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Riyadh Metro on track despite cuts 09 Jan 2017 - 05:25 pm

Riyadh: A major contractor on Riyadh's $22.5 billion urban rail and bus system said Monday the project is on track despite Saudi government...

Heavy snowfall, wind disrupt life in Istanbul 09 Jan 2017 - 04:47 pm

ISTANBUL: Extreme winter conditions continue to take a toll on daily life in Istanbul Monday, resulting in the cancelation of flights, disruption of...

Gambia: fourth radio closed since crisis began 09 Jan 2017 - 04:27 pm

BANJUL, Gambia: Gambian authorities have ordered Paradise FM, a radio station that has been effectively covering the crisis in the country, to cease...

US-led commandos raid IS-held Syria village 09 Jan 2017 - 03:57 pm

Beirut: Commandos from the US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group have raided a village held by the jihadists in eastern Syria, a...

Germany closes Germanwings crash probe 09 Jan 2017 - 03:45 pm

Berlin: German prosecutors said Monday they had closed a criminal probe into the Germanwings plane crash in March 2015 after concluding that the...

Cambodia's Rainsy: Prisoners only freed if deal inked 09 Jan 2017 - 03:28 pm

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: In early December, representatives from Cambodia’s opposition party had said they were close to securing the release of four human...

22,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar to Bangladesh in one week: UN 09 Jan 2017 - 03:19 pm

Yangon: At least 65,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar -- a third of them over the past week -- since the...

Trump lashes out at Streep over Golden Globes speech 09 Jan 2017 - 03:14 pm

Washington: President-elect Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at screen legend Meryl Streep, accusing her of being a Hillary Clinton "flunky" after the...

Turkish forces 'neutralize' nine PKK terrorists 09 Jan 2017 - 02:56 pm

ANKARA: Turkish security forces have "neutralized" nine PKK terrorists since Jan. 2, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Monday. According to a statement,...

UN rights envoy to inspect reports of abuse in Myanmar 09 Jan 2017 - 02:53 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: A United Nations human rights envoy is visiting Myanmar amid growing international concern over allegations against the military, including reports of...

Florida airport shooting suspect to appear in federal court 09 Jan 2017 - 02:01 pm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.: The 26-year-old Iraq war veteran accused of killing five people at a busy Florida airport in the latest U.S. gun...

16 arrested over Kardashian Paris robbery 09 Jan 2017 - 01:12 pm

Paris: French police arrested 16 people in raids Monday over the armed robbery of US reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris last...

SKorea warns Pyongyang against ICBM test 09 Jan 2017 - 12:55 pm

SEOUL: South Korea warned its northern neighbor Monday it will only face more sanctions if it tests an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as...

Truck bomb kills 8 police in Egypt's Sinai 09 Jan 2017 - 12:54 pm

Cairo: A truck bomb attack on an Egyptian security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula killed at least eight policemen on Monday, officials and...

Wild elephants kill 5 villagers in Myanmar’s northeast 09 Jan 2017 - 12:29 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Five villagers have been killed by rampaging elephants in a village in Myanmar’s mountainous Shan State, authorities said Monday. A herd...

Snake on a plane grounds Emirates flight 09 Jan 2017 - 12:16 pm

Dubai: An Emirates flight from Muscat to Dubai was cancelled after baggage handlers discovered a snake in the aircraft's cargo hold. The animal...

Death toll from Thailand floods rises to 21 09 Jan 2017 - 12:14 pm

BANGKOK: The death toll from massive flooding in Thailand has risen to 21 with authorities expecting the situation to worsen in southern provinces. ...