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Syria: 46 civilians killed in fresh airstrikes on Aleppo 27 Nov 2016 - 02:23 pm

ALEPPO, Syria: At least 46 civilians were killed and hundreds injured in airstrikes carried out by regime forces and Russian warplanes in Syria’s...

Kuwait opposition in strong election showing 27 Nov 2016 - 02:15 pm

KUWAIT CITY: Islamist-dominated opposition groups and their allies secured nearly half of the Kuwaiti parliament's seats, official election results showed Sunday, raising fears...

Cuba mourns Fidel Castro 27 Nov 2016 - 02:09 pm

Havana: Cuba mourned its revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday, as the communist island prepared to bid farewell to the towering giant of...

Blast rocks Syria's al-Rai, wounded taken to Turkish hospital 27 Nov 2016 - 01:58 pm

ISTANBUL: A blast ripped through a street in the northern Syrian town of al-Rai on Sunday in what was believed to be an...

East Congo militia kills 30 civilians, most from rival ethnic group 27 Nov 2016 - 01:52 pm

KINSHASA: An ethnic Nande militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed about 30 civilians, mostly Hutus, on Sunday morning, local sources said,...

At least 55 killed as Ugandan forces clash with separatists: police 27 Nov 2016 - 01:49 pm

Kampala: At least 55 people have been killed in fierce fighting that erupted in western Uganda between security forces and a separatist militia...

Temples turn richer with 'sin' currencies after Nov 8 27 Nov 2016 - 01:40 pm

New Delhi: Demonetisation has made India's temples significantly richer as hundi deposits have seen an upsurge with "sin" currencies after November 8 when...

Trump Tower turns into 'Dump Tower' on Google Maps 27 Nov 2016 - 01:37 pm

Washington: Trump Tower in New York city turned into "Dump Tower" on Google Maps for a few hours, and its proper name was...

Lufthansa urges pilots union to return to pay talks 27 Nov 2016 - 01:29 pm

FRANKFURT: German pilots union VC should resume talks with Lufthansa to find a compromise over a long-running pay dispute rather than repeatedly going...

Arid Saudi could need '$50 billion' in water investment 27 Nov 2016 - 01:23 pm

Riyadh: Arid Saudi Arabia could need more than $53 billion in water sector investment supported by private funds as demand grows, officials said...

Punjab's maximum security jail breached: Top terrorist, gangsters flee 27 Nov 2016 - 12:38 pm

Nabha (Punjab): In a sensational jailbreak, armed men on Sunday attacked the maximum security Nabha jail in Punjab and escaped with two terrorists,...

Israel kills 4 IS-linked gunmen in Golan: army 27 Nov 2016 - 12:30 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli forces killed four gunmen belonging to an Islamic State affiliate in Syria who had opened fire on soldiers in the occupied...

More than 400 civilians flee east Aleppo: monitor 27 Nov 2016 - 12:11 pm

Beirut: More than 400 Syrian civilians have fled rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo for the government-controlled west as regime forces advance in the...

Indonesia police make more arrests in foiled Jakarta bomb plot 27 Nov 2016 - 11:32 am

JAKARTA: Indonesian police over the weekend arrested two more members of a militant group that had planned to bomb government buildings and the...

Militants kidnap six Pakistani workers of Polish oil company 27 Nov 2016 - 11:22 am

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: Six Pakistani workers from a Polish oil and gas surveying company have been kidnapped in northwestern Pakistan, military sources...