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In landmark meeting, Trump hails Sisi's 'fantastic job' in Egypt 04 Apr 2017 - 10:18 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump set human rights scandals aside to welcome Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the White House Monday, the first such...

Syria 'toxic gas' attack kills 18 civilians: monitor 04 Apr 2017 - 10:07 am

Beirut: At least 18 civilians, including two children, were killed in an air strike early Tuesday that released "toxic gas" on a town...

Armed men rob 28 German tourists in Mexico 04 Apr 2017 - 10:04 am

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico: Authorities in southern Mexico on Monday were investigating the weekend robbery of more than two dozen German tourists by armed...

Afghanistan sacks top generals over brazen hospital attack 04 Apr 2017 - 09:37 am

Kabul: Afghanistan on Tuesday sacked 12 army officers including two generals for negligence over an insurgent attack on the country's largest military hospital,...

Russia metro attack staged by Kyrgyz suicide bomber: Kyrgyzstan 04 Apr 2017 - 09:33 am

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: A suicide bomber from Kyrgyzstan was behind the explosion that killed 11 people and injured dozens more in the Saint Petersburg...

Brazil court to rule on whether presidential election valid 04 Apr 2017 - 09:18 am

Brasília: Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court was to meet Tuesday on whether to invalidate the 2014 presidential election because of illegal campaign funding and...

Somalia's al Shabaab takes town after Ethiopian troops leave, official says 04 Apr 2017 - 09:05 am

MOGADISHU: Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group has taken control of El Bur, a town in the Horn of Africa's semi-autonomous region of Galmudug,...

Philippines' Duterte fires minister after 'corruption' row 04 Apr 2017 - 08:56 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired the interior minister, his spokesman said Tuesday as infighting and corruption allegations rock his government. Ismael...

Family tragedy sees Australia flood death toll rise 04 Apr 2017 - 08:33 am

Sydney: The bodies of a "hero" mother and her two young children were pulled from a river in Australia Tuesday as the death...

Kazakhstan says native of Central Asia suspected in Russian blast 04 Apr 2017 - 08:27 am

ASTANA: A Russian citizen of Central Asian origin is suspected of being behind the deadly blast in Russia's St. Petersburg, a senior Kazakh...

Iraqi man loses 14 relatives in Mosul strike 03 Apr 2017 - 11:14 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: He first found the body of his nephew. Then as rescue workers pulled more and more bodies out of the pile...

New ID cards to GCC investors in Bahrain 03 Apr 2017 - 08:08 pm

MANAMA: Bahrain government is set to issue special Bahraini ID cards to all GCC and global investors to help them complete their transaction...

Second New York rail derailment in days injures four 03 Apr 2017 - 07:45 pm

New York: A commuter train derailed at New York's Penn Station on Monday, lightly injuring four people in the second such incident in...

France’s Fillon says would launch probe into Hollande if elected 03 Apr 2017 - 07:21 pm

PARIS: French presidential candidate Francois Fillon, an outsider to win after involvement in financial scandal, said on Monday he would order a parliamentary...

Britain's May begins Mideast trip focused on security, trade 03 Apr 2017 - 07:11 pm

Amman: British Prime Minister Theresa May met Jordan's King Abdullah II Monday at the start of a three-day trip to the kingdom and...

FIFA proposals on Israel settlements fall short: Palestinians 03 Apr 2017 - 07:03 pm

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub on Monday renewed calls for FIFA to exclude Israel over games played in settlements on...