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Filipino youth stage musical against Duterte's deadly drugs war 02 Apr 2017 - 05:09 pm

A Philippine youth theater club staged a musical at a Manila park on Sunday, challenging President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs. The...

Prince Charles visits earthquake-hit Italian town 02 Apr 2017 - 05:05 pm

AMATRICE: Britain's Prince Charles paid a visit on Sunday to one of the towns in central Italy devastated by a major earthquake last...

Putin, friend or foe? Russia looms over French election 02 Apr 2017 - 04:57 pm

Paris: Russia looms large over France's presidential election, with candidates on the hard left, right and far right all promising to improve ties...

Toll from deadly Colombia mudslide hovers at 200 amid frantic rescue efforts 02 Apr 2017 - 04:22 pm

Mocoa: The death toll from a devastating landslide in the Colombian town of Mocoa stood at around 200 on Sunday as rescuers clawed...

Moscow police detains up to 30 anti-corruption protesters 02 Apr 2017 - 04:19 pm

MOSCOW: Police in Moscow detained more than 20 anti-corruption protesters who took to the streets on Sunday in a follow-up of last week's...

UK leader tries to reassure Gibraltar in Brexit process 02 Apr 2017 - 03:41 pm

LONDON: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has offered reassurances to Gibraltar that the UK remains steadfastly committed to the overseas territory amid concerns...

Suu Kyi's party retains some support in Myanmar, loses some 02 Apr 2017 - 03:26 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party has retained support in its Yangon strongholds, but loyalty has...

New tunnel opens in troubled Indian Kashmir to ease travel 02 Apr 2017 - 03:06 pm

SRINAGAR, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday opened an 11-kilometer (7-mile) tunnel through the Himalayan terrain to help ease travel on...

Colombia landslide death toll rises to 234: Red Cross 02 Apr 2017 - 03:03 pm

Bogota: The toll has risen to 234 dead in a violent landslide in Colombia caused by the overflowing of three rivers swollen by...

Egypt destroys 2 Gaza border tunnel 02 Apr 2017 - 02:38 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian army forces destroyed two cross-border tunnels linking Egypt's Sinai Peninsula with the blockaded Gaza Strip, a military spokesman said Sunday. In...

16 civilians found dead in Mosul's Old City 02 Apr 2017 - 02:34 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: Sixteen civilian bodies were found in the Old City of Mosul amid a major offensive to oust Islamic State militants from...

Violence kills 548 Iraqis in March: UN 02 Apr 2017 - 02:32 pm

BAGHDAD: A total of 548 Iraqis were killed and another 567 injured in violence in Iraq in March, the UN Assistance Mission for...

200 dead in Colombia after rivers overflow 02 Apr 2017 - 02:27 pm

BOGOTA, Colombia: At least 200 people lost their lives after three rivers in southern Colombia burst their banks early Saturday, creating an avalanche...

Iraqi parliament votes against Kurdish flag in Kirkuk 02 Apr 2017 - 01:57 pm

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi parliament on Saturday voted against a decision to raise the flag of northern Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on public...

Terror groups fighting over territorial claims in Syria 02 Apr 2017 - 01:51 pm

ANKARA: Terror groups are fighting against each other over territorial claims in Syria, Turkish foreign minister said Saturday. Speaking to journalists in western...

Airstrike kills IS second-in-command in W. Iraq 02 Apr 2017 - 01:47 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities said Saturday the second-in-command of the IS terrorist group was killed in an airstrike in western Iraq. In a televised...