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Turkey resolute to clear Syria's Manbij of PYD/PKK 25 Oct 2016 - 02:43 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned Tuesday that Turkey would dislodge the PYD/PKK from Manbij should the terrorist group not leave the...

Joy as Vietnam hostages return from Somali pirate ordeal 25 Oct 2016 - 02:30 pm

Hanoi: Three Vietnamese fishermen held hostage for nearly five years by Somali pirates returned home Tuesday to weeping relatives, saying they were "overwhelmed"...

German police carry out raids on suspected terrorist financiers 25 Oct 2016 - 02:24 pm

BERLIN: German police on Tuesday stormed an accommodation facility for refugees and 12 homes around the country that were believed to house people...

Strike in Sri Lanka's north over police killings 25 Oct 2016 - 02:24 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankans went on strike across the island's north on Tuesday as anger mounted over the police killing of two Tamil university...

Heathrow decision shows UK can be successful after Brexit: Theresa May 25 Oct 2016 - 02:18 pm

LONDON: The British government's decision to approve a new runway at Heathrow Airport shows Britain can be an open, global, successful country after...

Afghan Taliban use drone to film suicide attack 25 Oct 2016 - 01:54 pm

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban have released aerial footage of a suicide car bombing in southern Helmand province, marking the first time the media-savvy...

Britain gives green light for new $22 billion runway at Heathrow 25 Oct 2016 - 01:38 pm

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday gave Heathrow Airport the green light to build a new $22 billion runway, ending 25 years of indecision with...

At least 8 Afghan boarder police killed in militant attack 25 Oct 2016 - 01:01 pm

Kabul: At least eight Afghan border police were killed and two others were injured when Taliban militants attacked an outpost in the Torkham...

Israeli settler runs over two Palestinians in Qalqilya 25 Oct 2016 - 12:29 pm

Ramallah: An Israeli settler rammed into two Palestinians in the West Bank on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The ministry said...

Two Saudi Security Officers Shot Dead 25 Oct 2016 - 12:04 pm

Riyadh: Two Saudi police officers were killed after coming under heavy gunfire in Dammam. Sources confirmed that the police officers were shot in...

Turkish-backed rebels advance in northern Syria 25 Oct 2016 - 11:50 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish-backed rebel forces in northern Syria have gained control of three areas in the last 24 hours as they press a two-month-old...

Deadly Blast Kills 14, Injures 147 in Northwestern China 25 Oct 2016 - 11:31 am

Beijing: A powerful blast at a prefabricated house in northwestern China killed at least 14 people and injured 147, state news agency (Xinhua)...

Four dead after Australia theme park disaster 25 Oct 2016 - 11:20 am

Gold Coast, Australia: Two women and two men were killed at a theme park on Australia's popular Gold Coast Tuesday, police said, with...

US general visits Saudi amid Yemen bombing concerns 25 Oct 2016 - 11:19 am

Riyadh: The head of US military operations in the Middle East wrapped up an unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia Tuesday, amid mounting friction...

UN aborts plan to evacuate patients from Aleppo, blames all parties 25 Oct 2016 - 10:52 am

BEIRUT: The United Nations has abandoned plans to evacuate patients from besieged rebel-held east Aleppo which it had hoped to accomplish during a...

Philippines' Duterte tells worried foreign businesses to go 25 Oct 2016 - 10:46 am

Tokyo, Japan: President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged foreign businesses in the Philippines worried about his deadly drug war to "pack up and...

Demolition of France's "Jungle" migrant camp set to begin 25 Oct 2016 - 10:37 am

CALAIS, FRANCE: France will begin dismantling the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais on Tuesday as several hundred more inhabitants queued for temporary housing...