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Grief, rage in Egyptian church after Copts attacked by gunmen 27 May 2017 - 08:24 am

DAYR JARNOUS, Egypt: Thousands of Christians, weeping and praying, gathered at a church in this small southern Egyptian village to mourn seven of...

Indian aid arrives as Sri Lanka monsoon toll hits 100 27 May 2017 - 08:20 am

Colombo: Indian medical teams and emergency relief arrived in Sri Lanka Saturday as the monsoon-related death toll reached 100 and authorities warned of...

'Large part' of Manchester attack network held in Britain 27 May 2017 - 08:16 am

Manchester, United Kingdom: Britain has arrested a "large part" of the network behind Manchester's suicide bomb attack, police said Friday, while the government...

Floods, landslides kill at least 92 in Sri Lanka 26 May 2017 - 10:51 pm

Colombo: Flooding and landslides killed at least 92 people and left another 110 missing in Sri Lanka as the monsoon set in Friday,...

Sri Lankan Peacekeepers : How a Haiti child sex ring whitewashed & the rape culture during Tamil civil war 26 May 2017 - 09:46 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: The general sat on a plastic lawn chair in the garden of his mother's home, the scent of tropical blooms...

Surgeons in Lebanon offer hope to wounded Syrian refugees 26 May 2017 - 07:08 pm

TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Six operations have failed to cure the constant pain that Ismael Moustafa suffers since he was wounded in an airstrike on...

Belgrade authorities demolish illegal mosque ahead of Ramadan 26 May 2017 - 07:00 pm

BELGRADE: Local authorities demolished an illegal mosque on the outskirts of Belgrade after Serbian police secured the area in a pre-dawn action on...

Militants attack Christians in Egypt, killing at least 28 26 May 2017 - 06:44 pm

CAIRO: Masked gunmen riding in three SUVs opened fire Friday on a packed bus taking Coptic Christians on a visit to a monastery...

German map project to aid future rebirth of Aleppo 26 May 2017 - 01:17 pm

Cottbus, Germany: With its battered facades, pulverised houses and skeletons of buildings, one of the world's oldest cities, Aleppo, has been utterly devastated...

Expert in escaping North Korea has a message for Trump 26 May 2017 - 11:42 am

Oslo: "I'm good at escaping," says Grace Jo, a slender 25-year-old who managed to flee North Korea and its authoritarian regime not just...

Syria girls escape nightmare of war with Snow White fable 26 May 2017 - 11:26 am

Douma, Syria: To escape the nightmare of life in their besieged hometown near Syria's capital, 13 young girls sought refuge in a fairytale...

Arab TV series showcases untold stories of IS women 26 May 2017 - 10:47 am

Dubai: They are mothers, daughters, wives -- and suicide bombers: an Arab television drama timed for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan tells...

Election campaign resumes after Manchester attack 26 May 2017 - 10:18 am

Manchester, United Kingdom: Britain's politicians resume campaigning in earnest on Friday with national security thrust into the spotlight as police scramble to bust...

Why Melania Trump covers her head one day and not the next 26 May 2017 - 09:49 am

WASHINGTON (AP) — To cover up or not to cover up? Melania Trump wore a veil to the Vatican on Wednesday to meet...

US prisoner executed in eighth date with death 26 May 2017 - 09:32 am

Washington: Tommy Arthur was executed late Thursday after his eighth, and final, rendezvous with the US state of Alabama's capital punishment system. The...

Child fighter who fled ELN rebels dreams of peace in Colombia 26 May 2017 - 09:18 am

Bogota: The boy was recruited by Colombia's ELN rebels when he was just eight and saw his brother and girlfriend killed. After fleeing...

Republican accused of 'bodyslam' wins Montana special election 26 May 2017 - 09:12 am

Missoula, United States: A US Republican candidate accused of assaulting a reporter was declared the projected winner of Thursday's Montana special congressional election,...