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Furious Iraqi lawmakers demand US troop withdrawal 28 Dec 2018 - 08:05 am

BAGHDAD: President Donald Trump's surprise trip to Iraq may have quieted criticism at home that he had yet to visit troops in a...

Trump tweets video of secretive SEAL team in Iraq 27 Dec 2018 - 07:29 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump may have inadvertently unmasked a Navy SEAL team during his short visit to a US base in Iraq this...

Rain, floods wipe out 11 refugee camps in N. Syria 27 Dec 2018 - 06:21 pm

IDLIB, Syria: Heavy rainfall on Thursday caused severe flooding in rural areas of northern Syria, destroying tents at 11 refugee camps and leaving...

3 British tourists die in Iceland crash, 4 severely hurt 27 Dec 2018 - 06:03 pm

REYKJAVIK, Iceland: An SUV carrying seven members of a British family plunged off a high bridge Thursday in Iceland, killing three people and...

German army floats plan to recruit foreigners 27 Dec 2018 - 05:36 pm

BERLIN: Struggling to fill its ranks, Germany's military is drawing up plans to recruit nationals from other European countries as part of a...

Burundi acquits rights activists sentenced to 10-year terms 27 Dec 2018 - 05:30 pm

Nairobi: A Burundian court has acquitted three civil rights activists who had been handed 10-year jail terms for undermining state security, their organisation...

3 British tourists die in Iceland crash, 4 severely hurt 27 Dec 2018 - 05:07 pm

REYKJAVIK, Iceland: Officials say a jeep carrying seven British tourists has crashed while crossing a high bridge in Iceland, killing three and critically...

UAE reopens Damascus embassy after seven years 27 Dec 2018 - 04:54 pm

Damascus: The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus Thursday, the latest sign of efforts to bring the Syrian government back into...

Sudan reporters begin strike as anti-Bashir dissent rumbles on 27 Dec 2018 - 04:49 pm

Sudanese journalists began a three-day strike to protest alleged intimidation as they try to report on week-long demonstrations against President Umar al-Bashir’s government....

Strong 5.5 quake rattles Venezuela before dawn; people flee 27 Dec 2018 - 04:37 pm

CARACAS, Venezuela: A strong earthquake jolted Venezuelans from their sleep early Thursday, forcing residents in the capital to evacuate buildings in their pajamas...

US embassy in Baghdad targeted; no casualties reported 27 Dec 2018 - 04:09 pm

BAGHDAD: The U.S. embassy in Baghdad was targeted by artillery early Thursday, although no casualties were reported in relation to the incident, according...

Gazan mother of 7 makes living by selling bread crumbs 27 Dec 2018 - 03:55 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine - Fairuz, a 45-year-old Palestinian woman and her family’s sole breadwinner, has learned to eke out a living in the...

Boy, 12, survives avalanche that buried him for 40 minutes 27 Dec 2018 - 03:27 pm

PARIS: Authorities in the French Alps say a 12-year-old boy has been found alive after being buried under an avalanche for 40 minutes....

Pakistan adds ex-president to no-fly list over graft probe 27 Dec 2018 - 03:21 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has imposed a travel ban on former President Asif Ali Zardari and 171 other individuals while authorities complete an investigation into...

UK finds another 9 migrants trying to enter by boat 27 Dec 2018 - 03:20 pm

LONDON: British officials say nine migrants have been detained on a beach in southeastern England after crossing the English Channel in a small...

Taliban urge US to exit Afghanistan or face Soviet-style defeat 27 Dec 2018 - 01:36 pm

Kabul: The Taliban warned the United States Thursday it would face the same fate as the Soviet Union in the 1980s if it...

Key French jihadist Peter Cherif set to return behind bars 27 Dec 2018 - 01:31 pm

Paris: One of France's most wanted jihadists, considered a potential source of valuable information by Western intelligence agencies, is set to return to...