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Ukraine, Belarus leaders mark Chernobyl anniversary 26 Apr 2017 - 03:03 pm

Kiev: The presidents of Ukraine and Belarus toured Wednesday the site of the Chernobyl plant to mark 31 years since the "unhealing wound"...

60th ASEAN Summit begins in Philippines 26 Apr 2017 - 12:41 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: The 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit began Wednesday in capital of Manila amid tight security. The summit...

Kenya: Bus-oil tanker collision leave 26 dead 26 Apr 2017 - 12:36 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: A total of 26 people are confirmed dead in Kenya after a bus they were traveling on collided with an oil...

Palestinians plan Thursday strike to support prisoners 26 Apr 2017 - 12:31 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestine: A committee on Tuesday urged Palestinians to stage a general strike in the West Bank and Gaza Strip later this week...

Palestinian shot, hurt in alleged W. Bank knife attack 26 Apr 2017 - 12:27 pm

NABLUS, Palestine: A Palestinian man was shot and seriously injured by Israeli forces on Tuesday following an alleged knife attack in the occupied...

Militia holds Congo villagers over a few cents' tribute 26 Apr 2017 - 12:23 pm

ARU, Democratic Republic of Congo: Dozens of villagers in this Central African nation are being held captive by a local militia. The reason?...

Greek court rejects 3 Turkish ex-soldiers' extradition 26 Apr 2017 - 12:15 pm

ATHENS: The Greek Court of Appeals ruled against the extradition of three Turkish ex-soldiers on Tuesday who were allegedly involved in the July...

2 years on, little sign of recovery in post-quake Nepal 26 Apr 2017 - 12:07 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Dhan Narayan Kapali, a 55-year-old social worker, sat under a tent in a corner as dozens of young men and women...

Two dead, five missing as Croatian boats crash off Dubrovnik 26 Apr 2017 - 12:00 pm

Zagreb: Two people died and five were missing in the Adriatic Sea off Dubrovnik, Croatia, after their inflatable dinghy was struck by a...

French police question 10 over Jan 2015 Paris attacks 26 Apr 2017 - 11:54 am

PARIS: French police are questioning 10 people on suspicion of supplying weapons to an Islamist militant who attacked a Jewish deli in Paris...

Judges, mayors, actors: 100 days of Trump resistance 26 Apr 2017 - 11:35 am

New York: Judges, mayors, comedians and activists mobilized through social media -- the first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency has spawned a...

Death toll in Pakistan roadside bomb rises to 13: officials 26 Apr 2017 - 11:09 am

Peshawar, Pakistan: The death toll from a roadside bomb targeting a passenger vehicle in Pakistan's northwest rose to 13 on Wednesday as three...

28 ISIS militants killed in Afghanistan 26 Apr 2017 - 11:01 am

Kabul: At least 28 militants affiliated with the ISIS group were killed during the clearance operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The...

Thai media rebuked over Facebook live of child murder 26 Apr 2017 - 10:57 am

Bangkok: Thai media came under fire Wednesday for publishing images of a man killing his infant daughter in a Facebook Live video, a...

Death toll in Turkish raids on Syria Kurds hits 28: monitor 26 Apr 2017 - 10:41 am

Beirut: The toll in Turkish air raids on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria rose to 28 killed, a monitor said Wednesday, a day...

Turkey detains 803 people for alleged links to failed coup - security sources 26 Apr 2017 - 10:36 am

ANKARA: Turkish authorities detained 800 people overnight suspected of links to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, security sources said on Wednesday, in one of...

Widow of Chapeco victim rebuilds life by taking his job 26 Apr 2017 - 10:21 am

Chapecó, Brazil: When Sirli Freitas lost her husband in the air crash that wiped out Brazil's Chapecoense football club, she had to rebuild...

US missile defence equipment reaches S.Korea site 26 Apr 2017 - 10:16 am

Seoul: US troops began delivering a missile defence system that has infuriated China to a deployment site in South Korea Wednesday, amid heightened...