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Eight dead in Ukraine coal mine explosion 03 Mar 2017 - 01:08 am

Kiev: Eight miners died yesterday when a methane gas explosion tore through a pit in western Ukraine, in the latest mine disaster in...

Sweden brings back conscription amid Russia fears 03 Mar 2017 - 01:08 am

Stockholm: Sweden is to reintroduce compulsory military service, seven years after abandoning it, to respond to global security challenges including Russia’s assertive behaviour...

Putin and Poroshenko talks fail to end stalemate 03 Mar 2017 - 01:08 am

Kiev: Kiev said yesterday that President Petro Poroshenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held two fruitless phone talks about the war in...

Eleven bodies found in Mexico’s Veracruz 03 Mar 2017 - 01:06 am

Mexico City: Eleven bodies were found near a tourist area in the Mexican state of Veracruz yesterday, a day after government said it...

At least three dead in Italian avalanche 03 Mar 2017 - 01:06 am

Rome: AT least three people were dead, two were missing and several others injured after two avalanches in off-piste sections of the Italian...

Germany to keep soldiers in Baltics as long as needed 03 Mar 2017 - 01:06 am

Rukla, Lithuania: German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel yesterday criticised Russia’s military build-up on its borders with the Baltic states as irrational and said...

Orlando club shooter’s widow to be released on bail 03 Mar 2017 - 01:01 am

Los Angeles: A US federal judge in California yesterday agreed to release on bail widow of the gunman who killed dozens of people...

Wet, windy March awaits Europe after cold weather pummeling 02 Mar 2017 - 05:27 pm

Ready your umbrellas and your galoshes. The last month of winter in Europe is forecast to bring windstorms, prolonged periods of rain and...

Education vital to keep Syrians from extremism 02 Mar 2017 - 05:11 pm

ANKARA: Educating Syrian children is crucial to prevent them falling under the influence of extremist groups, the head of the EU mission to...

Explosive Device Kills, Wounds 5 in South of Baghdad 02 Mar 2017 - 04:28 pm

Baghdad: An explosive device detonated near a popular market in the area of Sadr Yusufiya in south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on...

Mining workers from France, Tanzania kidnapped in Congo 02 Mar 2017 - 04:23 pm

BENI, Congo: A local official says five workers have been kidnapped from a gold mine in eastern Congo, including two from France and...

5.5 quake hits southeastern Turkey, injuries reported 02 Mar 2017 - 04:14 pm

ANKARA, Turkey: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit southeastern Turkey on Thursday, causing wide panic in one town, damaging buildings...

Vietnam: Japan emperor meets children of WWII soldiers 02 Mar 2017 - 03:06 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: At an emotional ceremony in Hanoi, the Vietnamese children of Japanese soldiers left behind by their fathers after World War II...

Ethiopia marks victory over Italian forces that kept it free 02 Mar 2017 - 03:01 pm

ADWA, Ethiopia: Ethiopia is celebrating Adwa Victory Day, marking a battle that helped to ensure that the country was never colonized. Just two...

Sweden reintroduces military draft for first time in 7 years 02 Mar 2017 - 02:54 pm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Sweden's left-leaning government is reintroducing a military draft for both men and women because of what Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist calls...

Syrian army advances inside Palmyra 02 Mar 2017 - 02:47 pm

BEIRUT: Syria's army and allied forces advanced inside Palmyra on Thursday after Islamic State pulled most of its forces back from positions inside...

Kurds 'will not to take part in Syria's Raqqah assault' 02 Mar 2017 - 02:43 pm

GENEVA: The attack on Daesh’s Syrian stronghold Raqqah will not involve the PKK/PYD, a leading Syrian-Kurdish politician said Thursday. Fouad Aliko, who is...