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Philippine police seize bomb chemicals, components 21 Aug 2017 - 09:51 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Police on Sunday seized more than 300 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 75 blasting caps and a timing fuse from a...

Lebanon: More than half of IS-held region recaptured 21 Aug 2017 - 09:44 am

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army said Sunday it captured more than half of a region held by IS militants on the second day of...

Spanish police: Terror cell was planning more attacks 21 Aug 2017 - 09:39 am

BARCELONA: The terror cell that carried two attacks in Catalonia this past week were in possession of 120 gas canisters, a sign that...

Kenya to flush militants out of area near Somali border 21 Aug 2017 - 09:37 am

Nairobi: The Kenyan military on Sunday told residents who live close to Boni forest along the Kenyan coast to vacate the area within...

Swiss couple killed in Kenyan coastal town 21 Aug 2017 - 09:31 am

NAIROBI, Nigeria: Two tourists from Switzerland were killed in Kenya’s coastal town of Mombasa, a famous beach resort. Confirming the deaths to Anadolu...

Russian jets kill over 200 IS militants near Syria's Deir al-Zor : agencies 21 Aug 2017 - 09:28 am

MOSCOW: Russia's air force has destroyed a large column of Islamic State fighters on their way to the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor,...

US-South joint drills begin amid North Korea tensions 21 Aug 2017 - 09:04 am

Seoul: Seoul and Washington began annual war games on Monday, with South Korean President Moon Jae-In warning the nuclear-armed North not to use...

Ten sailors missing after US destroyer collision off Singapore 21 Aug 2017 - 08:54 am

Singapore: Ten US sailors were missing and five injured Monday after their destroyer collided with a tanker east of Singapore, in the second...

Millions pour into US towns in path of total eclipse 21 Aug 2017 - 08:50 am

Charleston, United States: On Monday, when a total solar eclipse sweeps across the United States for the first time in 99 years, people...

Myanmar man faces jail for speaking about child soldier past 21 Aug 2017 - 08:48 am

Yangon: A man in Myanmar faces up to two years in jail after he was arrested for allegedly defaming the military in an...

12 dead in Nigeria boat capsize 20 Aug 2017 - 09:42 pm

Lagos: Twelve people were killed when a passenger boat capsized in Nigeria's commercial hub of Lagos on Sunday, the government said, blaming the...

Bangladesh sentences 10 to death for plot to kill PM Hasina 20 Aug 2017 - 09:39 pm

Dhaka: A Bangladesh court sentenced ten Islamist militants to death Sunday over a failed plot to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by detonating...

'How-to guide' to protect Australians from vehicle attacks 20 Aug 2017 - 09:34 pm

Sydney: Australia Sunday released a strategy to prevent vehicle terror attacks carried out in crowded public places following deadly assaults in Barcelona, Nice...

New Zealand opposition leader launches campaign for ‘brave’ tackling of inequality 20 Aug 2017 - 09:21 pm

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s 37-year-old opposition leader, Jacinda Ardern, officially launched her election campaign on Sunday, pledging her government would be “bold”, “brave” and...

South Africa gives go-ahead to rhino horn auction 20 Aug 2017 - 09:19 pm

Johannesburg: A South African court on Sunday gave the go-ahead for an online auction of rhino horns that has outraged conservationists. South African...

Anger simmers in Philippines over Duterte’s drug war 20 Aug 2017 - 09:13 pm

MANILA: Mourners at the funeral of a Philippine man who police shot dead protested his innocence on Sunday, the latest sign of rising ...

Nearly 500 dead pulled from Sierra Leone mudslide 20 Aug 2017 - 09:07 pm

FREETOWN: Rescue workers have unearthed 499 dead bodies since last week’s devastating landslide near the Sierra Leone capital Freetown, the city’s chief coroner...