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Jordanian shot dead in Jerusalem knife attack 14 May 2017 - 10:12 am

JERUSALEM: A Jordanian man was shot dead Saturday in an alleged stabbing attack in East Jerusalem, according to Israeli police. In a statement,...

Iraq: Pro-gov’t forces take 5 border villages 14 May 2017 - 10:03 am

BAGHDAD: Pro-government fighters have captured five Iraqi villages near the Syrian border, according to a local military officer. The new development comes as...

Suicide bombers target university in northeast Nigeria 14 May 2017 - 10:01 am

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: A security personnel and three suspected suicide bombers were killed in two separate explosions at a major university in northeast Nigeria’s...

Victim of South Korea 2014 ferry disaster identified 14 May 2017 - 09:58 am

SEOUL: Authorities have identified the remains of a 16-year-old girl who was one of the nine people missing from the 2014 Sewol ferry...

Quake kills two, injures hundreds in Iran: state media 14 May 2017 - 09:51 am

Tehran: A 5.7 magnitude earthquake near Iran's border with Turkmenistan killed two people, injured hundreds and caused widespread damage, state media reported Sunday,...

Nepal votes in first local election in 20 years 14 May 2017 - 09:44 am

Kathmandu: Voting began in Nepal on Sunday in its first local elections in two decades, a landmark moment in the country's fraught transition...

China strong pillar of open, multilateral world: UN chief 14 May 2017 - 09:43 am

Beijing: China has shown it is a strong pillar of an open world and multilateralism by hosting the Belt and Road Forum for...

Nigerian economy glimpses dim light at end of tunnel 14 May 2017 - 09:35 am

Lagos: Suffering from rampant inflation, stalled investment and mass layoffs, Nigeria is still gripped by one of the worst economic crises in its...

China's Xi says Silk Road plan boosts finance, security ties 14 May 2017 - 09:33 am

Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping called Sunday for closer cooperation among countries across Asia and Europe in areas from anti-terrorism to finance, as...

China calls for 'restraint' after N.Korea missile test 14 May 2017 - 09:30 am

Beijing: China called for "restraint" after North Korea's latest missile test on Sunday, warning against ramping up tensions in the region. The missile...

India stays away from China's Belt and Road forum 14 May 2017 - 09:25 am

Beijing: Close neighbour India skipped China's mega Belt and Road Forum which began here on Sunday, signalling its strong opposition to the multi-million...

Nepalis cast their vote in local elections 14 May 2017 - 09:10 am

Kathmandu: Nearly five million Nepalis on Sunday are voting in the first phase of the much awaited local elections taking place for the...

Egypt's Sisi invited to US-Arab Islamic summit in Riyadh 14 May 2017 - 09:02 am

Cairo: Egyptian President Sisi received on Saturday from Saudi King Salman an invitation to participate in the US-Arab Islamic summit that will be...

Paris prepares for Macron's inauguration as French President 14 May 2017 - 08:46 am

Paris: Independent-centrist Emmanuel Macron will be sworn-in as the 25th President of France following his landslide 66 per cent victory against far-Right National...

Indira most acceptable PM even today: Pranab 14 May 2017 - 08:40 am

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said Indira Gandhi was still the "most acceptable ruler" of the country and hailed the late...

India no longer needs global support to decarbonise itself: UNEP expert 14 May 2017 - 08:34 am

New Delhi: India no longer needs international cooperation to decarbonise itself and needs to pressure countries to remain ambitious, including wealthier countries that...