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West Mosul breached as war on IS rages in Iraq and Syria 25 Feb 2017 - 02:42 am

Mosul, Iraq: Iraqi forces on Friday entered west Mosul neighbourhoods, a key stronghold in the shrinking "caliphate" of the Islamic State group, which...

Desert walk across the Hameem desert 25 Feb 2017 - 02:42 am

South African police fire at anti-immigrant march 25 Feb 2017 - 02:41 am

Pretoria: South African police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up clashes between local protesters and immigrants in Pretoria...

Couple jailed for killing spouses wed in Nepal prison 25 Feb 2017 - 02:25 am

Kathmandu: A man and a woman each serving time for killing their first spouses have married in a prison in western Nepal --...

Top Philippine drug war critic arrested, but defiant 25 Feb 2017 - 02:25 am

Manila: The highest-profile critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drug war was arrested Friday on charges she said were meant to silence...

Pakistan blast that killed 10 in Lahore probably a gas explosion, officials say 25 Feb 2017 - 02:25 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistani officials on Friday said a blast that killed 10 people at a shopping centre in the eastern city of Lahore...

Abe denies participation in government land deal 25 Feb 2017 - 02:25 am

Tokyo: Rare scandal was swirling around Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday as he was forced to deny involvement in a shady land...

Man jailed for Facebook threat to Cambodian PM 25 Feb 2017 - 02:25 am

Phnom Penh: A Cambodian court yesterday sentenced a 27-year-old to two years in jail for Facebook posts that threatened strongman Prime Minister Hun...

UK Conservatives embarrass Labour in by-poll 25 Feb 2017 - 02:21 am

London: Britain’s governing Conservative Party dealt a humiliating blow yesterday to the opposition Labour Party and its struggling leader Jeremy Corbyn by winning...

Bangladeshi Muslim hardliners seek removal of Justice statue 25 Feb 2017 - 01:53 am

DHAKA, Bangladesh: Thousands of people marched in Bangladesh's capital on Friday to demand a Lady Justice statue be removed from the Supreme Court...

Democrats set to pick new leader today 25 Feb 2017 - 01:50 am

Washington: US Democrats, licking their wounds from last year's election debacle, will pick a new leader today to take the fight to President...

New State Secretary for the fight against poverty 25 Feb 2017 - 01:50 am

Brazil's poorest region suffers worst drought in a century 25 Feb 2017 - 01:45 am

Quixeramobim, Brazil: A cow's skull lies baking in the sun and nearby another dead cow rots, symbols of the desolation gripping northeastern Brazil...

US promises Mexico no mass deportations 25 Feb 2017 - 01:42 am

Mexico City: US officials promised Mexico no "mass deportations" or use of military force to expel immigrants, moving to calm tensions over President...

The world of Arctic & Antarctic 25 Feb 2017 - 01:38 am

Venezuela: Short on food & short of hope 25 Feb 2017 - 01:38 am

Venezuela is so short on food that tens of thousands are going hungry or even starving. Its murder rate is among the highest...

Corbyn warns against Brexit ‘no deal’ 25 Feb 2017 - 01:38 am

London: Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn (pictured) yesterday warned against the prospect of Britain crashing out of the EU with no deal in place...

'Ring of fire' eclipse treat for southern skygazers 25 Feb 2017 - 01:37 am

Paris: A spectacular "ring of fire" solar eclipse tomorrow will regale skygazers in South America and southern Africa, with seafarers in the nearby...