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Land mine explosion kills Saudi soldier in Jazan 16 Apr 2017 - 08:52 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Ministry of the Interior announced on Sunday that a soldier was martyred and two others were injured in a land mine...

Islamic State attacked Iraq forces with chemical weapons: military 16 Apr 2017 - 07:33 pm

Baghdad: The Islamic State group used chemical weapons against Iraqi forces taking part in the operation to recapture Mosul, injuring some security personnel,...

Mother, daughter die in sauna accident 16 Apr 2017 - 06:26 pm

Prague: Two women died in a sauna in the northern Czech Republic after the door handle came off, trapping them inside, police said...

'Yes' leads with 57% in Turkey referendum: partial count 16 Apr 2017 - 06:23 pm

Istanbul: The 'Yes' campaign to give Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expanded powers was ahead in a bitterly-contested referendum on Sunday that will...

China `Working With Us' on North Korean Issue: Trump 16 Apr 2017 - 05:58 pm

President Donald Trump explained the decision to not label China a currency manipulator, which reversed a promise he made during the election campaign,...

Flooding cuts off aid supplies, escape route from west Mosul 16 Apr 2017 - 05:19 pm

THIBANIYA, Iraq: Flooding has made all bridges across the Tigris in and out of western Mosul impassable, cutting off aid supplies and escape...

Philippines says Abu Sayyaf militants execute Filipino captive 16 Apr 2017 - 05:08 pm

MANILA: The Philippine army said Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militants have beheaded one of four Filipino fishermen they took captive in December. Brigadier...

ETA launches internal debate after disarm move 16 Apr 2017 - 05:04 pm

Madrid: The Basque separatist group ETA said on Sunday it would consult its members on "future decisions" following its unilateral disarmament, a Basque...

Yes or No? Divided Turks vote on expanding president's power 16 Apr 2017 - 04:44 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish voters were deciding in a historic referendum Sunday whether to approve constitutional changes that would greatly expand the powers of President...

68 children among dead in bomb attack on Syria evacuees 16 Apr 2017 - 04:32 pm

Beirut: At least 68 children were among those killed in the car bomb attack on a convoy carrying evacuees from besieged government-held towns...

Evacuations from besieged towns of Syria completed 16 Apr 2017 - 03:34 pm

ALEPPO, Syria/ANKARA: The process of evacuating thousands of civilians and fighters from besieged parts of Syria -- in line with an earlier agreement...

Five ways the referendum could change Turkey 16 Apr 2017 - 03:31 pm

Istanbul: Turkey was voting on Sunday in a referendum on expanding the powers of the presidency under Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But the outcome...

Coalition raids kill scores of civilians in Mosul: NGO 16 Apr 2017 - 03:23 pm

BAGHDAD: Scores of civilians were killed this week in suspected U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in western Mosul, now the subject of a major offensive...

North Korea missile test fails before Pence visit 16 Apr 2017 - 02:52 pm

Seoul: Visiting US Vice President Mike Pence described North Korea's failed missile test Sunday as a "provocation" and assured South Korea of Washington's...

Iraqi forces making new push towards Old City in Mosul 16 Apr 2017 - 02:12 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces launched a new attack on Islamic State in Mosul's Old City on Sunday, military officials said, trying to break the...

Nepal, China begin first-ever joint military exercises 16 Apr 2017 - 01:54 pm

Kathmandu: China and Nepal began their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, a move likely to rattle India as Beijing boosts its influence...

UN condemns attack on bus convoy in Syria 16 Apr 2017 - 01:43 pm

New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack on Saturday that targeted a bus convoy on al-Rashideen area in Syria's province of...