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Seventeen jailed pending trial over Istanbul airport attack - media 05 Jul 2016 - 09:00 am

ISTANBUL: A Turkish court jailed 17 suspects pending trial on Tuesday in connection with last week's suicide bombing attack on Istanbul's main airport...

Bangladesh politician 'stunned' by son's role in attack 05 Jul 2016 - 08:47 am

Combination pictures of five men, allegedly the gunmen who carried out an attack in the capital Dhaka on July 1, 2016, posing with...

In or Out? Brexit limbo gives EU headache 05 Jul 2016 - 08:35 am

File photo of EU and British flags at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters/ Francois Lenoir By Alastair Macdonald and Alissa de...

Saudi Interior Ministry reveals identity of suicide bomber in Jeddah 05 Jul 2016 - 08:31 am

Saudi policemen at the site where a suicide bomber blew himself up in the early hours of July 4, 2016 near the American...

Anger over security as Iraqis mourn 200 dead in Baghdad bombing 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

An Iraqi man searches for bodies at the site after a suicide car bomb attack at the shopping area of Karrada in Baghdad,...

Blast outside Prophet's Mosque in Medina: Saudi media 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: A blast occurred on Monday in Saudi Arabia outside one of Islam's holiest sites, the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, a Saudi-owned television...

Gulf states, Yemen to mark end of Ramadan from Wednesday 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Bahrainis walk near the shops at the old Manama market late on June 10, 2016 during Ramadan. AFP / MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH Riyadh: The...

Two gang members killed after cop's murder in El Salvador 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of a police officer stands guard next to alleged gang members in San Salvador. Reuters San Salvador: Gang members murdered a...

Analysis: Post-Brexit, Britain may need “Hotel California” model 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

By Paul Taylor BRUSSELS: After the self-inflicted wound of voting to quit the European Union, Britain’s best option to limit the mutual economic...

UK Labour MP says ready for leadership challenge; Corbyn clings on 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Jeremy Corbyn has refused to resign following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, despite mass defections from his policy team and a...

Iraq executes 5 after devastating Baghdad blast: ministry 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

People inspect the site after a suicide car bomb attack at the shopping area of Karrada, a largely Shi'ite district, in Baghdad, Iraq...

Leading Brexit campaigner Farage quits as UKIP leader 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

"I have decided to stand aside as leader of UKIP," Nigel Farage told a London press conference. "The victory for the 'Leave' side...

Fury over insecurity as Iraqis mourn 200 dead in Baghdad blast 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

People search for their relatives at a site after a suicide bomb attack at the shopping area of Karrada, a largely Shi'ite district,...

Iranian director Kiarostami dies in France at 76 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

his file photo taken on March 16, 2014 shows Iranian Film Director Abbas Kiarostami posing during his visit to the 54th Cartagena Film...

Suicide bombers hit three Saudi cities 04 Jul 2016 - 10:55 pm

Worshippers gather after a suicide bomber detonated a device near the security headquarters of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, July 4,...

'Welcome to Hell,' protesting Rio police tell tourists 04 Jul 2016 - 05:08 pm

Police officers and firemen demonstrate at the international arrivals gate as they protest against the government for delay in their salary payments at...

Suicide bombing near US consulate in Saudi's Jeddah 04 Jul 2016 - 03:45 pm

Saudi policemen stand guard at the site where a suicide bomber blew himself up in the early hours of July 4, 2016 near...

Aide to former Chinese president Hu Jintao jailed for life: media 04 Jul 2016 - 01:03 pm

Ling Jihua, then vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), during a meeting in Beijing March 11, 2013. (REUTERS/Jason Lee/File...