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Armenian artillery fire kills Azerbaijani soldier 23 Feb 2017 - 11:09 am

BAKU, Azerbaijan: An Azerbaijani soldier was killed in an artillery attack by Armenian forces Wednesday, according to the Defense Ministry. In a statement,...

Thousands flee flooding in northern California 23 Feb 2017 - 11:03 am

WASHINGTON: Thousands of northern California residents have fled their homes as floodwaters caused by massive rainfall continued to overrun riverbanks on Wednesday. Roughly...

Women in sports ad strikes nerve in Arab world 23 Feb 2017 - 11:03 am

DUBAI: An online commercial released by Nike this week showing Arab women fencing, boxing and spinning on ice-skates has stirred controversy over its...

2,608 soldiers dead in eastern Ukraine, president says 23 Feb 2017 - 10:53 am

KIEV, Ukraine: More than 2,600 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the fight against pro-Russian separatists in the east, Ukrainian president said Wednesday. ...

5 dead, 15 injured in bomb attack in Lahore: Pakistan officials 23 Feb 2017 - 10:46 am

Lahore, Pakistan: At least five people were killed and 15 injured after a bomb ripped through a building in an upscale shopping area...

Four Indonesians wealthier than poorest 100 million: Oxfam 23 Feb 2017 - 10:35 am

Jakarta: The four richest Indonesians are wealthier than the poorest 100 million people in the country, a study has found, highlighting how huge...

Three soldiers, civilian killed in militant attack in Indian Kashmir 23 Feb 2017 - 10:26 am

SHOPIAN, India: Three Indian soldiers and a woman were killed when militants ambushed a patrol in South Kashmir early on Thursday, part of...

Explosion leaves 4 dead, over 20 wounded in Afghan Paktika province 23 Feb 2017 - 10:15 am

Kabul: At least four people were killed and over 20 others were wounded in an explosion in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, Afghan...

BBC journalist faces five years jail for Thailand reporting 23 Feb 2017 - 10:06 am

Bangkok: A British journalist with the BBC faces up to five years in a Thai jail after a lawyer brought a criminal defamation...

Chopper pilot finds two Pacific castaway boats 23 Feb 2017 - 09:53 am

Majuro, Marshall Islands: A helicopter pilot scanning remote northern Pacific waters for tuna was stunned to find not one but two boats carrying...

Iraqi security forces storm Mosul airport - state TV 23 Feb 2017 - 09:40 am

BAGHDAD: US-backed Iraqi security forces closing in on the Islamic State-held western half of Mosul stormed the city's main airport and a nearby...

Record damages awarded over US army base noise in Japan 23 Feb 2017 - 08:53 am

Tokyo: A Japanese court on Thursday awarded record compensation for thousands of residents near a US military base over aircraft noise, but rejected...

Opinion: Trump and the two-state solution 23 Feb 2017 - 01:24 am

A sentence uttered last Wednesday, February 15 by US President Donald Trump during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding...

UN concerned over new West Bank demolition plans 23 Feb 2017 - 01:16 am

Jerusalem: The United Nations raised concerns Wednesday over newly announced demolition plans in a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank that...

Russia asks Syria to halt bombing during UN peace talks 23 Feb 2017 - 01:16 am

Geneva: Russia has called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop his bombing campaign while peace talks take place this week, but a...

Park's impeachment trial to end next week 23 Feb 2017 - 01:14 am

Seoul: South Korea's Constitutional Court will hold its final impeachment hearing to rule on the fate of President Park Geun-hye at the end...

Duterte's allies reject former cop's testimony over death squad 23 Feb 2017 - 01:14 am

Manila: Philippine senators allied with President Rodrigo Duterte (pictured) sought yesterday to block a retired policeman from testifying that Duterte had once operated...