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Fifth parcel blast reported in Texas 20 Mar 2018 - 04:06 pm

Austin: A package exploded early Tuesday at a FedEx distribution facility in Texas, authorities said, following a series of other blasts in Austin...

Syria forces battle to secure Damascus 20 Mar 2018 - 03:24 pm

Douma, Syria: Syrian regime and allied forces battled to suppress the last pockets of resistance in and around Damascus Tuesday while the beleaguered...

Erdogan tells US to end 'deception' on Syria 20 Mar 2018 - 02:55 pm

Ankara, March: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday told the US to stop "deceiving" Turkey and start cooperation, after Washington said it was...

In Syria's Ghouta, hard-hit but home again 20 Mar 2018 - 02:49 pm

Saqba, Syria: Talal Sadek clutched his elderly mother's hand, helping her navigate the piles of rubble that snaked up to their front door...

Moldova: 2 dead in explosion in Moldovan capital 20 Mar 2018 - 01:33 pm

CHISINAU, Moldova: Moldovan police say two people have died in an explosion in a shop in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau. Police spokeswoman Oxana...

Buses pull up at Russian embassy as expelled diplomats prepare to leave London 20 Mar 2018 - 01:15 pm

LONDON, Two buses with diplomatic number plates arrived at the Russian embassy in London on Tuesday after Prime Minister Theresa May ordered 23...

Package bound for Austin explodes at FedEx facility - fire department 20 Mar 2018 - 01:10 pm

One employee was injured when a package containing nails and shrapnel that was bound for Austin, Texas, exploded at a Texas FedEx facility,...

Norway's justice minister quits to avert government collapse 20 Mar 2018 - 12:51 pm

OSLO: Norwegian Justice Minister Sylvi Listhaug quit on Tuesday to avert a collapse of the minority government after she caused uproar with comments...

Syria monitors: IS militants seize Damascus neighborhood 20 Mar 2018 - 12:17 pm

BEIRUT: A Syrian war monitoring group says Islamic State militants have captured a largely vacant neighborhood in Damascus following intense fighting with pro-government...

Turkey slams UAE's 'threat to Arab world' statement 20 Mar 2018 - 11:29 am

ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday strongly criticized the "threat to the Arab world" remarks of Emirati foreign minister on Turkey’s operation in...

French ex-president Sarkozy in custody in campaign funding probe: Source 20 Mar 2018 - 10:57 am

PARIS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was being held in police custody on Tuesday for questioning by magistrates looking into allegations of Libyan...

Japanese court throws out Syrians' bid to overturn refugee ruling 20 Mar 2018 - 10:21 am

Tokyo: Two Syrian asylum seekers on Tuesday lost a bid to overturn a government decision to deny them refugee status, in the first...

India says 39 workers abducted in Iraq in 2014 are confirmed dead 20 Mar 2018 - 10:06 am

New Delhi: The bodies of 39 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Iraq in 2014 by the Islamic State group have been found in...

Supreme Court takes up challenge by crisis pregnancy centers 20 Mar 2018 - 07:58 am

WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a free speech fight over California's attempt to regulate anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers. The case...

Israel arrests French Consulate driver for gun smuggling 20 Mar 2018 - 12:03 am

JERUSALEM: A French employee of France's Consulate in Jerusalem is under arrest for allegedly smuggling dozens of weapons from the Gaza Strip to...

Austin on edge: Police fear serial bomber behind Texas blasts 19 Mar 2018 - 11:40 pm

AUSTIN, Texas: Police in Texas fear a serial bomber planted four powerful explosive devices that have killed two people and injured four others...

Brazil police arrest Catholic bishop of Formosa in graft probe 19 Mar 2018 - 08:48 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazilian police on Monday arrested the Bishop of Formosa, Jose Ribeiro, on allegations that he, along with other Catholic clergymen, stole...