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'We will beat this crisis' in 2017, Brazil leader Michel Temer vows 25 Dec 2016 - 09:58 am

Sao Paulo: "We will beat this crisis," Brazil's unpopular President Michel Temer said in a Christmas broadcast on Saturday, as the country remained...

Venezuela opposition says won't resume talks in January 25 Dec 2016 - 09:50 am

Caracas: Venezuela's opposition said Saturday it would not resume stalled talks with the government next month over their country's grave crisis because a...

French-Swiss aid worker kidnapped in Mali town of Gao 25 Dec 2016 - 09:47 am

BAMAKO: A female French-Swiss aid worker was kidnapped in the city of Gao in northern Mali on Saturday afternoon, a spokesman for the...

Russian jets step up raids on rebel-held Idlib and rural Aleppo 25 Dec 2016 - 09:40 am

AMMAN: Russian jets stepped up strikes on several towns in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province and rural Aleppo two days after the evacuation of...

Air hostess who survived 33,000 foot drop from plane found dead 25 Dec 2016 - 09:36 am

Belgrade: An air hostess who miraculously survived a fall of more than 10 kilometres 34 years ago after a plane exploded mid-air has...

Death toll rises to 36 in Mexico fireworks blasts 25 Dec 2016 - 09:31 am

Mexico City: The death toll from an explosion at Mexico's largest fireworks market rose to 36 Saturday after a woman with burns on...

Debris from missing Russian military plane found in Black Sea 25 Dec 2016 - 09:26 am

Moscow: Debris from a Russian military plane carrying 91 people that had disappeared from radars has been found in the Black Sea, local...

GCC Red Crescent Societies Gear up to Help Aleppo 24 Dec 2016 - 07:02 pm

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has participated in a high-profile meeting of top officials of Red Crescent Societies of the Cooperation Council...

Nigeria: Army claims capture of Boko Haram stronghold 24 Dec 2016 - 05:32 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria’s army has driven Boko Haram militants out of their strongest hideout in the dreaded Sambisa Forest, President Muhammadu Buhari said...

Syria’s Al-Bab, Turkey’s security gate 24 Dec 2016 - 05:29 pm

ANKARA: Turkey has been seeking to liberate the Islamic Sate-held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria and keep the PKK/PYD terrorists from its...

2 dead in blast at Aleppo ammo store 24 Dec 2016 - 04:11 pm

Damascus: Two people were killed Saturday in a blast at an ammunitions warehouse formerly used by rebels in the battered Syrian city of...

Nigerian army 'crushes' Boko Haram in one of last strongholds: Buhari 24 Dec 2016 - 03:18 pm

Abuja: The Nigerian army has defeated Boko Haram in the Sambisa forest, one of the jihadists' last remaining strongholds, President Muhammadu Buhari said...

Syria army, civilians reclaim ruined Aleppo streets 24 Dec 2016 - 02:10 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Syrian troops strengthened their hold over Aleppo on Friday after retaking full control of the city, as residents anxious to return...

At Least 7 People Killed On Minibus Attack in S. Somalia 24 Dec 2016 - 01:50 pm

Mogadishu: At least seven people including two soldiers on a minibus were killed while six others were injured after Al-Shabaab militants opened fire...

What was the Berlin attack suspect doing in Milan? 24 Dec 2016 - 01:42 pm

Sesto San Giovanni, Italy: Nobody comes to Sesto San Giovanni by chance, say the residents of this dreary working-class Milan suburb where police...

Turkey will never allow a new state in N.Syria: Erdogan 24 Dec 2016 - 01:23 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey will never allow the formation of a new state in northern Syria. "We...

2 child refugees die as heavy snow buries Syria’s Idlib 24 Dec 2016 - 01:11 pm

IDLIB, Syria: Two children were killed Friday in a collapse of refugee tents in Syria’s northwestern city of Idlib due to heavy snowfall....

68 Islamic State 'neutralized' in Syria's Al-Bab: Turkish army 24 Dec 2016 - 01:03 pm

ANKARA: Sixty-eight Islamic State terrorists were "neutralized" during the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield in Syria's Al-Bab since Friday night, according to the Turkish...