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France's Macron wins backing of veteran centrist 22 Feb 2017 - 07:08 pm

Paris: French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron received a boost Wednesday after veteran centrist Francois Bayrou backed him and offered a pact to prevent...

Uganda gold refinery raises alarm over conflict minerals 22 Feb 2017 - 06:49 pm

Kampala: The inauguration of Uganda's first gold refinery sparked concern Wednesday over the possibility of dirty minerals from regional conflict zones making their...

Syrian migrant on trial in Austria over 20 murders 22 Feb 2017 - 06:04 pm

Vienna: A Syrian migrant went on trial in Austria on Wednesday for allegedly executing 20 wounded government soldiers in his home country. The...

Iraqi forces kill 20 Islamic State members in Mosul 22 Feb 2017 - 05:13 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi forces Wednesday said they killed 20 Islamic State members while advancing towards the Mosul International Airport. The militants were killed and...

Syrian army takes district near Aleppo 22 Feb 2017 - 04:06 pm

BEIRUT: The Syrian army and its allies took a small district on the outskirts of Aleppo from rebels on Wednesday, a war monitor...

Iraqi suicide bomber was a former Guantanamo Bay detainee 22 Feb 2017 - 03:47 pm

LONDON: A suicide bomber who attacked a military base in Iraq this week was a former Guantanamo Bay detainee freed in 2004 after...

Somalia's new leader inaugurated, vowing to restore dignity 22 Feb 2017 - 03:31 pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia: Somalia's new leader was inaugurated Wednesday while promising to restore dignity to the troubled Horn of Africa nation but warning it...

Cyprus peace talks called off amid mounting war of words 22 Feb 2017 - 03:24 pm

Nicosia: A planned meeting between rival Cypriot leaders scheduled for Thursday has been called off as a war of words over a nationalist...

Malaysia police: Kim’s ‘assassins’ were well-trained 22 Feb 2017 - 02:48 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Two women suspects held over the killing of the North Korean leader’s half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, in Kuala Lumpur last week were...

Ukraine leader praises 'effective' dialogue with Trump 22 Feb 2017 - 02:42 pm

Kiev: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday he has had two "very effective" conversations with US counterpart Donald Trump and was confident of...

Militants kill 2 civilians in Egypt's Sinai 22 Feb 2017 - 02:28 pm

EL-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian security officials say suspected militants have killed two Christians in the restive north of the Sinai Peninsula, days after an...

Iraqi ex-soldier in German court over beheaded Islamic State photos 22 Feb 2017 - 02:16 pm

Berlin: A Berlin court on Wednesday began hearing a case against a former Iraqi soldier charged with war crimes after he allegedly posed...

Police detain 35 IS suspects in Istanbul 22 Feb 2017 - 01:47 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish police have detained 35 IS suspects in an anti-terror operation in Istanbul, a police official said Wednesday. The official who spoke...

Regime raid kills 7 civilians in Syria’s Idlib 22 Feb 2017 - 01:42 pm

IDLIB, Syria: Seven civilians were killed in a regime airstrike Tuesday in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, a pro-opposition civil defense member said. A...

Terrorists killed in airstrikes in northwest Pakistan 22 Feb 2017 - 01:39 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistani Air Force jets pounded militant hideouts in the northwestern Khyber Agency tribal region near the Afghan border on Wednesday killing...

3 migrants die as boat sinks near Turkish coast 22 Feb 2017 - 12:45 pm

EDIRNE, Turkey: Three migrants were killed when a boat carrying at least eight people sank in Meric River in northwestern Turkey early Wednesday,...

Turkish jets kill 15 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq 22 Feb 2017 - 12:41 pm

ANKARA: Turkish air forces have killed at least 15 PKK terrorists in Turkey's Hakkari province and northern Iraq, the Turkish military announced Wednesday....