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PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday hosted an international summit aimed at cracking down on illegal migration from Africa to Europe. Leaders...

DALLAS: As a van full of family members tried to escape Harvey, violent floodwaters engulfed the vehicle and six people are presumed dead,...

BAGHDAD: At least 11 people were killed Monday when an explosive device went off in a public shopping area in capital Baghdad, according...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that he and US President Donald Trump agreed to hike pressure on North Korea after...

Leidschendam, Netherlands: The daughter of a bystander who lost her life in the massive car bomb that killed former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri...

Tripoli: The Libyan navy said Monday it has seized an oil tanker near the maritime border with Tunisia and detained the 20-member Filipino...

Baghdad: A car bomb exploded in a market in the Iraqi capital's Shiite-majority district of Sadr City on Monday killing 11 people and...

Washington: More than 30,000 people are expected to be housed in shelters as monster storm Harvey continues to devastate the Texas city of...

Nairobi: A ban on plastic bags came into force in Kenya on Monday in a bid to slow pollution, with offenders liable to...

Rohtak, India: An Indian court on Monday sentenced a controversial spiritual leader to 10 years in prison for raping two of his devotees,...

JERUSALEM: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday for his talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.  Guterres was greeted by...

Beijing: A landslide struck some 34 homes in southwest China on Monday, killing two people and leaving another 25 missing in the latest...

KHARTOUM: Sudan and Libya have agreed to normalize their tense relations and secure common border.  In a joint press conference with Libyan Prime...

BEIRUT: The military announced a cease-fire Sunday and a halt in its offensive against IS along its northeastern border with Syria, paving the...

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities temporarily reopened on Sunday the Rafah border crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip, a Palestinian border official said. The terminal...

Yangon: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday accused Rohingya fighters of burning down homes and using child soldiers during a recent surge...

Hanoi: A former banking magnate and 50 others went on trial in Vietnam Monday over a multi-million dollar fraud at a major private...

Vienna: Five climbers have died in an accident in the Austrian Alps, media reports said. The group were climbing in Mannlkarscharte, a gap...