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Gripping tales lure war-weary Syrians to Damascus cafe 24 Jun 2017 - 11:53 am

Damascus: With a slender sword in one hand and an antique storybook in the other, Ahmad al-Lahham captivates a packed Damascus coffeehouse with...

Nigeria: Senate chief slams appeal of acquittal ruling 24 Jun 2017 - 11:50 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria's senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday condemned the government's appeal against the tribunal ruling that acquitted him from corruption charges...

UN experts due in DR Congo to investigate killings 24 Jun 2017 - 11:47 am

ARU, Democratic Republic of Congo: UN experts will be sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate violence in which hundreds of...

Pakistan: Over 35 killed in suicide attacks 24 Jun 2017 - 11:44 am

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: More than 35 people were killed and around 85 others sustained injuries in suicide attacks in Pakistan's southwestern province and northwestern...

Zambia arrests senior leaders of opposition party 24 Jun 2017 - 11:41 am

LUSAKA, Zambia: Zambia police Friday arrested and detained the entire provincial executive committee of the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) in...

Myanmar releases 67 child soldiers 24 Jun 2017 - 11:38 am

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar's armed forces Friday released 67 child soldiers from their ranks, its first discharge this year as part of a process...

Iraqi police rescue civilians from IS-held W. Mosul 24 Jun 2017 - 11:35 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Federal Police on Friday rescued more than 200 civilian residents who had been trapped inside Islamic State-held western Mosul, according to...

South Korea tests missile with warning to North 24 Jun 2017 - 11:33 am

SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in Friday oversaw a missile test, which his office said was “aimed at sending a clear warning against...

South Sudan said to lift ban on foreign journalists 24 Jun 2017 - 11:30 am

JUBA, South Sudan: South Sudan is lifting a ban on foreign journalists who were barred from the country, paving the way for them...

Five London tower blocks evacuated over fire safety concerns 24 Jun 2017 - 11:24 am

LONDON: Thousands of residents in a sprawling north London housing estate were forced to leave their apartments late on Friday after fire checks...

Tens of thousands stranded by Sri Lanka doctors' strike 24 Jun 2017 - 11:20 am

Colombo: Tens of thousands of patients have been left in the lurch by a doctor-led strike at Sri Lanka's state-run hospitals, a consumer...

At least three killed in Mosul suicide attacks: officials 24 Jun 2017 - 11:16 am

Mosul, Iraq: Suicide bombers attacked a shopping district of east Mosul that was retaken from the jihadists months ago, killing at least three...

Mongolian voters weigh love-hate relationship with China 24 Jun 2017 - 11:13 am

Ulan Bator: The waving flags, triumphant song and rousing speeches of a Mongolian presidential campaign rally were interrupted by a fight that broke...

Over 140 people feared buried in China landslide 24 Jun 2017 - 11:10 am

Beijing: Chinese rescuers scoured through rocks on Saturday in a frantic search for more than 140 people feared buried after a landslide smashed...

Colombia's ELN rebels free two kidnapped Dutch reporters 24 Jun 2017 - 11:05 am

Bogota: Rebels with Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) group have freed two Dutch journalists snatched days ago in the country's northeast, officials said...

Mongolian voters weigh love-hate relationship with China 24 Jun 2017 - 10:35 am

Ulan Bator: The waving flags, triumphant song and rousing speeches of a Mongolian presidential campaign rally were interrupted by a fight that broke...

US wanted terror leader may have fled Philippine city: army 24 Jun 2017 - 10:17 am

Marawi, Philippines: One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern Philippine city, which...

Macron faces EU summit pushback on Chinese investments 22 Jun 2017 - 04:56 pm

Brussels: A push by French President Emmanuel Macron to hand Brussels more powers to control Chinese investments in Europe's key industries faced a...