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Ukraine leader says will hold referendum on joining NATO 02 Feb 2017 - 01:38 pm

Berlin: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he wants to hold a referendum on his conflict-torn country joining NATO, in comments to a German...

Japan encouraged by US messages ahead of Mattis visit 02 Feb 2017 - 01:35 pm

TOKYO: Japan got encouraging statements from U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis ahead of his planned Friday visit, his first visit to Asia since...

New mutant malaria strain in SE Asia ‘a serious threat’ 02 Feb 2017 - 01:29 pm

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: The emergence of a new strain of highly drug-resistant malaria in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos could have devastating consequences on...

Malaysia to give jobs to Rohingya Muslim refugees 02 Feb 2017 - 01:24 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: A pilot scheme to give work to Rohingya refugees in Malaysia is to be launched next month, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad...

Europe lifts ban on Iraqi Airways entering airspace 02 Feb 2017 - 12:01 pm

BAGHDAD: The European Aviation Safety Agency has lifted a ban on Iraqi Airways entering European airspace, Iraq's transport minister Kadhim al-Hamami told state...

Trump ripped into Australian leader on call: report 02 Feb 2017 - 10:29 am

Washington: President Donald Trump ripped into his Australian counterpart during their call last week, reports said, castigating a refugee accord he later described...

Islamic State kills Syrian soldiers in air base attack - monitors 02 Feb 2017 - 10:27 am

BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters killed at least 14 Syrian soldiers in a fierce attack on a military airport northeast of Damascus, the Syrian...

Turkish warplanes kill 51 Islamic State militants in Syria - military statement 02 Feb 2017 - 09:53 am

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes killed 51 Islamic State militants in operations over the last 24 hours, the military said in a statement on Thursday....

Japan court rejects 'right to be forgotten' on Google 02 Feb 2017 - 08:52 am

Tokyo: Japan's Supreme Court has rejected a man's demand that news search results of his arrest on sex charges be deleted from Google,...

Indonesian plane skids off runway in new aviation mishap 02 Feb 2017 - 08:26 am

Jakarta: An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 130 people skidded off the runaway as it landed at a major airport in heavy rain, the...

Hundreds flee Islamic State rocket attacks in Iraq's E. Mosul 01 Feb 2017 - 07:48 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: Hundreds of Iraqi civilians have fled "liberated" areas of eastern Mosul amid ongoing rocket attacks by Islamic State terrorists, according to...

'They keep their promises': French town smitten with far right 01 Feb 2017 - 07:44 pm

Hénin-Beaumont, France: France's National Front (FN) is promoting the depressed former coalmining town of Henin-Beaumont as a showcase for far-right rule ahead of...

Syria ceasefire mechanism now in effect: Russian FM 01 Feb 2017 - 07:42 pm

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: A "tripartite mechanism" established by Russia, Turkey and Iran to monitor the ceasefire in Syria has come into...

At least 94 psychiatric patients died of negligence in South Africa last year 01 Feb 2017 - 07:30 pm

JOHANNESBURG: At least 94 psychiatric patients died of negligence in South Africa last year after they were moved from a licensed home to...

Zimbabwe protest leader Mawarire detained at Harare airport: sister 01 Feb 2017 - 07:23 pm

Harare: The Zimbabwean pastor who led a surge of protests last year against President Robert Mugabe's authoritarian government was arrested at Harare airport...

Air strikes hit Red Crescent offices in Syria 01 Feb 2017 - 07:16 pm

BEIRUT: Air strikes hit Syrian Red Crescent offices in the northwestern city of Idlib after midnight on Wednesday, injuring several staff and causing ...