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British PM Theresa May to discuss trade, NATO in White House with Donald Trump 22 Jan 2017 - 02:05 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she plans to discuss free trade and the importance of the NATO military alliance when...

Lebanese army foils suicide bombing in Beirut 22 Jan 2017 - 02:05 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese army forces arrested a would-be bomber inside a crowded café in the capital Beirut on Saturday. In a statement, the army...

2 killed as car bomb hits Tripoli near Italian embassy 22 Jan 2017 - 01:59 pm

TRIPOLI: Two people were killed late Saturday when a car bomb exploded near the Italian embassy in the Libyan capital, according to a...

Italy rescue crews hold out hope of more hotel survivors 22 Jan 2017 - 01:53 pm

FARINDOLA, Italy: Rescue crews digging through an Italian hotel buried in an avalanche say there could be additional survivors more than three days...

11 IS terrorists ‘neutralized’ in northern Syria 22 Jan 2017 - 01:29 pm

ANKARA: Eleven Islamic State terrorists were “neutralized” and two others were injured in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of...

French Socialists hold presidential primary 22 Jan 2017 - 01:25 pm

PARIS: Left-wing sympathizers are headed to the polls Sunday to choose two finalists among seven candidates vying for the Socialist Party nomination for...

At CIA, Trump blames media for intel community fallout 22 Jan 2017 - 01:12 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump sought to smooth relations with America's intelligence community, saying Saturday that the media is to blame for the feud. ...

Jammeh steps down in Gambia, leaves country 22 Jan 2017 - 01:09 pm

BANJUL, Gambia: Former President Yahya Jammeh left Gambia late Saturday after agreeing to relinquish power earlier in the day, bring an end to...

US will not send delegation to Astana: official 22 Jan 2017 - 12:33 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. will not send an official delegation to planned Syria peace talks, it said Saturday, citing "the immediate demands of the"...

Hundreds of thousands in DC to protest Trump era 22 Jan 2017 - 12:25 pm

WASHINGTON: Just one day after President Donald Trump took the oath of office, more than half a million people are flocking to the...

4 dead after tornado rips southern US town 22 Jan 2017 - 12:22 pm

WASHINGTON: At least four people have been killed after a tornado wracked a southern Mississippi town early Saturday. The city of Hattiesburg confirmed...

132 suspects arrested across Turkey in FETO probe 22 Jan 2017 - 12:14 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish police arrested Saturday 132 people, including police officers, as part of a probe into the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), a police...

5 arrested over Istanbul rocket attacks 22 Jan 2017 - 12:07 pm

ISTANBUL: Istanbul police arrested Saturday five suspects over the rocket attacks that targeted the provincial police headquarters and the ruling Justice and Development...

Libya’s neighbors meet in Egypt to discuss turmoil 22 Jan 2017 - 12:05 pm

CAIRO: The 10th ministerial meeting of Libya’s neighboring countries kicked off in Egyptian capital Cairo on Saturday. The one-day meeting aims to discuss...

S.Korean minister, aide arrested over alleged blacklist 22 Jan 2017 - 11:59 am

SEOUL: South Korean Culture Minister Cho Yoon-sun and ex-presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon were arrested Saturday, in a boost to prosecutors who...

6 ISIS Militants Killed in East of Afghanistan 22 Jan 2017 - 11:53 am

Kabul: At least six ISIS militants were killed in an airstrike conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial police commandment in...

4 Qaeda members killed in Yemen drone strikes 22 Jan 2017 - 11:48 am

Aden: Four suspected Al-Qaeda members were killed in drone strikes in central Yemen likely carried out by US forces, a security source said...

7.9 quake shakes PNG, tsunami alert rescinded 22 Jan 2017 - 11:44 am

Sydney: A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea Sunday, shaking homes and sparking a tsunami alert, but there were no immediate reports...