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Iran, Russia and Turkey diplomats meet ahead of Syria summit 19 Nov 2017 - 02:11 pm

Istanbul: Top diplomats from Iran, Russia and Turkey met Sunday morning in Antalya to discuss the civil war in Syria ahead of a...

Israel killed 14 Palestinian children in 2017: Agency 19 Nov 2017 - 01:19 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestine: Israeli forces have killed 14 Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since the start of this year, according...

North Korean foreign minister set to visit Cuba 19 Nov 2017 - 01:09 pm

Havana: North Korea's foreign minister is to visit Cuba on Monday in a trip that comes at a time when both Pyongyang and...

Clashes after 4 bodies found in Nairobi slum: police 19 Nov 2017 - 12:55 pm

Nairobi: Four bodies were found in the streets of a Nairobi slum on Sunday with the discovery sparking clashes in a city on...

Mugabe must leave office 'today': war veterans' leader 19 Nov 2017 - 12:51 pm

Harare: President Robert Mugabe must leave office on Sunday, the head of Zimbabwe's war veterans association said as pressure builds on the authoritarian...

Pinera poised for presidential comeback in Chile 19 Nov 2017 - 12:17 pm

Santiago: Sebastian Pinera, one of Chile's richest men, looks likely to prevail in the first round of the country's presidential election on Sunday,...

Unicef expresses concern over Afghan children 19 Nov 2017 - 12:09 pm

Kabul, The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) has expressed concerns over the status of children, poor access to school and malnutrition in Afghanistan. "We...

Clashes erupt after 4 bodies found in Nairobi slum: police, media 19 Nov 2017 - 12:08 pm

Nairobi: At least four bodies were found lying in the streets of a Nairobi slum on Sunday with the discovery sparking clashes, police...

India's Manushi Chillar wins Miss World crown 19 Nov 2017 - 11:06 am

Sanya (China), India's Manushi Chillar on Saturday won the coveted Miss World 2017 title at a glittering event here, ending 16 years of...

Turkish troop deployment in Syria’s Idlib continues 19 Nov 2017 - 10:47 am

IDLIB, Syria: The Turkish military continues to dispatch troops to Syria’s Idlib province to establish observation posts to monitor the cease-fire as part...

Death toll in Greek floods rises to 19 19 Nov 2017 - 10:36 am

Athens: The death toll in flash flooding on the western fringes of the Greek capital Athens has risen to 19, fire service and...

'Butcher of Bosnia' faces historic war crimes verdict 19 Nov 2017 - 10:29 am

The Hague, UN war crimes judges will on Wednesday hand down a historic verdict against former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, blamed...

Satellite signals offer hope in hunt for missing Argentine sub 19 Nov 2017 - 10:22 am

Buenos Aires: Hopes of finding survivors from a missing Argentine submarine with 44 crew members aboard have been revived after the navy said...

Gas explosion injures 15 people in Germany 19 Nov 2017 - 10:18 am

Berlin: A gas pipeline exploded at a residential complex in Salzgitter city in the German state of Lower Saxony, injuring several people. The...

Sri Lanka's troops on alert amid communal riots 19 Nov 2017 - 10:14 am

Colombo: Sri Lankan troops patrolled a coastal town Sunday where nearly 90 homes were damaged and cars set alight in violence between the...

More than 30 rescued in Afghan raid on Taliban prison 19 Nov 2017 - 10:10 am

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan: Afghan and foreign special forces raided a Taliban prison in southern Helmand province on Sunday and rescued at least 30...

Spain's top prosecutor Maza dies in Argentina 19 Nov 2017 - 10:00 am

Buenos Aires: Spain's top prosecutor Jose Manuel Maza, fresh off the drama of the Catalonian independence bid, died unexpectedly Saturday during a working...