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Trump says he's `unbeatable' in 2020 02 Dec 2017 - 08:16 pm

President Donald Trump, fresh off a victory in the Senate that puts him a step closer to passing a huge tax-cut bill by...

France’s Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias 02 Dec 2017 - 07:32 pm

PARIS/BAGHDAD: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on Iraq to dismantle all militias, including the government-sanctioned, Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a...

UAE 'deporting' Egypt presidential hopeful Shafiq to Cairo: aides 02 Dec 2017 - 05:25 pm

Cairo: UAE officials on Saturday took former Egyptian premier and presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq from his Abu Dhabi home to be deported back...

Turkey's Erdogan says US courts cannot put Turkey on trial 02 Dec 2017 - 02:40 pm

ANKARA, Courts in the United States cannot put Turkey on trial, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, in reference to a Turkish...

Two mass graves found in Yazidi district of Iraq 02 Dec 2017 - 02:23 pm

Baghdad, Iraqi paramilitary forces have uncovered two more mass graves containing the bodies of 140 civilians, including women and children, in an area...

Philippines 'prepared for worst' in dengue vaccine concerns 02 Dec 2017 - 02:08 pm

Manila, The Philippines is prepared for a "worst-case scenario" following warnings that an anti-dengue vaccine administered to thousands of children may worsen the...

Report finds 512 died in deadliest Somalia bombing 02 Dec 2017 - 01:27 pm

Mogadishu, As many as 512 died in an October truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu, an emergency committee investigating the terrorist atrocity...

Man arrested as smelly socks unleash chaos on Indian bus 02 Dec 2017 - 01:18 pm

New Delhi, Indian police arrested a man whose stinky socks caused a showdown on a bus as his fellow passengers protested the pungent...

Newborn declared dead by Max Hospital found alive before burial 02 Dec 2017 - 12:59 pm

New Delhi, In a clear case of medical negligence, doctors at a private hospital here declared a baby dead, along with his stillborn...

Syria army intercepts Israel missiles near Damascus: state media 02 Dec 2017 - 12:54 pm

Damascus: Syrian air defences intercepted at least two Israeli missiles fired at a government "military position" in Damascus province early Saturday but the...

Twenty militants killed in Afghanistan airstrikes 02 Dec 2017 - 12:46 pm

Kabul: At least twenty ISIS and Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, official said. The...

Palestinian authority warns of transferring US embassy to Jerusalem 02 Dec 2017 - 12:41 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Authority warned of the danger of the American move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, stressing that it...

Earthquake rocks Southeastern Iran 02 Dec 2017 - 12:35 pm

Tehran: An earthquake measuring 4.4 magnitude jolted the village of Hojedk near the town of Ravar located in Iran's southeastern province of Kerman...

Looted Angkor jewellery returned to Cambodia 02 Dec 2017 - 12:17 pm

Phnom Penh, A set of ancient Angkorian gold jewellery was returned to Cambodia Saturday with an elaborate procession through the capital, decades after...

US Senate approves major tax cuts in victory for Trump 02 Dec 2017 - 11:38 am

WASHINGTON, The US Senate narrowly approved a tax overhaul on Saturday, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump a big step closer to their...

Israeli missiles hit military post near Damascus : Syrian state TV 02 Dec 2017 - 11:14 am

BEIRUT: Israeli missiles struck a military position near Damascus and Syria's air defence system responded on Saturday, destroying two of them, Syrian state...

Syria army intercepts Israel missiles near Damascus: State Media 02 Dec 2017 - 11:13 am

Damascus, Syrian air defences intercepted at least two Israeli missiles fired at a government "military position" in Damascus province early Saturday but the...