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Australian blogger guilty over cancer claims: court 15 Mar 2017 - 08:09 am

Sydney: A health blogger who lied about having brain cancer and curing herself through natural therapies was Wednesday found guilty by an Australian...

Purported Boko Haram video shows execution of alleged Nigerian spies 14 Mar 2017 - 07:28 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Islamist militant sect Boko Haram on Tuesday published a video purporting to show the execution of three men the group accused...

Moscow apparently has forces at base in Egypt: US official 14 Mar 2017 - 07:23 pm

Washington: Moscow has apparently deployed military forces to a base in western Egypt, a US official said Tuesday, a sign Russia could be...

Water reaches pumping station in Syrian city of Aleppo 14 Mar 2017 - 06:49 pm

BEIRUT: Water has reached a pumping station inside Aleppo and will "soon" go out to residential districts in the city, Syrian state media...

Investigation into 2012 Nigeria plane crash faults pilots 14 Mar 2017 - 06:44 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The pilots of a Nigerian airliner failed to follow emergency procedures and didn't land after one of the plane's...

4 killed in Mexico helicopter crash during hiker recovery 14 Mar 2017 - 06:41 pm

MEXICO CITY: A police helicopter has crashed in northern Mexico, killing four people on mission to recover the body of a hiker. The...

India’s new welfare rules put rescued slaves at risk: activists 14 Mar 2017 - 06:36 pm

MUMBAI: Workers rescued from bonded labour in India will be unable to access compensation because the government has linked the benefit to a...

Mozambique cholera outbreak spreading, more than 1,200 infected 14 Mar 2017 - 06:13 pm

MAPUTO: A cholera outbreak in parts of Mozambique has infected more than 1,200 people, killing two this month after heavy rains, and will...

Saudi to boost 'decent and proper' jobs for women 14 Mar 2017 - 06:03 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia is aiming for a major boost in female employment in the kingdom but women need not go to an office,...

Dubai hosts largest regional contemporary art expo 14 Mar 2017 - 06:02 pm

Dubai: Dubai on Tuesday prepared to open its 11th annual art fair, billed as the largest contemporary art show in the Middle East...

Cyprus Airways preparing to fly again 14 Mar 2017 - 05:53 pm

Nicosia: Reborn carrier Cyprus Airways is preparing to take to the skies again after having obtained a certificate from the civil aviation department,...

From referendum to green light for Brexit 14 Mar 2017 - 05:06 pm

London: From the shock vote to leave the European Union to parliamentary approval for starting the withdrawal process, here are some key moments...

Scotland sows confusion in May's grand Brexit plan 14 Mar 2017 - 04:51 pm

London: Scotland's plans for a second independence referendum have wrong-footed Prime Minister Theresa May, who could now be forced into giving the go-ahead...

May says will have Brexit trigger in 'coming days' 14 Mar 2017 - 04:45 pm

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May kept up the suspense Tuesday over when she would trigger Brexit, saying she would have the power...

Dubai arrests man behind video of cat fed alive to dogs 14 Mar 2017 - 04:00 pm

Dubai: Police in Dubai have arrested a man who was behind a gruesome video showing a cat being fed alive to dogs as...

Iraq forces retake Mosul train station: police 14 Mar 2017 - 03:36 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, which has not been operational since jihadists siezed the city but...