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Saudi executes two drug dealers 23 Mar 2017 - 03:10 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia executed two convicted drug traffickers on Thursday, bringing the number of prisoners killed in the kingdom to 20 so far...

Ukraine says Russian ex-lawmaker shot dead in Kiev 23 Mar 2017 - 03:01 pm

Kiev: Former Russian MP Denis Voronenkov, who moved to Ukraine last year and is wanted by Russia for fraud, was shot dead in...

400,000 'trapped' in west Mosul's Old City: UN 23 Mar 2017 - 02:47 pm

Geneva: About 600,000 people remain in the areas of west Mosul held by the Islamic State group, including 400,000 who are "trapped" in...

Ukraine probes arms depot explosion, military blames 'sabotage' 23 Mar 2017 - 02:39 pm

Kiev: Ukraine on Thursday was probing a series of explosions that hit a munitions depot in the country's east overnight as the military...

10 Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai roadside bombings 23 Mar 2017 - 02:29 pm

Cairo: Ten Egyptian soldiers were killed in two roadside bombings as they clashed with Islamic State group jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula, the...

Italy to raise security for EU meeting in Rome 23 Mar 2017 - 02:18 pm

ROME: Italy's Interior Minister Marco Minniti on Thursday ordered increased security for this weekend's meeting of European Union leaders in Rome after an ...

Flooding kills 11 in Angola 23 Mar 2017 - 02:05 pm

Luanda: Floods in Angola have killed at least eleven people and left thousands homeless after the country was hit by torrential rain, rescuers...

In the London attack, one MP tried desperately to save a police officer 23 Mar 2017 - 01:29 pm

The MP's had been told to shelter inside. Just feet from London's parliament building, a grisly scene was unfolding. An attacker had mowed...

10 killed in clashes between Somali army and al-Shabaab 23 Mar 2017 - 01:00 pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least 10 people were killed and several others injured in fierce fighting between Somali government forces and al-Shabaab militants early...

44 defense industry workers remanded in FETO probe 23 Mar 2017 - 12:48 pm

ANKARA: A court on Thursday remanded 44 suspects who worked at a leading Turkish defense manufacturer for allegedly being members of the Fetullah...

Iraqi forces take two more villages in W. Mosul: Army 23 Mar 2017 - 12:38 pm

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi army Wednesday announced the recapture of two more villages of western Mosul from the IS terrorist group. “The army’s 9th...

US airstrikes kill hundreds near Syria's Raqqah 23 Mar 2017 - 12:31 pm

ALEPPO, Syria: Hundreds of Syrian civilians were reportedly killed in two U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in northern Raqqah province, according to local sources who...

150 historic Palestinian coins seized at Cairo airport 23 Mar 2017 - 12:23 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities Wednesday confiscated around 150 historical Palestinian coins in a parcel coming from Israel, according to a shipping source at Cairo...

UN envoy voices ‘deep concern’ over Libya violence 23 Mar 2017 - 12:18 pm

SIRTE, Libya: UN envoy to Libya Martin Kobler on Wednesday voiced his “deep concern” over continued reports of “serious” rights violations being committed...

US-led anti-IS campaign hitting new phase 23 Mar 2017 - 11:54 am

WASHINGTON: The anti-IS coalition led by the U.S. will soon embark on a new phase in its efforts to defeat the terror group...

Woman dies, attacker killed in London 'terror attacks' 23 Mar 2017 - 11:52 am

LONDON: At least one woman was killed and a police officer was critically injured in two separate incidents Wednesday which police are treating...

Pakistan urges India to release Hurriyat leaders 23 Mar 2017 - 11:46 am

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan has said it is seriously concerned over the detention of senior figures in Jammu and Kashmir's independence movement in a...