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UN Syria envoy expects no breakthrough at Geneva talks 23 Feb 2017 - 11:33 am

GENEVA: UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said he is not expecting a breakthrough at Syria peace talks in Geneva this...

IS-appointed city governor killed in Iraqi airstrike 23 Feb 2017 - 11:26 am

NINEVEH, Iraq: The Islamic State-appointed “governor” (wali) of Tal Afar was killed in an airstrike by Iraqi warplanes that also killed his son,...

Iraq forces advance on airport west of IS-held Mosul 23 Feb 2017 - 11:18 am

Iraq: Iraqi security forces on Wednesday -- backed by air and artillery support -- began advancing on Mosul airport located west of the...

London police force appoints first female chief 23 Feb 2017 - 11:14 am

LONDON: Cressida Dick has been named as new Metropolitan Police Commissioner, the first woman to hold the job as London police chief. The...

Armenian artillery fire kills Azerbaijani soldier 23 Feb 2017 - 11:09 am

BAKU, Azerbaijan: An Azerbaijani soldier was killed in an artillery attack by Armenian forces Wednesday, according to the Defense Ministry. In a statement,...

Thousands flee flooding in northern California 23 Feb 2017 - 11:03 am

WASHINGTON: Thousands of northern California residents have fled their homes as floodwaters caused by massive rainfall continued to overrun riverbanks on Wednesday. Roughly...

Women in sports ad strikes nerve in Arab world 23 Feb 2017 - 11:03 am

DUBAI: An online commercial released by Nike this week showing Arab women fencing, boxing and spinning on ice-skates has stirred controversy over its...

2,608 soldiers dead in eastern Ukraine, president says 23 Feb 2017 - 10:53 am

KIEV, Ukraine: More than 2,600 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the fight against pro-Russian separatists in the east, Ukrainian president said Wednesday. ...

5 dead, 15 injured in bomb attack in Lahore: Pakistan officials 23 Feb 2017 - 10:46 am

Lahore, Pakistan: At least five people were killed and 15 injured after a bomb ripped through a building in an upscale shopping area...

Four Indonesians wealthier than poorest 100 million: Oxfam 23 Feb 2017 - 10:35 am

Jakarta: The four richest Indonesians are wealthier than the poorest 100 million people in the country, a study has found, highlighting how huge...

Three soldiers, civilian killed in militant attack in Indian Kashmir 23 Feb 2017 - 10:26 am

SHOPIAN, India: Three Indian soldiers and a woman were killed when militants ambushed a patrol in South Kashmir early on Thursday, part of...

Explosion leaves 4 dead, over 20 wounded in Afghan Paktika province 23 Feb 2017 - 10:15 am

Kabul: At least four people were killed and over 20 others were wounded in an explosion in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, Afghan...

BBC journalist faces five years jail for Thailand reporting 23 Feb 2017 - 10:06 am

Bangkok: A British journalist with the BBC faces up to five years in a Thai jail after a lawyer brought a criminal defamation...

Chopper pilot finds two Pacific castaway boats 23 Feb 2017 - 09:53 am

Majuro, Marshall Islands: A helicopter pilot scanning remote northern Pacific waters for tuna was stunned to find not one but two boats carrying...

Iraqi security forces storm Mosul airport - state TV 23 Feb 2017 - 09:40 am

BAGHDAD: US-backed Iraqi security forces closing in on the Islamic State-held western half of Mosul stormed the city's main airport and a nearby...

Record damages awarded over US army base noise in Japan 23 Feb 2017 - 08:53 am

Tokyo: A Japanese court on Thursday awarded record compensation for thousands of residents near a US military base over aircraft noise, but rejected...

Opinion: Trump and the two-state solution 23 Feb 2017 - 01:24 am

A sentence uttered last Wednesday, February 15 by US President Donald Trump during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding...

UN concerned over new West Bank demolition plans 23 Feb 2017 - 01:16 am

Jerusalem: The United Nations raised concerns Wednesday over newly announced demolition plans in a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank that...