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Observatory: Shells kill four children in govt-held Aleppo 13 Oct 2016 - 10:11 am

BEIRUT: At least four children were killed in a government-held area of western Aleppo on Thursday when shells landed near a school, the...

Child finds tip of sliced finger in Japanese noodles 13 Oct 2016 - 10:05 am

Tokyo: A child who was tucking into noodles at a popular Japanese restaurant found some extra topping in the bowl -- the tip...

Yemen rebels deny targeting US warship 13 Oct 2016 - 09:59 am

Sanaa: Yemeni rebels on Thursday denied US accusations they had targeted a US destroyer in the Red Sea which prompted cruise missile strikes...

Kenya Airways to stop ticket sales unless pilots drop strike threat 13 Oct 2016 - 09:55 am

NAIROBI: Kenya Airways said on Thursday it will be forced to halt ticket sales unless its pilots withdraw a strike threat that has...

Damascus, Moscow press deadly bombing of rebel Aleppo 13 Oct 2016 - 09:41 am

Beirut: Syrian and Russian warplanes carried out fresh strikes on rebel-held districts of Aleppo early Thursday, after an intense bombardment over the previous...

Haiti tries to get hurricane aid right, but cholera blamed on UN weighs 13 Oct 2016 - 09:21 am

By Gabriel Stargardter and Makini Brice PORT-A-PIMENT, Haiti: Foreign medics with orange stretchers and gallons of chlorine are stemming a cholera outbreak on...

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Nicole threatens Bermuda: NHC 13 Oct 2016 - 09:12 am

Miami: Bermuda braced for Hurricane Nicole, now a powerful Category Four storm, late Wednesday as it churned toward the islands, with forecasters warning...

After Colombia peace failure come economic consequences 13 Oct 2016 - 09:04 am

Bogota: Everything was ready: once approved, Colombia's peace deal would trigger a financial windfall, boost the economy and encourage investment. Then the "no"...

Trump 'a revolting slug': Australian lawmakers 13 Oct 2016 - 08:59 am

Sydney: Donald Trump is "a revolting slug unfit for public office", lawmakers in Australia's most populous state said in a unanimous parliamentary motion...

Obama’s top Asia diplomat says baffled by Duterte pronouncements 12 Oct 2016 - 09:48 pm

WASHINGTON: The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Wednesday he did not know what a “panoply” of statements by Philippine President...

Palestinians urge FIFA to act on settlement clubs 12 Oct 2016 - 09:02 pm

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian Football Association on Wednesday reiterated a call for FIFA to act against Israeli clubs based in settlements in...

Venezuela protesters seek symbolic Maduro smack-down 12 Oct 2016 - 08:50 pm

Caracas: Venezuela's opposition held nationwide rallies Wednesday against President Nicolas Maduro, seeking to show its strength by having protesters sign largely symbolic petitions...

Colombia’s FARC rebel leader sees solution to peace impasse soon 12 Oct 2016 - 08:45 pm

BOGOTA: The leader of Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebel group Rodrigo Londono expressed confidence on Wednesday that a solution can be found to resuscitate...

Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for protest against Maliki’s comeback 12 Oct 2016 - 07:48 pm

BAGHDAD: Powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called for a demonstration against a Iraqi court ruling that returns his bitter rival, ex-prime...

Analysis: Ex-PM Maliki making comeback as Iraq’s most powerful man 12 Oct 2016 - 07:38 pm

BAGHDAD: Nuri al-Maliki is once again positioning himself as Iraq’s most powerful man, poised to return as kingmaker in a fight for influence...

French centrists back presidential hopeful Juppe 12 Oct 2016 - 07:33 pm

PARIS: France’s UDI party of centrists threw their backing on Wednesday behind conservative former prime minister Alain Juppe ahead of a primary election...

Merkel, Hollande urge Putin to push for Syria ceasefire: France 12 Oct 2016 - 07:23 pm

Paris: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call Wednesday to push for...

French mayor sparks row with anti-migrant posters 12 Oct 2016 - 07:17 pm

Béziers, France: A French mayor sparked outrage among rights groups Wednesday after putting up anti-migrant posters and calling for a local referendum ahead...