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Israeli drone crashes in Lebanon 21 Sep 2014 - 02:49 am

A Lebanese soldier carries an Israeli drone in the Marjeyoun countryside in south Lebanon yesterday. TYRE: An Israeli drone crashed inside Lebanon yesterday,...

Rival PMs address Libyans 21 Sep 2014 - 02:48 am

Supporters of Operation Dawn, a group of forces mainly from Misrata, call for the removal of the new Libyan parliament based in the...

46 Turks held by IS militants return home 21 Sep 2014 - 02:46 am

ANKARA: Forty-six Turks held hostage for months by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq were freed and returned to Turkey yesterday, to emotional...

Qaeda Tunisia offshoot backs IS 21 Sep 2014 - 02:45 am

TUNIS: An Al Qaeda-linked Tunisian group has offered backing to the Islamic State organisation, becoming the third jihadist group to do so this...

Nusra Front kills Lebanese soldier 21 Sep 2014 - 02:45 am

BEIRUT: A Lebanese soldier has been executed by the Al Nusra Front, the Syrian affiliate of Al Qaeda, the government said yesterday. The...

Somali famine could kill thousands: UN 21 Sep 2014 - 02:45 am

MOGADISHU: Famine is stalking Somalia after a year of poor rains and heavy fighting, with more than a million lives at risk, the...

UN announces deal to resolve Yemen crisis 21 Sep 2014 - 01:47 am

Sana’a: The UN envoy to Yemen yesterday announced that an accord had been reached to “resolve the current crisis” after a week of...

Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Egypt 21 Sep 2014 - 01:46 am

RAMALLAH: Indirect talks between Israelis and Palestinians on consolidating the Gaza truce are set to resume in Cairo on Wednesday, two days after...

Egyptian forces shoot Palestinians infiltrating through tunnel 21 Sep 2014 - 01:46 am

CAIRO: Security forces shot dead a Palestinian and wounded two others yesterday after they tried to enter Egypt from Gaza through a tunnel...

Mediators urge end to fighting in South Sudan 21 Sep 2014 - 01:45 am

ADDIS ABABA: East African mediators seeking to broker peace in South Sudan yesterday denounced ongoing “senseless fighting” between rival sides in a conflict...

Kiev, rebels sign buffer zone deal 21 Sep 2014 - 01:25 am

Army soldiers from battalion “Aydar” practise shooting during a military drill in the village of Schastya, near the eastern Ukrainian town of Luhansk,...

Poll: Economy behind Scotland’s ‘No’ vote 21 Sep 2014 - 01:22 am

LONDON: Scots were driven to reject independence in a historic referendum more out of fears over the economic risks of going alone than...

Poll: Economy behind Scotland’s ‘No’ vote 21 Sep 2014 - 01:19 am

LONDON: Scots were driven to reject independence in a historic referendum more out of fears over the economic risks of going alone than...

Britain must honour pledge: Gordon Brown 21 Sep 2014 - 01:18 am

EDINBURGH: Former prime minister Gordon Brown told British leaders yesterday that they must honour their promise to grant further powers to Scotland after...

Spain to repatriate missionary with Ebola 21 Sep 2014 - 01:17 am

MADRID: Spain is preparing to repatriate from Sierra Leone a Catholic missionary infected with the deadly Ebola virus, the government said yesterday, the...

UN summit rallies global action on climate change 21 Sep 2014 - 01:16 am

UNITED NATIONS: Some 125 world leaders are expected to commit to action on climate change at a UN summit on Tuesday called to...

New Zealand Premier John Key sweeps to third term victory 21 Sep 2014 - 01:16 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s conservative Prime Minister John Key swept to a historic election victory yesterday, securing a third term as voters ignored campaign...

Philippines storm leaves five dead 21 Sep 2014 - 01:14 am

Children (left photo) wade through a muddy street full of debris, while others (right photo) rest inside a temporary evacuation centre in Marikina,...