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India demands 'strongest action' from US after Kansas killing 26 Feb 2017 - 05:12 pm

New Delhi: India demanded the "strongest action" from the US government Sunday after an Indian expatriate was killed and another wounded in a...

Lebanese army shuts down Ain Helweh entrance 26 Feb 2017 - 04:48 pm

Beirut: Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) closed the entrance of Ain Helwe Camp, in the direction of Sidon Governmental hospital, due to heavy sniping...

Malaysia declares airport safe for travel 26 Feb 2017 - 03:58 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia on Sunday declared its international airport a "safe zone" after completing a sweep of the terminal where the estranged half-brother...

Iraq forces in west Mosul aim for key bridge 26 Feb 2017 - 03:33 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Iraqi forces battled jihadists in west Mosul Sunday, aiming to build a floating bridge across the Tigris to establish an important...

Kim suffered painful death within 20 minutes of attack: minister 26 Feb 2017 - 01:43 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Kim Jong-Nam was dead within 20 minutes of being attacked and would have suffered a "very painful death" as his major...

Indonesia, Australia resume military cooperation 26 Feb 2017 - 01:36 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia and Australia agreed Sunday to resume military cooperation after Indonesia had suspended it due to "offensive" teaching material found at...

28 hurt after car plows into parade crowd in US 26 Feb 2017 - 01:32 pm

NEW YORK: Twenty-eight people were injured Saturday after a vehicle ran over a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans,...

Kenya's Red Cross suspends food aid efforts in W county 26 Feb 2017 - 01:25 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) on Saturday announced that it has suspended the distribution of relief food to starving residents...

30 FETO suspects arrested across Turkey 26 Feb 2017 - 01:19 pm

AGRI, Turkey: At least 30 suspects across Turkey were detained late Saturday over their alleged ties to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), local...

10 PKK terrorists killed in eastern Turkey 26 Feb 2017 - 01:12 pm

BITLIS, Turkey: Turkish security forces killed ten PKK terrorists and captured two others on Saturday in an ongoing anti-terror operation in eastern Bitlis...

Syrian opposition resolute to reach solution in Geneva 26 Feb 2017 - 01:07 pm

GENEVA: Syria's main opposition delegation at the fresh round of peace talks in Geneva said Saturday they "will never be the reason for...

Afghanistan urges Pakistan ‘not to politicize’ refugees 26 Feb 2017 - 12:56 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Two weeks after Afghan-based militants were blamed for an attack in Pakistan which claimed over 100 lives, Afghan authorities Saturday asked...

London: Alleged far-right art gallery protested 26 Feb 2017 - 12:52 pm

LONDON: More than 100 activists and artists Saturday held a rally in front of an East London art gallery accused of providing a...

2 children wounded in suspected explosion in SE Turkey 26 Feb 2017 - 12:47 pm

MARDIN, Turkey: Two children were wounded Saturday by a suspected bomb blast while playing in a street in the southeastern Mardin province's Nusaybin...

5 Iraqi soldiers killed in Mosul clashes 26 Feb 2017 - 12:43 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: Five Iraqi soldiers were killed Saturday in deadly clashes with IS militants in Mosul amid a major offensive to capture the...

Palestinian diaspora meets in Istanbul to defend rights 26 Feb 2017 - 12:38 pm

ISTANBUL: An international conference for Palestinian diaspora kicked off in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Saturday. The two-day event, themed “Conference for...

Hundreds evacuated from Mosul amid anti-IS operation 26 Feb 2017 - 12:34 pm

BAGHDAD: Hundreds of Iraqi civilians were evacuated from western Mosul amid an ongoing military operation to capture the last Islamic State stronghold in...

Thirteen escape in latest Philippine jailbreak 26 Feb 2017 - 11:42 am

Manila: Thirteen detainees facing drug charges escaped from jail on Sunday, the latest in a series of prison breaks in the Philippines, authorities...