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Explosion rocks southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir - witness 11 Apr 2017 - 11:11 am

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: An explosion rocked the city of Diyarbakir in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast on Tuesday, sending a large plume of grey smoke...

Two Turkish nationals kidnapped in Nigeria: police 11 Apr 2017 - 10:55 am

Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Gunmen have kidnapped two Turkish nationals from their hotel in southern Nigeria's oil-rich Akwa Ibom state, police said Tuesday in...

Myanmar begins shuttering three Rakhine camps 11 Apr 2017 - 10:50 am

Yangon: Myanmar has started shutting down three displacement camps in strife-torn Rakhine state, a senior official said Tuesday, although it was not immediately...

Fire ravages Grande-Synthe migrant camp in northern France 11 Apr 2017 - 10:41 am

LILLE, France: A fire razed most of the Grande-Synthe migrant camp near Dunkirk in northern France overnight after fighting among its inhabitants left...

Nearly half of young German voters back Merkel, poll shows 11 Apr 2017 - 10:36 am

BERLIN: Almost half of Germany's first-time voters back Angela Merkel, a poll by the Forsa Institut showed on Tuesday, providing a strong backbone...

Turkey minister: Syrian government still has chemical weapons capacity 11 Apr 2017 - 10:10 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that Ankara's findings showed the Syrian government still possessed chemical weapons capacity and urged...

Russia tells airlines it may suspend charter flights to Turkey - source 11 Apr 2017 - 09:50 am

MOSCOW: Russia may suspend charter flights to Turkey due to the "difficult political situation" there, the Federal Air Transport Agency has warned airlines,...

Syria dominates G7 meet before Tillerson heads to Russia 11 Apr 2017 - 09:23 am

Lucca, Italy: Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson under...

Policeman dead as armed men attack Philippine tourist island 11 Apr 2017 - 09:19 am

Manila: A Philippine police officer was killed early Tuesday in clashes with 10 suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap group on the...

Trump moves to quell White House infighting 11 Apr 2017 - 08:58 am

Washington: Donald Trump has moved to end infighting that has pitted his son-in-law against his chief strategist in an internecine battle over the...

Brazil's submarines program navigates turbulent waters 11 Apr 2017 - 08:42 am

Itaguaí, Brazil: In a vast hangar, Brazilian technicians work on the enormous cylindrical hulls of two submarines, but in a country buffeted by...

North Korea vows response to 'reckless' US Navy move 11 Apr 2017 - 08:19 am

Seoul: North Korea denounced the US deployment of a naval strike group to the region Tuesday, warning it is ready for "war" as...

Palestinians banned from Al-Aqsa for Passover holiday 10 Apr 2017 - 06:14 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli police have temporarily banned 23 Palestinians from entering East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex during Passover, a Palestinian source said Monday...

Israel police stop man and 'sacrificial' goat in Jerusalem 10 Apr 2017 - 06:03 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli police said they detained a Jewish man carrying a young goat in Jerusalem's Old City on Monday on suspicion he planned...

Gorsuch sworn in as US Supreme Court justice 10 Apr 2017 - 05:52 pm

Washington: Neil Gorsuch was sworn in Monday as the US Supreme Court's ninth justice, retilting the bench to the right as he filled...

G7 to send 'clear message' to Russia on Syria 10 Apr 2017 - 05:48 pm

Lucca, Italy: G7 foreign ministers were on Monday to send a "clear and coordinated message" to Russia over its stance on Syria as...

South Africa’s bourse to review trades around Gordhan’s recall 10 Apr 2017 - 05:35 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s bourse said on Monday it was investigating certain trades in the hours before former finance minister Pravin Gordhan was recalled...