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Pentagon strategy drops climate change as a security threat 19 Jan 2018 - 08:25 pm

Washington: Climate change and the impact it has on national and international security was not included in the US national defense strategy, unveiled...

10 Syrians die of cold trying to flee into Lebanon 19 Jan 2018 - 08:20 pm

Beirut: Ten Syrians have died trying to flee their war-torn country into neighbouring Lebanon after they were caught in a fierce snowstorm, the...

UN warns of “lost generation” in South Sudan’s grinding conflict 19 Jan 2018 - 08:08 pm

JUBA: Seventy percent of South Sudan’s children are out of school and the young country risks losing a generation that would make it...

Amazon's indigenous people 'never so threatened': pope 19 Jan 2018 - 08:01 pm

Puerto Maldonado, Peru: Pope Francis sounded a stark warning about the future of the Amazon and its peoples during a visit to the...

Amid wet weather, Zimbabwe’s Mutare sees hike in malaria deaths 18 Jan 2018 - 09:09 pm

MUTARE, Zimbabwe: After years in which the disease presented only a limited threat, this city in eastern Zimbabwe is seeing a hike in...

Israel unveils details of new underground wall along Gaza Strip 18 Jan 2018 - 08:01 pm

Kissufim, Israel: The Israeli army on Thursday revealed details of a massive underground barrier being built along the border with the Gaza Strip...

Baby dies amid migrant rescue chaos at sea off Libya 18 Jan 2018 - 07:43 pm

Rome: A three-month old baby has died after being picked up by rescuers at sea off Libya, because bad weather and a lack...

Turkey’s parliament votes to extend emergency rule for 3 more months 18 Jan 2018 - 07:18 pm

ANKARA: The Turkish parliament on Thursday voted in favour of extending a state of emergency imposed shortly after the 2016 coup attempt for...

Italy’s Berlusconi says he is ready to be premier if European court lifts ban 18 Jan 2018 - 07:07 pm

ROME: Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday he was ready to lead Italy again if the European Court of Human Rights...

Russia starts S-400 missile system delivery to China 18 Jan 2018 - 04:23 pm

MOSCOW: Russia has made its first delivery of S-400 missile system components to China under a contract signed in 2014, a source close...

Islamic State poses threat to Iraq one month after 'liberation' 18 Jan 2018 - 04:13 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Barely a month after Baghdad declared victory over the Islamic State group, the jihadists could still recapture areas of Iraq, especially...

Syrians displaced by Idlib assault take shelter near Turkey 18 Jan 2018 - 03:57 pm

KELBIT CAMP, Syria: When fighting drove Bahr Diab from his home in southern Idlib last month, it was the fourth time he and...

Woman killed as violent winds hit Belgium 18 Jan 2018 - 03:32 pm

Brussels: A motorist was killed on Thursday after a tree crushed her car in Belgium, the first fatality from strong winds blowing through...

Damascus warns Turkey against Afrin attack 18 Jan 2018 - 03:11 pm

BEIRUT: The Syrian government on Thursday warned Turkey against launching a military operation in the northwestern region of Afrin and said that Syrian...

Indian boy shot dead in police crossfire 18 Jan 2018 - 02:28 pm

Mathura, India: An eight-year-old boy was shot and killed in police crossfire as he played outside with friends in northern India, an officer...

Australia lifesaving drone makes first rescue 18 Jan 2018 - 02:20 pm

Sydney: A pair of Australian swimmers on Thursday became the first people to be rescued in the ocean by a drone when the...

Trump administration’s infrastructure plan taking shape 18 Jan 2018 - 02:07 pm

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is finalizing its long-awaited infrastructure plan, which would push most of the financing of projects to private investment and...

Three women killed as India, Pakistan trade fire 18 Jan 2018 - 02:02 pm

Srinagar, India: Three female civilians and a soldier have been killed in cross-border firing by the Indian and Pakistani armies, officials said Thursday,...