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Iran says extension of sanctions act shows U.S. unreliable 03 Dec 2016 - 11:08 am

DUBAI: A U.S. Senate vote to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for 10 years shows the world that Washington cannot be relied...

Palestinian youth injured in clashes in Gaza 03 Dec 2016 - 11:06 am

Gaza: A Palestinian youth was injured during clashes near the Nahal Oz Israeli military site in eastern Gaza City, according to witnesses. Witnesses...

Ruins of homes in Kirkuk a sign of divisions to come in Iraq 03 Dec 2016 - 10:53 am

IRBIL, Iraq: All along the street, houses have been reduced to rubble in the central Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The work of Kurdish...

Fed-up MH370 relatives head to Madagascar 03 Dec 2016 - 10:42 am

Kuala Lumpur: Relatives of missing MH370 passengers were headed to Madagascar Saturday, harbouring hopes of finding seaborne debris, 1,001 days since the mysterious...

3 men try to remove Muslim teen's hijab in NYC metro 03 Dec 2016 - 10:42 am

NEW YORK: The city’s police is investigating a bias crime after three men attempted to remove the headscarf of a Muslim teen at...

UK pensioner returns library book... 63 years late 03 Dec 2016 - 10:30 am

London: A British pensioner has returned a library book to her school some 63 years after taking it out, the librarian said Friday....

‘Those we save today die tomorrow’: Aleppo official 03 Dec 2016 - 10:24 am

ALEPPO, Syria: Civilians are fleeing from one part of opposition-held eastern Aleppo to another amid a flurry of attacks by the Syrian regime,...

Fidel Castro's ashes return to cradle of revolution 03 Dec 2016 - 10:17 am

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba: The convoy carrying the ashes of Cuba's late communist leader Fidel Castro ends an island-wide journey on Saturday in...

In San Bernardino, solemn ceremony marks mass shooting 03 Dec 2016 - 10:17 am

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.: The sound of a bell tolled through loudspeakers on Friday outside a building in Southern California, ringing once for each...

South Korea opposition introduces bill to impeach scandal-tainted Park 03 Dec 2016 - 10:01 am

SEOUL: South Korea's three opposition parties introduced a bill on Saturday for parliament to impeach President Park Geun-hye who, tainted by a corruption...

Gambia's shock presidential victor hails new era 03 Dec 2016 - 10:01 am

Banjul, Gambia: Opposition candidate Adama Barrow hailed a "new Gambia" Friday after he pulled off a stunning presidential election victory, putting an end...

Merkel to chart 2017 election battle at party congress 03 Dec 2016 - 09:58 am

Berlin: After Donald Trump's shock victory, Francois Hollande's decision not to seek re-election and populism on the rise, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is...

Trump says Philippines fighting drugs 'the right way': Duterte 03 Dec 2016 - 09:40 am

Manila: US President-elect Donald Trump told Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte that Manila was conducting its deadly drug war "the right way", Duterte said...

Syria army seizes new rebel district in Aleppo: monitor 03 Dec 2016 - 09:37 am

Beirut: Syrian troops and allied forces advanced overnight seizing Aleppo's Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood from rebels as they press an offensive to recapture all...