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Taliban gunmen kill 17 in Pakistan air force base attack 18 Sep 2015 - 11:06 am

Pakistani soldiers arrive to take position outside a Pakistan Air Force base after an attack by militants in Peshawar. ? PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistani...

Airlines should compensate for delays, cancellations: Court 18 Sep 2015 - 01:42 am

BRUSSELS: Airlines have to pay passengers compensation when flights are cancelled or delayed due to unforeseen technical problems, the European Union’s top court...

U.S. Senate blocks bid to add more conditions to Iran measure 18 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked a last-ditch effort by Republicans on Thursday to add new conditions before President Barack Obama can...

Chileans pick through debris after powerful quake; 10 dead 17 Sep 2015 - 06:43 pm

Ships are seen in the street after an earthquake hit areas of central Chile, in Coquimbo city, north of Santiago, Chile. By Felipe...

Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli violation of Al Aqsa Mosque 17 Sep 2015 - 06:23 pm

RIYADH: A Saudi official source has expressed the kingdom's strong condemnation of Israeli occupation authorities' violation of the sanctity of Al Aqsa Holy...

Former president not linked to coup: Burkina general 17 Sep 2015 - 06:01 pm

Members of the presidential guard look for protesters in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. PARIS: The leader of a coup in Burkina Faso said on...

More than 100 killed in South Sudan when oil truck explodes 17 Sep 2015 - 05:00 pm

Scene of a Nigerian fuel tanker explosion. Approximately 100 people were killed in the accident. BY DENIS DUMO JUBA: More than 100 people...

EU rebukes Hungary as refugee crisis tensions escalate 17 Sep 2015 - 03:40 pm

Migrants hold banners as they participate in a peaceful protest in front of the Hungarian border gate near the village of Horgos, Serbia,...

Bombings kill at least 14, wound 47 in Iraq capital 17 Sep 2015 - 01:59 pm

Police and civilians stand guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack in central Baghdad on September 17, 2015. BAGHDAD: Bombings in...

Chile raises quake death toll to eight 17 Sep 2015 - 01:53 pm

Residents wait on a street outside their houses after an earthquake hit Chile's central zone, in Santiago, Chile, September 16, 2015. SANTIAGO: The...

Syrian army starts using new weapons from Russia - military source 17 Sep 2015 - 01:37 pm

A Syrian woman kisses a poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a pro-Syrian government protest in front of the Russian Embassy in...

Over 5,000 migrants enter Croatia, testing resources 17 Sep 2015 - 01:31 pm

A Croatian policeman holds a baby during the migrants registration process in Tovarnik, Croatia September 16, 2015. SID (Serbia): More than 5,000 migrants...

Head of German refugee office quits amid asylum seeker crisis 17 Sep 2015 - 01:27 pm

BERLIN- The head of Germany's Office for Migration and Refugees, which has been criticized for being slow in processing applications from a record...

#IStandWithAhmed gets Obama invite 17 Sep 2015 - 01:22 pm

Ahmed Mohamed is comforted by his father Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, as they attend a news conference in Irving, Texas. The news converence, held...

Elite troops declare Burkina Faso coup 17 Sep 2015 - 01:16 pm

A TV screenshot during the broadcast of the speech of Lieutenant-colonel Mamadou Bamba. Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso's presidential guard declared a coup Thursday a...

Britain says killed 330 Islamic State fighters in air strikes 17 Sep 2015 - 10:12 am

Gen. Lloyd Austin III (R), commander of U.S. Central Command, and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth testify before the Senate...

Hungarian police clash with migrants 17 Sep 2015 - 01:33 am

Riot police fight migrants at the border crossing with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary, yesterday. Hungarian police fired tear gas and water cannon at...

Refugees leaving Syria due to terrorism: Assad 17 Sep 2015 - 12:56 am

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad (right) giving interview to Russian media outlets, in Damascus yesterday. Damascus: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has chided...