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Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strike 22 Apr 2017 - 01:18 pm

Ramallah: The open-ended mass hunger strike launched by more than 1500 Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupation jails has entered its sixth day...

Lebanese army arrests 10 suspected militants in raid near Syrian border 22 Apr 2017 - 12:51 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's army said it arrested ten suspected members of militant groups on Saturday after they came over the northeastern border from Syria,...

China plans world's first 'cashless' airport 22 Apr 2017 - 12:32 pm

Beijing: China's Hangzhou International Airport plans to become the world's first "cashless" airport by applying cutting-edge digital technologies to its services and will...

Israeli jets hit targets in Syria, military says 22 Apr 2017 - 11:46 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli jets on Friday hit several targets in Syria in response to rocket attacks from the war-torn country, the military said in...

Kenya military kills 52 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia 22 Apr 2017 - 10:51 am

NAIROBI, Kenya: The Kenyan military early Friday killed 52 al-Shabaab militants in Badhaadhe region in southern Somalia, military spokesman Col. Joseph Owuoth confirmed...

8 soldiers die in Taliban attack in north Afghanistan 22 Apr 2017 - 10:46 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least 8 soldiers were killed and 11 others were wounded when Taliban fighters launched an attack on the regional headquarters...

UN: 2,000 children used by militias in DR Congo 22 Apr 2017 - 10:41 am

ANKARA: At least 2,000 children have been press-ganged into fighting by militias and more than 600,000 people have been displaced in rising violence...

Greece returns 60 migrants to Turkey under EU deal 22 Apr 2017 - 10:35 am

ATHENS: Greek authorities sent back 60 people to Turkey under an Ankara-EU deal, Athens’s Public Security Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said...

EU angry over Russian ban on religious group 22 Apr 2017 - 10:29 am

ANKARA: The European Union on Friday condemned a Russian court for its recent banning of activities by the Jehovah’s Witnesses religious group. On...

Germany: Borussia Dortmund bombing suspect arrested 22 Apr 2017 - 10:22 am

BERLIN: German police have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of last week’s bomb attack on Borussia Dortmund football club’s team bus. The...

Anti-government protest enters second day in Venezuela 22 Apr 2017 - 10:13 am

SANTIAGO, Chile: For a second consecutive day, thousands of protesters in Venezuela demanded the departure of President Nicolas Maduro in marches Thursday highlighted...

Iran violating 'spirit' of nuclear deal, Trump alleges 22 Apr 2017 - 10:04 am

WASHINGTON: Iran is not "living up to the spirit" of an agreement it brokered with the international community on its nuclear program, President...

Paris: One policeman shot dead at Champs-Elysees 22 Apr 2017 - 09:58 am

PARIS: One police officer was killed and two seriously injured Thursday evening after a gunman opened fire at a police patrol in the...

Zambian president threatens to declare emergency rule 22 Apr 2017 - 09:55 am

LUSAKA, Zambia: Zambian President Edgar Lungu said Thursday he would not hesitate to declare an emergency rule unless people stopped damaging public property...

Islamic State claims deadly attack on FSB office in Russia 22 Apr 2017 - 09:54 am

Washington: The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack Friday on an office of Russia's main domestic intelligence agency,...

Death toll at 19 in Colombia landslides 22 Apr 2017 - 09:48 am

BOGOTA, Colombia: Authorities confirmed Thursday that the death toll rose to 19 form landslides caused by torrential rains that have swept across the...