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KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan police in northern Jawzjan province have blamed the thriving pro-IS rebels in this part of the country for killing...

BRUSSELS: Europe needs Turkey to help tackle the refugee crisis, and defeat IS in Syria, Czech member of European Parliament Tomas Zdechovsky said...

KHARTOUM, Sudan: Sudan’s opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) has convened its first conference since the death of longstanding party leader Hassan al-Turabi last...

ROME: The leaders of 27 EU countries have gathered in Rome Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding Treaty of Rome.  ...

DAMASCUS, Syria: At least 17 civilians including women and children were killed Saturday in a Syrian regime airstrike east of the capital Damascus,...

ANKARA: Six PKK terrorists were killed during a Turkish military operation in northern Iraq, Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement on Saturday....

ANKARA: At least nine people died Saturday when an operation platform collapsed at a power plant in southern China, state media reported. The...

YANGON, Myanmar: The government of Myanmar has rebuffed the United Nations decision to probe into alleged human rights violations in the country’s western...

ARU, Democratic republic of Congo: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo government to fully cooperate with the...

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said Saturday it would declare a unilateral cease-fire no later than March 31....

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Hamas official Mazen Faqha was assassinated late Friday in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza said....

SAN FRANCISCO: The majority of Americans oppose drilling for oil on federally protected lands, a new poll showed Friday. The results is the...

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be in Turkey on March 30 to meet senior Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...

GENEVA: The head of the Syrian opposition delegation at peace talks in Geneva stressed their commitment to a "political solution" on Friday. UN...

WASHINGTON: The U.S.-led anti-IS coalition confirmed Friday it has opened a formal investigation into "multiple allegations" that a U.S. airstrike allegedly killed scores...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's new leader Carrie Lam pledged to mend political rifts in the city after winning a vote dismissed as a...

Wellington: New Zealand said Sunday it did not plan to "choose sides" on trade between the United States and China, as Chinese Premier...

London: Tens of thousands of pro-EU protesters took to London's streets Saturday, in defiance of the terror threat, to mark the bloc's 60th...