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Calibri in spotlight as Fontgate could leave Pakistan sans Sharif 13 Jul 2017 - 10:18 am

Islamabad: A typeface has sparked uproar in Pakistan after documents using the font were produced in a corruption case against Prime Minister Nawaz...

Gaza Strip after ten years of blockade 12 Jul 2017 - 10:38 pm

Doha: After more than ten years of the Gaza Strip blockade, the United Nations (UN) once again warns the global community that the...

Top US Embassy official in Havana bows out, deputy takes over 12 Jul 2017 - 07:48 pm

HAVANA: The US Embassy in Cuba said on Tuesday its top official, Jeffrey DeLaurentis, had left Havana after completing his three-year mission and...

China ships troops to its first overseas base in Africa 12 Jul 2017 - 12:56 pm

Beijing: China has deployed troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step forward for the country's expansion of its...

Turkish police kill five in raid on Islamic State cell: Report 12 Jul 2017 - 09:25 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish police killed five Islamic State militants in a raid on a house in the city of Konya on Wednesday and four...

10th Anniversary of Pheonix petroleum co. 12 Jul 2017 - 12:52 am

Dennis Uy (second right), chairman and executive officer, and Domingo Uy (centre), chairman of the board of Philippines' Phoenix petroleum company, ring the...

Village women transform into clean energy entrepreneurs in Nepal 12 Jul 2017 - 12:34 am

Khatmandu: Hundreds of rural women in Nepal are turning from housewives to entrepreneurs to bring clean, energy smart products such as solar panels,...

Man tries to open plane's emergency door in midair 11 Jul 2017 - 06:24 pm

New Delhi: An Indian man tried to open an emergency exit door on a packed AirAsia flight in midair, injuring fellow passengers and...

Syria monitor says IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead 11 Jul 2017 - 04:04 pm

Beirut: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday it had information from top Islamic State group leaders confirming the death...

Up to 50,000 civilians trapped in Raqa: UN 11 Jul 2017 - 02:42 pm

Geneva: Up to 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the Syrian jihadist stronghold of Raqa, the UN said Tuesday, warning that supplies of water...

Iraqi PM declares victory against IS in Mosul 11 Jul 2017 - 12:50 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi formally declared victory against Islamic State in Mosul on Monday. "I announce victory from the heart...

UN: Ceasefire agreement holding in southwest Syria 11 Jul 2017 - 12:40 pm

GENEVA: The UN envoy for Syria said Monday the ceasefire agreement to de-escalate fighting in southwest Syria has held on, and could contribute...

Mogherini talks about Srebrenica in EU-Bosnia meeting 11 Jul 2017 - 12:35 pm

SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Herzegovina: EU foreign policy head Federica Mogherini on Monday expressed her sympathy to the relatives of those killed in 1995's...

DRC has highest number of displaced people in Africa 11 Jul 2017 - 12:32 pm

ARU, Democratic Republic of Congo: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) currently has the highest number of displaced people in Africa, the UN...

Kenya: President, MPs, military chiefs face salary cut 11 Jul 2017 - 11:30 am

Nairobi: A special commission on Monday slashed the salaries of Kenya’s president and his deputy, as well as Cabinet officers, parliamentary deputies, and...

Japan floods death toll rises to 25 11 Jul 2017 - 11:23 am

Tokyo: The death toll from torrential rains and flooding that swept through Japan's south has reached 25, the government said Tuesday, as rescue...

16 dead in US military plane crash in Mississippi: reports 11 Jul 2017 - 11:16 am

Washington: A US military aircraft has crashed in the southern state of Mississippi, killing 16 people, US media reported Monday. The US Marine...

Gunmen kill eight in Thailand over 'personal conflict' 11 Jul 2017 - 11:09 am

Bangkok: Eight people, including three children, were killed by gunmen posing as government officials in Thailand's Krabi province, police said Tuesday, a mass...