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Nigeria's Buhari suspends key aides over alleged graft 19 Apr 2017 - 05:19 pm

Abuja: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday suspended two key aides over an alleged contract scam and for keeping an unauthorised stash of...

UAE: One dead, three injured in villa explosion 19 Apr 2017 - 02:40 pm

One maid died and three others were injured after a huge explosion in a villa due to a gas leak in Ajman. According...

Russia kills 2 suspected of preparing attacks: FSB to agencies 19 Apr 2017 - 02:36 pm

Moscow: Russia's FSB security force said Wednesday it had killed two men from Central Asia suspected of preparing to commit attacks during an...

Gunmen kill police officer in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula 19 Apr 2017 - 02:04 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian police officer was killed and another three injured when gunmen targeted a security checkpoint in the southern Sinai Peninsula, according...

UK urges Russia to end 'blind support' for Assad 19 Apr 2017 - 12:58 pm

LONDON: Russia must end “blind support” for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and help find a political solution to the six-year Syrian civil war,...

Over 2,100 people leave Syria's Al-Waer for Jarabulus 19 Apr 2017 - 12:55 pm

HOMS, Syria: A fifth group of opposition fighters and civilians have left the Al-Waer district of Syria's western Homs province amid repeated cease-fire...

Italy calls for release of journalist held in Turkey 19 Apr 2017 - 12:47 pm

ROME: Italy has called for the release of an Italian journalist who has been held in custody in Turkey for more than a...

Syrian capital residents suffer due to price increase 19 Apr 2017 - 12:41 pm

DAMASCUS, Syria: The opposition-controlled eastern Ghouta district, which is located in the Syrian capital Damascus, has faced huge price increases as a result...

Zambian court lifts visitation ban for opposition head 19 Apr 2017 - 12:30 pm

LUSAKA, Zambia: A Zambian court has ordered Tuesday the lifting of a visitation ban on opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema and his co-accused. The...

Bomb in Syria's Aleppo kills six: state TV 19 Apr 2017 - 12:11 pm

Damascus: A bomb killed six people and wounded more than 30 in Syria's second city Aleppo on Wednesday, state television reported. The blast...

US: Facebook murder suspect found dead 19 Apr 2017 - 12:09 pm

NEW YORK: A Cleveland, Ohio, man accused of murder and posting it live on Facebook, shot and killed himself Tuesday after a police...

US Special Forces transferred to Iraq’s Anbar province 19 Apr 2017 - 11:38 am

ANBAR, Iraq: U.S. Special Forces units have arrived at the Ain al-Assad Airbase in Iraq’s western Anbar province to help Iraqi forces recapture...

Cargo ship with 12 people aboard sinks in black sea 19 Apr 2017 - 11:21 am

Moscow: A shipwreck occurred in the Black Sea waters on Wednesday, the Crimean department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. The Heroes of...

India bus crash kills 44: official 19 Apr 2017 - 10:58 am

New Delhi: A bus has swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a deep ravine in a Himalayan region of northern India,...

Indian politicians to face trial over mosque demolition 19 Apr 2017 - 10:55 am

New Delhi: Three senior members of India's ruling Hindu nationalist party including a government minister should face trial over the demolition of a...

Georgia race seen as early Trump test goes to run-off 19 Apr 2017 - 10:51 am

Washington: A Democrat came close to outright victory in Tuesday's closely watched US congressional primary in Georgia, heading to a run-off in a...

Discovery to build $400 mln theme park in Costa Rica 19 Apr 2017 - 10:42 am

MEXICO CITY: Discovery Communications, owner of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, will build a $400 million theme park in Costa Rica, the government...