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Millennial women opposed to Trump take to streets, many for the first time 18 Jan 2017 - 07:39 pm

NEW YORK: Millennials, some so young they need their parents’ permission and others with babies in tow, will join women’s protests this weekend...

Surge of African migrants brave Latin America jungle trek for US dream 18 Jan 2017 - 07:31 pm

TAPACHULA: Using a stone, Ahmed Ali Hassan scraped away at the side of the container truck until he made a small hole, and...

Used to whizzing bullets, Kashmir border farmers now hit by drought 18 Jan 2017 - 07:24 pm

KEERNI, India: The past three decades have not been kind to the residents of Keerni. This village in the Poonch district of Jammu...

Egypt puts retired football star Mohamed Aboutrika on terrorism list for “Muslim Brotherhood ties” 18 Jan 2017 - 06:52 pm

CAIRO: Egypt has added one of the country's most renowned athletes, retired football star Mohamed Aboutrika, to a terrorism list for alleged ties...

Zimbabwe pastor in court over Mugabe death prophecy 18 Jan 2017 - 06:46 pm

HARARE: A Zimbabwean activist pastor appeared in court on Wednesday after police arrested him for predicting that President Robert Mugabe would die in...

Wang Jianlin, China's richest man & Hollywood investor, warns Trump against trade war 18 Jan 2017 - 06:32 pm

Davos, Switzerland: China's richest man, Hollywood investor Wang Jianlin, warned Donald Trump Wednesday against dragging the entertainment industry into a trade war --...

UAE court jails three on terror charges 18 Jan 2017 - 06:11 pm

Abu Dhabi: A UAE court on Wednesday sentenced three people to up to five years in prison after convicting them of belonging to...

Erdogan faces weak economy in path to greater power 18 Jan 2017 - 05:57 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is closer to getting a power boost after parliament's first approval of a bill to change the...

At least 26,000 people flee Gambia to Senegal as refugees: UN 18 Jan 2017 - 05:52 pm

ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal: At least 26,000 people have fled Gambia into Senegal fearing President Yahya Jammeh’s decision to stay in power after losing an...

Fears of mass killings as IS advances on Syria's Deir Ezzor 18 Jan 2017 - 05:39 pm

Hasakeh, Syria: As the Islamic State group closes in on Syria's Deir Ezzor, residents said they are terrified of falling victim to the...

Obama cuts short Chelsea Manning's prison sentence 18 Jan 2017 - 04:51 pm

President Barack Obama has shortened the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former US military intelligence analyst who was responsible for a 2010...

Istanbul nightclub suspect 'received orders from IS' 18 Jan 2017 - 04:29 pm

Istanbul: The man suspected of killing 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve has claimed he received the order to...

Iraqi PM asks for help rebuilding, resettling displaced 18 Jan 2017 - 03:49 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday called on an Islamic military alliance to help repatriate Iraqis displaced by conflict and rebuild...

Top Iraq commander announces 'liberation' of east Mosul 18 Jan 2017 - 03:44 pm

Bartalla, Iraq: Iraqi forces have fully retaken east Mosul from the Islamic State group, a top commander said on Wednesday, three months after...

Reeling Italy hit by quake triple-punch 18 Jan 2017 - 02:40 pm

Rome: Three earthquakes hit central Italy Wednesday in a stinging triple-punch that brought fresh terror to an area still reeling from deadly quakes...

EU's Juncker vows to work for 'balanced' Brexit deal 18 Jan 2017 - 02:31 pm

Strasbourg, France: European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker promised Wednesday to seek a "balanced" deal for Britain's exit from the EU, after Prime Minister...