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Mosul celebrates first Eid without Islamic State in years 25 Jun 2017 - 04:09 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: People in the Iraqi city of Mosul celebrated their first Muslim Eid holiday without Islamic State in years on Sunday after...

Dog in forlorn search for owner after China landslide: state media 25 Jun 2017 - 12:49 pm

Beijing: A droopy-eyed white dog apparently looking for its owner has been found in the rubble of a landslide that buried a village...

Philippine military declares Eid truce in war-torn city 25 Jun 2017 - 11:04 am

Marawi, Philippines: The Philippine military declared an eight-hour ceasefire Sunday in its offensive against Islamist militants occupying parts of the war-torn city of...

After string of defeats, Democrats rudderless in Trump era 25 Jun 2017 - 10:46 am

Washington: Frozen out of power in Washington and having lost a string of congressional races this year, Democrats are struggling to craft winning...

123 dead, more than 100 injured in Pakistan oil tanker fire: official 25 Jun 2017 - 10:33 am

Islamabad: At least 123 people were killed and scores injured in a fire that erupted after an oil tanker overturned in central Pakistan...

India & Portugal launch startup hub 25 Jun 2017 - 12:48 am

Lisbon: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Portugese counterpart Antonio Costa yesterday launched the India-Portugal International StartUp Hub (IPISH) here to help in...

British lawmakers hit by “sustained” cyber attack 25 Jun 2017 - 12:41 am

LONDON: Britain’s parliament was hit by a “sustained and determined” cyber attack on Saturday designed to identify weak email passwords, just over a...

Syria releases hundreds of detainees ahead of Eid 25 Jun 2017 - 12:41 am

DAMASCUS: The Syrian government released Saturday hundreds of detainees including some who backed the insurgency against President Bashar Assad on the eve of...

South Koreans march to protest US missile defence system 25 Jun 2017 - 12:29 am

Seoul: Thousands of protesters marched near the US embassy in Seoul on Saturday, accusing President Donald Trump of "forcing" South Korea to deploy...

15 dead, 120 missing in landslide in Sichuan's Maoxin 25 Jun 2017 - 12:29 am

A desperate search for scores of survivors is under way in southwest China after a massive landslide buried a mountain village, killing at...

Putin praises Russia's 'unique' spy network 24 Jun 2017 - 10:06 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised Russia's network of intelligence officers as "unique people" who are devoted to the country. "To give...

India’s Maharashtra state to waive $5.27 billion in farm debts 24 Jun 2017 - 09:00 pm

MUMBAI: India’s Maharashtra state, home to the country’s financial capital Mumbai, will waive $5.27 billion of farm loans, the latest state to offer...

India clears plan for $3.10bn second airport for Delhi 24 Jun 2017 - 04:05 pm

NEW DELHI: India will build a second international airport near its capital city in the next four to five years, costing an estimated...

17-year-old Palestinian injured with in Kafr Qaddum clashes 24 Jun 2017 - 01:43 pm

Qalqiliya: A Palestinian teenager was injured with live fire on Friday as Israeli forces suppressed the weekly march in the village of Kafr...

At least five bodies found after huge China landslide: official 24 Jun 2017 - 01:40 pm

Beijing: Rescuers have recovered at least five bodies after a massive landslide buried a village in southwest China on Saturday, an official said,...

Second French journalist dies after being wounded in Mosul 24 Jun 2017 - 01:32 pm

PARIS: French journalist Veronique Robert has died in Paris after being wounded in an explosion in Mosul earlier this week, her employer France...

Belgium convicts Emirati princesses of abusing servants 24 Jun 2017 - 01:30 pm

Brussels: A Belgian court convicted eight Emirati royals on Friday of human trafficking and degrading treatment of their servants at a Brussels hotel,...

Liberia, China sign first steel manufacturing deal 24 Jun 2017 - 11:56 am

MONROVIA, Liberia: Liberia and a Chinese company signed Friday the first ever steel manufacturing agreement in the West African country in more than...