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Egypt destroys 2 Gaza border tunnel 02 Apr 2017 - 02:38 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian army forces destroyed two cross-border tunnels linking Egypt's Sinai Peninsula with the blockaded Gaza Strip, a military spokesman said Sunday. In...

16 civilians found dead in Mosul's Old City 02 Apr 2017 - 02:34 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: Sixteen civilian bodies were found in the Old City of Mosul amid a major offensive to oust Islamic State militants from...

Violence kills 548 Iraqis in March: UN 02 Apr 2017 - 02:32 pm

BAGHDAD: A total of 548 Iraqis were killed and another 567 injured in violence in Iraq in March, the UN Assistance Mission for...

200 dead in Colombia after rivers overflow 02 Apr 2017 - 02:27 pm

BOGOTA, Colombia: At least 200 people lost their lives after three rivers in southern Colombia burst their banks early Saturday, creating an avalanche...

Iraqi parliament votes against Kurdish flag in Kirkuk 02 Apr 2017 - 01:57 pm

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi parliament on Saturday voted against a decision to raise the flag of northern Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on public...

Terror groups fighting over territorial claims in Syria 02 Apr 2017 - 01:51 pm

ANKARA: Terror groups are fighting against each other over territorial claims in Syria, Turkish foreign minister said Saturday. Speaking to journalists in western...

Airstrike kills IS second-in-command in W. Iraq 02 Apr 2017 - 01:47 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities said Saturday the second-in-command of the IS terrorist group was killed in an airstrike in western Iraq. In a televised...

N.Korea bristles over ‘madcap’ US 02 Apr 2017 - 01:43 pm

SEOUL: North Korea accused the United States Saturday of raising tensions to “the most extreme phase,” amid measures by Washington and Seoul to...

Landslide buries at least 31 in central Indonesia 02 Apr 2017 - 01:39 pm

TUBAN, Indonesia: Search and rescue teams are searching for at least 31 people believed to have been buried by a landslide in Ponorogo...

Indictment filed against Akinci base FETO suspects 02 Apr 2017 - 01:30 pm

ANKARA: Ankara prosecutors Friday filed an indictment over the incidents at Turkey's 4th Akinci Main Jet Base last July 15, the night of...

Chechnya approves law allowing hijab in schools 02 Apr 2017 - 01:23 pm

MOSCOW: The Chechen parliament has approved a law allowing children to wear religious symbols, including the hijab in schools. The change is expected...

Independence referendum call in northern Iraq 'wrong' 02 Apr 2017 - 01:20 pm

ANKARA: Turkish presidential aide Ibrahim Kalin has termed Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government President Masoud Barzani's statement about holding an independence referendum in northern...

Kenyan court blocks state move to hire foreign doctors 02 Apr 2017 - 01:13 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: A Kenyan court Friday temporarily blocked a government move to hire foreign doctors from Tanzania and Cuba in the wake of...

Palestinian scholars blast European hostility to Turkey 02 Apr 2017 - 01:09 pm

JERUSALEM: Palestinian scholars this week reacted to western media campaigns against Turkey and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In an interview with Anadolu...

1,800 people evacuated from Syria's Al-Waer to Idlib 02 Apr 2017 - 01:01 pm

HOMS, Syria: Nearly 1,800 opposition fighters and civilians have been sent to Syria's northwestern Idlib city from the Al-Waer district of the western...

China reports six new bird flu cases in Hunan 02 Apr 2017 - 12:56 pm

Beijing: Six new cases of H7N9 infection were reported from March 24 to 30 in central China's Hunan Province, Chinese health authorities said...

Armenians vote in Landmark elections 02 Apr 2017 - 12:51 pm

Moscow: Armenians started voting in landmark parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the adoption of constitutional reforms aimed at transforming...