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Indonesian volcano in fresh eruptions 12 Apr 2017 - 11:20 am

Karo, Indonesia: A volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra island spewed hot smoke and ash high into the air Wednesday, in its latest violent eruptions....

France sees wider-than-expected deficits in coming years 12 Apr 2017 - 11:11 am

Paris: France's public finances will be deeper in the red than initially anticipated in the next few years, due to slower growth and...

Israeli forces arrest nine Palestinians in West Bank 12 Apr 2017 - 11:00 am

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli occupation forces arrested nine Palestinians in Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, among them a deputy of Jerusalem...

Philippines says militants on the run on tourist island 12 Apr 2017 - 10:55 am

Manila: The Philippines military said Wednesday it was on the trail of five Islamic militants who are on the run after landing on...

Countdown to Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 12 Apr 2017 - 09:33 am

Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier and Title Sponsor of the 2017 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, yesterday begins its three-day countdown...

Post-election vigilante violence flares in Ghana 12 Apr 2017 - 08:32 am

Accra: Ghanaians were horrified when members of a vigilante group loosely affiliated with the ruling party stormed a court to free 13 members...

US-Russia war of words over Syria clouds Moscow talks 12 Apr 2017 - 08:15 am

Moscow: The United States and Russia were on a collision course over the alleged Syrian chemical attack on Wednesday as Washington's top diplomat...

Student killed in Venezuela protests 11 Apr 2017 - 06:43 pm

Caracas: A 19-year-old student died Tuesday after being shot during clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, prosecutors said...

Turkey says tests confirm sarin used in Syria attack 11 Apr 2017 - 05:28 pm

Ankara: Turkey said on Tuesday that tests proved the deadly nerve agent sarin was used in a suspected chemical attack in northwestern Syria...

Islamic State has lost most territory it held in Iraq 11 Apr 2017 - 05:02 pm

BAGHDAD: Islamic State has lost most of the territory it has held in Iraq since 2014, an Iraqi military spokesman said on Tuesday. ...

Nine dead as militants attack Philippine tourist island 11 Apr 2017 - 04:43 pm

Manila: Nine people including four Philippine security officials were killed Tuesday during clashes with the Abu Sayyaf kidnap group on a popular resort...

Hundreds in Syria capital protest US strike 11 Apr 2017 - 04:37 pm

Damascus: Hundreds of Syrian students gathered on Tuesday outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last week's US strike on a...

Two Russian servicemen killed in Syria: agencies 11 Apr 2017 - 04:31 pm

Moscow: Russia's defence ministry said Tuesday that two soldiers acting as military instructors to government troops in Syria had been killed by rebel...

US 'hopes' for a Syria without Assad: Tillerson 11 Apr 2017 - 04:26 pm

Lucca, Italy: The United States sees no place for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in any peace resolution for the war-torn country, US Secretary...

Taking the web to children in India's remote salt desert 11 Apr 2017 - 04:18 pm

The Little Rann of Kutch, India: Sheltered beneath a canvas sheet to escape the blistering desert sun, miles from any roads or power...

Indonesian graft investigator injured in acid attack 11 Apr 2017 - 04:15 pm

Jakarta: A prominent Indonesian corruption investigator had acid thrown in his face by motorbike-riding assailants Tuesday in an attack activists believe is linked...

Tillerson says no place for Assad in Syria's future 11 Apr 2017 - 03:16 pm

Lucca, Italy: President Bashar al-Assad should not be part of Syria's future, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday, as G7 allies...

G7 agrees no Syria solution with Assad in power: Ayrault 11 Apr 2017 - 02:43 pm

Lucca, Italy: G7 foreign ministers insist there can be no peace solution for war-torn Syria with President Bashar al-Assad in power, French Foreign...