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Lebanese President Aoun visits Riyadh to mend fences with Saudi Arabia 10 Jan 2017 - 04:40 pm

BEIRUT/RIYADH: Lebanese President Michel Aoun flew to Saudi Arabia on Monday on his first visit abroad since his October election hoping to ease...

Kremlin says duration of Astana talks 'uncertain' 10 Jan 2017 - 04:40 pm

MOSCOW: The duration of planned intra-Syrian talks in Kazakhstan's capital Astana is "uncertain", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. "It is uncertain now...

Suspected pirates kill 8 fisherman in Philippines south 10 Jan 2017 - 04:37 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: Eight fishermen have been killed in an attack by suspected pirates off troubled southern Mindanao island, according to the...

Japan recalls envoys to SKorea as deal unravels 10 Jan 2017 - 04:34 pm

TOKYO: A landmark bilateral agreement concerning Korean women conscripted into Japanese Imperial Army brothels during World War II is unraveling as Tokyo has...

Remains of Turkish soldiers repatriated from Syria 10 Jan 2017 - 04:32 pm

GAZIANTEP, Turkey: The bodies of two soldiers martyred during the battle to take the Syrian town of Al-Bab have been returned to Turkey,...

Pakistan test-fires 1st sub-launched cruise missile 10 Jan 2017 - 04:30 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan Monday said it had “successfully” test-fired its first submarine-launched cruise missile, the Babur-3, with a range of 450 kilometers, an...

Twin blasts near Afghan parliament, casualties feared 10 Jan 2017 - 04:26 pm

Kabul: Twin bombs went off near the Afghan parliament in Kabul Tuesday, officials said, with major casualties feared in the rush-hour attack that...

South Sudan's army disputes rebels' victory claims 10 Jan 2017 - 03:18 pm

JUBA, South Sudan: South Sudan’s army on Tuesday denied rebel claims that opposition troops loyal to former Vice-President Riek Machar had seized six...

Arab League special envoy on Libya proposes establishing an aid fund 10 Jan 2017 - 03:13 pm

Cairo: The Arab League's Special Envoy on Libya Salah Eddin Al-Jamali proposed today at one of the council's meetings establishing an Arab fund...

Twin blasts near parliament buildings in Afghan capital 10 Jan 2017 - 03:11 pm

KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up near parliament offices in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, an attack that was followed immediately by...

Five killed as air strike hits Yemen school: medics 10 Jan 2017 - 03:09 pm

Sanaa: An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on a primary school in rebel-held northern Yemen on Tuesday killed five people including two...

SKorean court wants more from impeached President Park 10 Jan 2017 - 02:49 pm

SEOUL: South Korea’s Constitutional Court is getting tougher on impeached President Park Geun-hye, as it loses time within its six-month window to decide...

Death toll from Thailand floods rises to 25 10 Jan 2017 - 02:46 pm

BANGKOK: The death toll from massive flooding in Thailand’s south has risen to 25 as heavy rains continue to pound the region, affecting...

UN envoy blocked from conflict areas in Myanmar’s north 10 Jan 2017 - 02:42 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: A United Nations human rights envoy has been prevented from traveling to conflict areas in Myanmar’s northern Kachin State due to...

Turkey warns against global threats 10 Jan 2017 - 02:40 pm

ANKARA: Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said Tuesday everyone needed to “open their eyes” to two global threats: terrorism and migration. Speaking in...

Suicide attack kills at least 8 in southern Afghanistan 10 Jan 2017 - 02:38 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least eight people were killed in a Taliban suicide attack in southern Helmand province on Monday, police said. The noon...

21 farmers granted bail in Myanmar army land-grabbing case 10 Jan 2017 - 02:19 pm

Sintgaing, Myanmar: Twenty-one farmers were granted bail by a Myanmar court on Tuesday after being jailed over a land-grab dispute with the military...