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Venezuela to sack officials who backed Maduro recall 23 Aug 2016 - 06:00 pm

Caracas: Venezuelan civil servants who signed a petition for a referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro from power must be sacked within 48...

Sharjah police arrests beggar with more than Dh1million hidden in his flat 23 Aug 2016 - 05:21 pm

(picture for representation purpose) By Pramod Prabhakaran Sharjah police has arrested a beggar with more than Dh1 million slashed away in his flat....

Doctors in India remove 40 knives from man's stomach 23 Aug 2016 - 04:42 pm

A screengrab from a video showing some of the knives extracted from his stomach. By NIRMALA GEORGE NEW DELHI: Doctors in northern India...

Merkel calls for loyalty from Turkish-Germans 23 Aug 2016 - 04:27 pm

BERLIN: Germany’s Turkish-origin residents should develop loyalty to the country, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. In an interview with the Passauer Neue Presse...

Philippines: 5 troops killed in clashes with Abu Sayyaf 23 Aug 2016 - 04:00 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: At least five Philippine troops have been killed in clashes with a Daesh-linked group as fighting resumed outside three...

US soldier killed in anti-Taliban battle in Afghanistan 23 Aug 2016 - 03:59 pm

Afghan security forces prepare themselves during a battle with insurgents on the outskirts of Kunduz, Afghanistan August 21, 2016. REUTERS/Nasir Wakif Kabul: An...

Iran says it requested Russian strikes on Syria's Aleppo 23 Aug 2016 - 03:16 pm

People inspect the debris of buildings after the Syrian and Russian army warcrafts targeted to opposition controlled Sukeri neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria on...

Iraq forces launch push to retake town south of Mosul 23 Aug 2016 - 02:25 pm

Kirkuk, Iraq: Iraqi special forces led an operation on Tuesday aimed at retaking the jihadist-held town of Qayyarah, a key staging base for...

Boko Haram's Shekau 'wounded' in air strike: Nigeria 23 Aug 2016 - 02:20 pm

Lagos: Nigeria's military claimed Tuesday to have seriously injured Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau and killed other commanders in an air strike...

Flooding in Indian holy city halts cremations 23 Aug 2016 - 01:53 pm

Lucknow, India: India's holy city of Varanasi has been forced to halt cremations along the banks of the sacred river Ganges as deadly...

Kerry tells Nigeria fight against Islamists is not just a military one 23 Aug 2016 - 01:28 pm

United States Secretary of State John Kerry and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kenya Amina Mohamed (not seen) hold a press conference after...

Pakistan forces seal MQM party headquarters after TV station attack 23 Aug 2016 - 10:52 am

A policeman stands guard at an entrance gate with wax-sealed padlock, beside a poster depicting Altaf Hussain, leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)...

Iran says will open new chapter in relations with Cuba 23 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez (R) and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) sit at a table for talks in Havana, Cuba,...

Turkey PM urges world powers to turn 'new page' on Syria 23 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim meets with main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu (L) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader...

France's Hollande says world faces shame if nothing done for Aleppo 23 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

French President Francois Hollande (L), flanked by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (C) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), delivers a speech during...

Big three leaders insist EU not finished after Brexit 23 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and French President Francois Hollande (L) lead a news conference on the Italian...