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1915 Canakkale victory commemorated in Egypt 19 Mar 2017 - 12:38 pm

CAIRO: A ceremony in the Egyptian capital Saturday commemorated the 102nd anniversary of the Ottoman naval victory over invading Allied powers in World...

Syria: Hundreds leave Waer district in Homs 19 Mar 2017 - 12:35 pm

HOMS, Syria: The first group of opposition fighters and civilians left the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday under a Russian-backed deal between...

SKorean prosecutors question another corporate bigwig 19 Mar 2017 - 12:32 pm

SEOUL: One of South Korea’s most powerful business figures was interrogated by Seoul prosecutors Saturday, as state investigators continue to look into a...

UN: S.Sudan’s refugee crisis world’s fastest growing 19 Mar 2017 - 12:13 pm

GENEVA: A famine produced by a vicious combination of fighting and drought is now driving the world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis in South Sudan...

740 PKK suspects detained in simultaneous operations 19 Mar 2017 - 12:09 pm

ANKARA: A total of 740 terrorist PKK suspects were detained in last three days in 36 simultaneous operations, a source from Turkey's Interior...

Hamas blames Israel for Gaza escalation 19 Mar 2017 - 11:57 am

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Palestinian group Hamas on Saturday blamed Israel for recent escalation in the Gaza Strip. Israeli tanks fired at Hamas targets...

Arab League hosts quadrilateral meeting on Libya 19 Mar 2017 - 11:51 am

CAIRO: The Arab League hosted a meeting on Saturday to discuss the raging conflict in conflict-ridden Libya. The meeting is attended by Secretary-General...

Roadside bomb kills 3 in eastern Iraq 19 Mar 2017 - 11:46 am

BAGHDAD: At least three people were killed in a roadside bomb attack Saturday in eastern Iraq, according to a local police officer. The...

Three suicide bombers kill four people in northeast Nigeria 19 Mar 2017 - 11:18 am

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Three suicide bombers killed four people and injured eight others in a village near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a...

Rags, not riches, defining Africa's urban explosion 19 Mar 2017 - 11:03 am

Bamako: Anarchic architecture, unchecked pollution and high costs of living are the lot of African city dwellers, experts warn, as living standards fail...

As Mosul battle escalates, civilians caught in crossfire 19 Mar 2017 - 10:56 am

MOSUL, Iraq: Shihab Ayed and several other men struggled to push a cart carrying the bodies of his son and wife, wrapped in...

Brussels to mark attacks anniversary with sound, not silence 19 Mar 2017 - 10:52 am

Brussels: Belgium this week marks the first anniversary of the Brussels airport and metro bombings with ceremonies showing the heart of Europe is...

U.S. base rises from the rubble for Mosul push 19 Mar 2017 - 10:47 am

QARRAYA WEST AIRFIELD, Iraq: U.S. troops are hard at work rehabilitating this battle-scarred, rubble-strewn airfield as a logistics and support hub for Iraqi...

Brexit puts EU lifeblood of British hospitals at risk 19 Mar 2017 - 10:37 am

London: With British hospitals already struggling to fill their ranks, Brexit could make life even harder for the National Health Service as EU...

Labour drought in Europe's east as workers go west 19 Mar 2017 - 10:08 am

Budapest: A decade ago, business was booming for Hungarian construction firm owner Geza Borgulya. He was making an annual profit of some five...

Avoiding risky sea journey, Syrian refugees head to Italy 'pronto' 19 Mar 2017 - 09:59 am

Beirut: Just before midnight in a sleepy district of Beirut, dozens of Syrian refugees huddle in small groups around bulging suitcases, clutching their...

Beijing shuts last coal power plant in switch to natural gas 19 Mar 2017 - 09:55 am

Beijing: The last large coal-fired power plant in Beijing has suspended operations, with the city's electricity now generated by natural gas, the state...