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Philippines wind farm generates power, jobs and curious tourists 20 Apr 2017 - 07:39 am

PILILLA, Philippines: Wind turbines are helping the Philippines diversify its energy sources beyond fossil fuels and generating not only power, but jobs, revenue...

Anger, confusion as Japan revives militaristic edict 20 Apr 2017 - 07:32 am

Tokyo: Japan's century-old imperial proclamation urging people to be willing to die for the emperor was consigned to history books until video surfaced...

Exiled cleric points to Iran’s widening influence in Bahrain 19 Apr 2017 - 08:01 pm

MANAMA/DUBAI: At a wake in Iran’s holy city of Qom in February, a small group of Bahraini emigres and clerics mourned a young...

Trump to host Palestinian president Abbas on May 3: White House 19 Apr 2017 - 07:39 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump will host Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas at the White House May 3 for talks on efforts to revive...

Deafening power looms muffle desperation in India’s textile hub 19 Apr 2017 - 06:58 pm

SURAT: Udhiya Behera sat in a windowless room in the Indian textile hub of Surat, staring blankly at a small television as the...

US wants 'strong' Saudi Arabia: Mattis 19 Apr 2017 - 06:13 pm

Riyadh: The United States wants to see a strong Saudi Arabia, Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said during talks Wednesday aimed at reinvigorating the...

Migrant rescuers, island mayor win UNESCO peace prize 19 Apr 2017 - 06:02 pm

Rome: UNESCO awarded its prestigious peace prize on Wednesday to migrant rescue association SOS Mediterranee and the mayor of Lampedusa, the tiny Italian...

France says will 'prove' Damascus behind Syria 'chemical attack' 19 Apr 2017 - 06:02 pm

Paris: France will produce proof "in a few days" that the regime of Bashar al-Assad launched a chemical strike on a Syrian village...

Palestinian wounds one in car-ramming, shot dead: Israel 19 Apr 2017 - 05:36 pm

Jerusalem: A Palestinian crashed a car into a bus stop at a tense junction in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, wounding one...

Indian court acquits French official of raping daughter 19 Apr 2017 - 05:36 pm

New Delhi: An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted a French consular official of raping his three-year-old daughter, the embassy in New Delhi told...

Nigeria's Buhari suspends key aides over alleged graft 19 Apr 2017 - 05:19 pm

Abuja: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday suspended two key aides over an alleged contract scam and for keeping an unauthorised stash of...

UAE: One dead, three injured in villa explosion 19 Apr 2017 - 02:40 pm

One maid died and three others were injured after a huge explosion in a villa due to a gas leak in Ajman. According...

Russia kills 2 suspected of preparing attacks: FSB to agencies 19 Apr 2017 - 02:36 pm

Moscow: Russia's FSB security force said Wednesday it had killed two men from Central Asia suspected of preparing to commit attacks during an...

Gunmen kill police officer in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula 19 Apr 2017 - 02:04 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian police officer was killed and another three injured when gunmen targeted a security checkpoint in the southern Sinai Peninsula, according...

UK urges Russia to end 'blind support' for Assad 19 Apr 2017 - 12:58 pm

LONDON: Russia must end “blind support” for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and help find a political solution to the six-year Syrian civil war,...

Over 2,100 people leave Syria's Al-Waer for Jarabulus 19 Apr 2017 - 12:55 pm

HOMS, Syria: A fifth group of opposition fighters and civilians have left the Al-Waer district of Syria's western Homs province amid repeated cease-fire...

Italy calls for release of journalist held in Turkey 19 Apr 2017 - 12:47 pm

ROME: Italy has called for the release of an Italian journalist who has been held in custody in Turkey for more than a...

Syrian capital residents suffer due to price increase 19 Apr 2017 - 12:41 pm

DAMASCUS, Syria: The opposition-controlled eastern Ghouta district, which is located in the Syrian capital Damascus, has faced huge price increases as a result...