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Iraq jails Turkish woman, Syrian for life over IS ties 12 Feb 2018 - 02:19 pm

Baghdad: An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced a Turkish woman and a Syrian man to life in jail over ties to the Islamic...

Hong Kong cancels New Year fireworks to mourn bus crash victims 12 Feb 2018 - 02:18 pm

Hong Kong: A spectacular fireworks display staged annually over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour to mark Lunar New Year will be cancelled this year...

Small earthquake rattles China's capital, Beijing 12 Feb 2018 - 01:50 pm

BEIJING: A rare small earthquake rattled the Chinese capital Beijing on Monday, centered in an area just south of the city in the...

Turkey warns US to make or break strained ties 12 Feb 2018 - 01:23 pm

Istanbul: Turkey on Monday warned the United States it was time to either make or break ties between the NATO allies that have...

London City Airport scraps Monday flights as WW II bomb found 12 Feb 2018 - 12:48 pm

London City Airport, an important hub for business travelers, canceled all flights on Monday after the discovery nearby of an unexploded World War...

France FM visits Iraq to discuss reconstruction 12 Feb 2018 - 09:51 am

Baghdad, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited Iraq on Monday to discuss the war-torn country's reconstruction with Iraqi officials after Baghdad declared...

Tonga declares state of emergency as cyclone looms 12 Feb 2018 - 09:50 am

Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Tonga declared a state of emergency Monday and imposed a curfew in the capital Nuku'alofa as the Pacific island kingdom braced...

Florida bill would let bullied students go to private school 12 Feb 2018 - 09:28 am

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., From third to fifth grade, Alyson Hochstedler says bullies slammed her son into lockers and punched him. One threatened to...

Five star poster boy must convince Italy he won’t trash economy 12 Feb 2018 - 09:10 am

Luigi Di Maio sits straight as a board and glances down at his notes as he aims to convince some 400 business leaders...

Gas spill sparks highway inferno in China 12 Feb 2018 - 08:34 am

Beijing, A Chinese highway transformed into a raging inferno after an overturned tanker coated the road in liquid natural gas, creating a potential...

Sec Def Mattis admits that PYD/PKK mobilizes in Afrin 12 Feb 2018 - 08:00 am

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis late Sunday acknowledged that some of the terrorist PYD/PKK-led SDF elements shifted to Afrin amid Turkey’s...

Revenge awaits families of IS fighters in Iraq's Anbar 12 Feb 2018 - 07:31 am

Ramadi, Iraq, In Iraq's Sunni-dominated Anbar province, residents struggling to rebuild after years of Islamic State group rule are adamant: there will be...

Seoul seeks communication, lower military tension ahead of possible N.Korea summit 12 Feb 2018 - 07:16 am

SEOUL, South Korea said on Monday it will try to arrange more reunions for families divided by the Korean War and seek to...

Merkel defends painful coalition concessions, denies authority waning 11 Feb 2018 - 09:47 pm

BERLIN: Angela Merkel on Sunday defended "painful" concessions she has made to the Social Democrats (SPD) to win a fourth term as German...

Cured French nun named as 70th miracle in Lourdes 11 Feb 2018 - 09:35 pm

Lille, France: The case of a French nun who recovered from a decades-old back problem that prevented her from walking normally has been...

South Africa marks 28 years of Mandela’s prison release 11 Feb 2018 - 08:01 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africans on Sunday celebrated 28 years since late President Nelson Mandela was released from prison after serving 27 years for opposing...

Mosque comes under attack in northern Netherlands 11 Feb 2018 - 06:57 pm

DRACHTEN, Netherlands: A mosque in northern Drachten town has come under an arson attack, according to the manager of Islamic Center Drachten Foundation...