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Occupation forces ban visits for hunger striking detainees 24 Apr 2017 - 11:18 am

Ramallah: The joint media committee of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society and the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee said underlined that the Israeli Occupation Prison Authority...

Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to pilot GSK malaria vaccine from 2018 24 Apr 2017 - 11:10 am

LONDON: Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will pilot the world's first malaria vaccine from 2018, offering it for babies and children in high-risk areas...

Hong Kong court grants bail to disgraced former leader Tsang 24 Apr 2017 - 11:04 am

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court on Monday granted bail to former leader Donald Tsang, who was jailed in February for 20 months...

Afghan defence minister, army chief resign after Taliban attack 24 Apr 2017 - 11:00 am

Kabul: The Afghan defence minister and his army chief resigned Monday, days after what is believed to be one of the deadliest-ever Taliban...

At least 35 killed in drug violence across Mexico - officials 24 Apr 2017 - 10:37 am

MEXICO CITY: At least 35 people were killed over the weekend in Mexico, according to local officials, amid a widespread surge in drug...

Afghan defence minister, army chief resign after Taliban attack 24 Apr 2017 - 10:29 am

Kabul: The Afghan defence minister and his army chief resigned Monday, days after what is believed to be one of the deadliest-ever Taliban...

Insight: Can he close the deal? Inside Macron's daring run for the Elysee 24 Apr 2017 - 09:37 am

PARIS: On Christmas Eve 2015, with France reeling from terror attacks in Paris a month before, Emmanuel Macron sent a letter to the...

France's Macron appears set for Elysee in runoff with Le Pen 24 Apr 2017 - 09:12 am

PARIS/HENIN-BEAUMONT, France: Centrist Emmanuel Macron took a big step towards the French presidency on Sunday by winning the first round of voting and...

Saudi foundation pledges $50 million to eradicate measles 24 Apr 2017 - 08:06 am

NEW YORK: A Saudi Arabian charitable foundation said on Monday it will give $50 million to the United Nations children's agency to help...

New Zealand considering restricting laptops on flights from Middle East 24 Apr 2017 - 07:53 am

DUBAI/WELLINGTON: New Zealand is considering restrictions on laptops and other large electronic devices on flights from some Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East,...

Centrist Emmanuel Macron vs. far-right Marine Le Pen in fight to lead France 24 Apr 2017 - 02:45 am

PARIS: Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right populist Marine Le Pen advanced Sunday to a runoff in France's presidential election, remaking the country's political...

Nigeria cracks down on illicit oil refineries 23 Apr 2017 - 08:17 pm

Kana Rugbana, Nigeria: Nigerian commander Remi Fadairo points to the roiling plume of black smoke blotting the morning horizon in the Niger Delta...

Israel signs deal to bring in 6,000 Chinese labourers 23 Apr 2017 - 07:52 pm

Jerusalem: Israel signed an agreement with China on Sunday to bring in 6,000 Chinese construction workers as the country seeks to address a...

Few clues on casualties at site of huge US bomb in Afghanistan 23 Apr 2017 - 07:38 pm

ACHIN DISTRICT, Afghanistan: The remote site in eastern Afghanistan where the U.S. military dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat earlier...

Angolan activists jailed over election protest 23 Apr 2017 - 07:30 pm

Luanda: Seven Angolan opposition activists have been sentenced to 45 days in jail over a protest calling for transparency in August elections when...

High stakes in French presidential election 23 Apr 2017 - 07:21 pm

Paris: French voters flocked to the polls Sunday in the first round of a cliffhanger presidential election seen as vital for the future...

Guinea city turns page on Ebola as World Book Capital 23 Apr 2017 - 07:15 pm

Conakry: Piles of rubbish and broken-down cars are being removed from the rundown streets of Conakry, and disgruntled hawkers on the main avenues...

Trump to insist on border wall funds as budget deadline looms 23 Apr 2017 - 07:12 pm

Washington: High-powered aides to Donald Trump pressed for funding of a Mexico border wall Sunday as a looming spending showdown in Congress threatens...