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Lebanon army advances against IS in border battle 20 Aug 2017 - 08:46 pm

Beirut: A mine blast killed three Lebanese soldiers Sunday as they were heading to take part in an offensive against the Islamic State...

Merkel says Turkey must not 'misuse' Interpol in writer's case 20 Aug 2017 - 08:43 pm

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she was glad a Spanish court had ordered the conditional release of a Turkish-German writer wanted by...

Palestinian leader says tried to resume security ties with Israel 20 Aug 2017 - 08:26 pm

JERUSALEM: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Israeli opposition lawmakers on Sunday that he had proposed rolling back his month-old suspension of security coordination...

How Syria continued to kill its people with chemical weapons as the world looked on 20 Aug 2017 - 08:00 pm

THE HAGUE: In the spring of 2015 a Syrian major general escorted a small team of chemical weapons inspectors to a warehouse outside...

Iran reformist leader calls for politicians' release 20 Aug 2017 - 06:56 pm

Tehran: Iran's ex-president Mohammad Khatami on Sunday asked supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to intervene in the case of two reformist politicians under...

Lula seeks political rebirth where he began: among the people 20 Aug 2017 - 06:41 pm

Feira de Santana, Brasil: The very thought that Lula might go to prison causes Maria Helena da Conceicao to break into tears. To...

Mine kills 3 Lebanese soldiers near Syria border 20 Aug 2017 - 03:15 pm

Beirut: Three Lebanese soldiers were killed Sunday when a mine exploded under their vehicle in the east of the country along the border...

Zimbabwe first lady flies home, leaving S. Africa assault case 20 Aug 2017 - 02:05 pm

Harare: Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe flew home from South Africa on Sunday, state media said, ending a week of confusion over her...

Search ongoing after Indian rail crash claims at least 23 lives 20 Aug 2017 - 01:11 pm

New Delhi: Emergency crews searched mangled carriages Sunday for any further victims after a train crash in northern India killed 23 passengers, the...

Three Palestinians detained in Jerusalem and Gaza 20 Aug 2017 - 11:21 am

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli occupation forces detained three Palestinians in Occupied Jerusalem and Gaza Strip after large-scale raid and searching operations on Sunday. The...

23 Taliban killed, wounded in Afghanistan 20 Aug 2017 - 10:20 am

Kabul: At least 23 Taliban insurgents were killed or wounded during the counter-terrorism operations conducted in thirteen provinces in Afghanistan in the past...

Chinese vessels close to Philippine disputed island 20 Aug 2017 - 10:12 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio, urged Philippine foreign secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and President Rodrigo Duterte, on Saturday, to "vigorously...

Myanmar man arrested for telling life as child soldier 20 Aug 2017 - 10:08 am

YANGON: A former Myanmar child solder was sent to prison Saturday, for telling how he was abducted and forced to serve in the...

32 African parties convene in Khartoum 20 Aug 2017 - 09:56 am

KHARTOUM: Representatives of 32 African political parties convened in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday to discuss ways of bolstering political cooperation on...

Nigeria: Over 60 dead in ‘mysterious disease’ outbreak 20 Aug 2017 - 09:44 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: At least 62 people are confirmed dead by a yet-to-be-diagnosed disease, a health official in Nigeria’s north central Kogi state has...

Lebanon starts offensive against IS on Syria border 20 Aug 2017 - 09:39 am

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army on Saturday launched a military offensive against Islamic State militants in eastern Lebanon near the border with war-torn Syria....

Rohingya refugees fear deportation from India 20 Aug 2017 - 09:36 am

NEW DELHI: Amina Khatoon, a 24-year-old Rohingya refugee in Indian capital New Delhi, risks losing her home for a second time. She fled...

US has no intention to stay in Syria: State Dept 20 Aug 2017 - 09:26 am

WASHINGTON: The United States has no intention of staying in Syria after defeating the Islamic State terrorist organization, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather...