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Ukraine moves to blacklist Marine Le Pen over Crimea comments 04 Jan 2017 - 05:00 pm

Ukraine indicated on Wednesday it would bar French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen from entering the country after comments she made that appeared...

7 Iraqi troops killed by Mosul car bomb 04 Jan 2017 - 03:37 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed Wednesday in a suicide car-bomb attack by Islamic State terrorists in the northern city of Mosul,...

Erdogan: Turkey, Russia making progress on Syria peace 04 Jan 2017 - 03:30 pm

ANKARA: Turkey and Russia’s ongoing efforts to establish a permanent cease-fire and political solution in Syria have led to some promising developments, Turkey’s...

Knife-wielding man wounds 11 children in south China 04 Jan 2017 - 03:26 pm

BEIJING: A man in China's southern region of Guangxi wounded 11 children with a blade at their kindergarten on Wednesday, state television said,...

Kidnapped Iraqi woman journalist released unharmed after a week 04 Jan 2017 - 02:27 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi journalist Afrah Shawqi, known in her country for criticising the government in satirical articles for local media, has been released unharmed...

Emiratis banned from keeping wild pets 04 Jan 2017 - 02:04 pm

Dubai: The private ownership of wild animals has been outlawed in the United Arab Emirates, where keeping exotic creatures as pets is a...

Fire at nursing home kills 7 in northeast China 04 Jan 2017 - 01:52 pm

BEIJING: Seven people have been killed after a fire broke out at a nursing home in northeast China. State news agency Xinhua reported...

97 converted to Islam at Al-Aqsa in last 2 years: Imam 04 Jan 2017 - 01:49 pm

JERUSALEM: Almost 100 people from 17 western countries have formally converted to Islam at East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque over the past two years,...

Turkey warns Syria talks at risk over truce violations 04 Jan 2017 - 01:29 pm

Ankara: Turkey on Wednesday warned that planned Syrian peace talks co-sponsored by Russia were at risk, calling on the Damascus regime of President...

Five states to vote between February 4 and March 8 04 Jan 2017 - 12:52 pm

New Delhi: Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur will be held between February 4 and March 8, Chief Election...

Car bomb wounds four U.N. guards in Somalia's capital 04 Jan 2017 - 12:29 pm

MOGADISHU: A car bomb wounded at least four U.N. guards when it exploded near a United Nations compound in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on...

Two wounded, one dead after rare gun rampage in China 04 Jan 2017 - 12:25 pm

BEIJING: A government official was suspected to have carried out a rare shooting rampage in China on Wednesday in which two officials were...

Indonesia suspends military cooperation with Australia 04 Jan 2017 - 12:19 pm

Jakarta: Indonesia has suspended military cooperation with Australia after training materials deemed offensive were found at an Australian army centre, officials said Wednesday,...

Israel army arrests dozens of Palestinians in West Bank 04 Jan 2017 - 12:17 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestine: Israeli forces detained two dozen Palestinians in overnight raids across Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli army. "Army forces arrested...

5 IS suspects nabbed over Istanbul nightclub attack 04 Jan 2017 - 12:05 pm

IZMIR, Turkey: Police in the Aegean province of Izmir arrested five suspected Islamic State members early Wednesday in connection with the Istanbul New...

Ethiopia urges aid for millions affected by drought 04 Jan 2017 - 12:01 pm

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: An estimated 5.6 million people in Ethiopia are in dire need of emergency relief supplies following drought in several parts...

Number of flood evacuees in Malaysia more than doubles 04 Jan 2017 - 11:55 am

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 19,000 people have been evacuated in two northeastern Malaysian states due to monsoon floods, marking a two-fold increase overnight. ...