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London attacker Khalid Masood was a 52-year-old criminal with militant links 24 Mar 2017 - 12:26 pm

BIRMINGHAM, England: Before he killed at least four people in Britain’s deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by...

Dozens killed, buried in rubble after Mosul air raid: Iraqi officials, residents 24 Mar 2017 - 09:32 am

BAGHDAD: Dozens of residents were buried in collapsed buildings in the Iraqi city of Mosul after an air strike against Islamic State triggered...

“Near-impossible” to stop London-style attack: Israeli security expert 24 Mar 2017 - 09:31 am

JERUSALEM: Attacks like the one in London are almost impossible to stop, the former head of VIP protection at Israel’s Shin Bet security...

Judge orders trial for Argentina ex-president Cristina Kirchner 24 Mar 2017 - 09:04 am

Buenos Aires: A judge on Thursday ordered Argentina's former president Cristina Kirchner to stand trial on charges of financial mismanagement. It is the...

Dia del Mar in Bolivia's La Paz 24 Mar 2017 - 09:04 am

Guitar auction in Bogota for Chile forest fires victims 24 Mar 2017 - 09:04 am

Pakistan to meet Facebook over 'blasphemy' posts 24 Mar 2017 - 08:33 am

Pakistan will punish social media companies that fail to take action against online blasphemy, the interior minister said, adding that he had requested...

2 Malaysians rescued from Abu Sayyaf militants 24 Mar 2017 - 08:33 am

JOLO, Philippines: Two Malaysian sailors held captive for eight months by Muslim militants were rescued Thursday in the southern Philippines, military officials said....

Nepal PM to support new Silk Road during China visit 24 Mar 2017 - 08:33 am

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s prime minister is set to throw his support behind Beijing’s initiative to build a modern-day Silk Road across Asia during a...

Britain names parliament attacker, IS claims responsibility 24 Mar 2017 - 08:33 am

London: London police on Thursday identified a British man as responsible for killing four people in a rampage outside parliament, as hundreds gathered...

Ukraine blames Russia for the murder of Ex-Russian lawmaker in Kiev 24 Mar 2017 - 08:33 am

KIEV, Ukraine: A former Russian lawmaker who became a vociferous critic of Moscow following his recent move to Ukraine was shot and killed...

Arabian Oryx at the sanctuary in Um al-Zamool 24 Mar 2017 - 08:03 am

Indian sandartist Sudarsan Pattnaik protests London attack 24 Mar 2017 - 08:03 am

South Korea prepares to move sunken Sewol ferry to port 24 Mar 2017 - 08:03 am

Jindo, South Korea: Salvage operators were preparing to move South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry on to another vessel to transfer it to port...

Amid deepening ties, Chinese, Saudi and Turkish troops join Pakistan Day parade 24 Mar 2017 - 08:03 am

ISLAMABAD: Chinese, Saudi and Turkish troops for the first time joined the Pakistan Day parade in the capital Islamabad on Thursday, in a...

All you need to know about Japan’s nationalist school scandal and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 24 Mar 2017 - 08:03 am

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is coming under fire for possible links to a nationalist school whose principal says Abe’s wife donated...

Airlift of forces in Syria shows growing US involvement 24 Mar 2017 - 08:03 am

WASHINGTON: The deepening U.S. military involvement against Islamic State militants in northern Syria indicates the Pentagon will likely send even more troops in...

Birmingham locals shocked by London attack link 23 Mar 2017 - 05:52 pm

Birmingham, United Kingdom: In the well-heeled district of Edgbaston, residents are struggling to understand how their cricket-loving corner of Britain's second city Birmingham...