018 - 10:31 pm

ATHENS: When the wind whipping wildfire through the pine forests around the Greek coastal village of Mati suddenly changed direction on Monday afternoon,...

Suit: Store owner disparaged black, Middle Eastern customers 25 Jul 2018 - 10:31 pm

BOSTON: An upscale Boston clothing store owner accused of making disparaging remarks and denying service to a black man and a Middle Eastern...

11-year-old girl catches piranha relative in Oklahoma lake 25 Jul 2018 - 10:31 pm

OKLAHOMA CITY: An 11-year-old Oklahoma girl has quite the fish tale after catching a native South American fish with human-like teeth. Kennedy Smith...