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Death toll from Afghanistan attacks climbs to 22 02 Mar 2017 - 02:12 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan Health Ministry says the death toll from simultaneous suicide bombings in the capital has climbed to 22, with another...

Sudan's first PM since 1989 coup takes oath 02 Mar 2017 - 02:09 pm

Khartoum: A former army general and top aide to President Omar al-Bashir was sworn in Thursday as Sudan's first prime minister since the...

Palestinians clash with Israeli forces near Jenin 02 Mar 2017 - 01:17 pm

Jenin: Israeli soldiers Thursday fired tear gas canisters at Palestinians during clashes in the village of Zaboba to the west of Jenin, said...

Syrian army deserter flees to Turkey 02 Mar 2017 - 01:05 pm

HATAY, Turkey: member of the Syrian regime army deserted and fled to Turkey on Thursday, security sources have said. The soldier was found...

4 members of family killed in ambush in Thai south 02 Mar 2017 - 12:57 pm

BANGKOK: Four members of a family were killed and another injured in an ambush in Thailand’s Muslim majority south Thursday. A deputy-investigator at...

Canadian school receives bomb threat against Muslims 02 Mar 2017 - 12:51 pm

TRENTON, Ont.: A Canadian university was evacuated Wednesday after separate media outlets received the same letter that threatened to detonate bombs targeting Muslim...

Nigeria: Nearly 8,000 taken from Boko Haram lairs 02 Mar 2017 - 12:03 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nearly 8,000 civilians were taken from Boko Haram hideouts in Nigeria’s insurgency-wracked northeastern region during the month of February, an army...

Syria: Regime reportedly ready to talk transition 02 Mar 2017 - 11:56 am

GENEVA: The Syrian opposition at Geneva IV peace talks said Wednesday they had been told by UN mediator Staffan de Mistura that the...

US general: Kurds to participate in Raqqah operation 02 Mar 2017 - 11:44 am

WASHINGTON: Kurdish forces will likely participate in the liberation of Islamic State's de facto Syrian capital "in one form or fashion", the general...

African countries urged to give to ICC victims fund 02 Mar 2017 - 11:36 am

KAMPALA, Uganda: African members of the International Criminal Court were urged Wednesday to contribute money to a trust fund for hundreds of thousands...

UN: Aleppo aerial bombardment was war crime 02 Mar 2017 - 11:31 am

GENEVA: The aerial bombardment of eastern Aleppo by Russian and Syrian forces was a war crime, a UN panel on Syria said on...

Sinai Peninsula ‘will remain part of Egypt’: Al-Sisi 02 Mar 2017 - 11:25 am

CAIRO: Sinai will remain Egyptian territory, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi declared this week amid rumors of plans to resettle Palestinians in the desert...

UN to support justice delivery in post-Jammeh Gambia 02 Mar 2017 - 11:18 am

Gambia: The UN is ready to help Gambia in ensuring justice for victims of the past regime if the country requests, the global...

Malaysia to free North Korean arrested in Kim killing 02 Mar 2017 - 11:13 am

Kuala Lumpur: The only North Korean arrested over the dramatic airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is to be freed, Malaysia's attorney general said...

Sacked Thai palace aide appears to face charges 02 Mar 2017 - 11:09 am

BANGKOK:A former Thai police officer who was fired for gross misconduct as one of the new king's most senior aides was taken to...

Cambodian opposition chooses new leader ahead of elections 02 Mar 2017 - 11:02 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's main opposition party chose acting leader Kem Sokha as its new president on Thursday after exiled leader Sam Rainsy resigned...

Philippines takes big step back towards death penalty 02 Mar 2017 - 10:57 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a major hurdle, with supporters backing...

IS pulls back from Syria's Palmyra: monitor 02 Mar 2017 - 10:38 am

Beirut: Islamic State group fighters withdrew from much of the Syrian oasis city of Palmyra overnight, a monitor said Thursday, but government forces...