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Iraq forces launch operation to retake western area 05 Jan 2017 - 10:09 am

Baghdad: Iraqi forces on Thursday launched an offensive aimed at retaking towns still under the control of the Islamic State group in western...

Australia denies trying to 'recruit' Indonesian soldiers 05 Jan 2017 - 09:58 am

Sydney: Australia Thursday rejected claims it tried to "recruit" Indonesia's best soldiers as Jakarta moved to tone down a rift after military ties...

Turkish military says 38 Islamic State militants 'neutralised' in air strikes, clashes 05 Jan 2017 - 09:14 am

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes and artillery have struck Islamic State targets in Syria, 'neutralising' 38 of the group's militants, Turkey's military said in a...

Irish airline Ryanair carries record 117 million passengers in 2016 04 Jan 2017 - 08:13 pm

London: Irish budget airline Ryanair carried a record 117 million passengers in 2016, an increase of 15 percent on the previous year, a...

More than 100 hurt in New York train derailment 04 Jan 2017 - 07:24 pm

New York: A New York commuter train derailed Wednesday during the morning rush at a station in Brooklyn, leaving more than 100 people...

2 pilots killed in Iraq army chopper crash 04 Jan 2017 - 06:01 pm

BAGHDAD: Two Iraqi military pilots were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in northern Iraq, according to a Defense Ministry source. The aircraft...

11 children wounded in China kindergarten knife attack 04 Jan 2017 - 05:50 pm

Beijing: A man armed with a kitchen knife stabbed 11 children at a kindergarten in southern China on Wednesday, seriously wounding three, state...

Trump warns Republicans to "be careful" over Obamacare 04 Jan 2017 - 05:29 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday warned fellow Republicans to "be careful" over their effort to repeal U.S. Democratic President Barack Obama's...

Ukraine moves to blacklist Marine Le Pen over Crimea comments 04 Jan 2017 - 05:00 pm

Ukraine indicated on Wednesday it would bar French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen from entering the country after comments she made that appeared...

7 Iraqi troops killed by Mosul car bomb 04 Jan 2017 - 03:37 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed Wednesday in a suicide car-bomb attack by Islamic State terrorists in the northern city of Mosul,...

Erdogan: Turkey, Russia making progress on Syria peace 04 Jan 2017 - 03:30 pm

ANKARA: Turkey and Russia’s ongoing efforts to establish a permanent cease-fire and political solution in Syria have led to some promising developments, Turkey’s...

Knife-wielding man wounds 11 children in south China 04 Jan 2017 - 03:26 pm

BEIJING: A man in China's southern region of Guangxi wounded 11 children with a blade at their kindergarten on Wednesday, state television said,...

Kidnapped Iraqi woman journalist released unharmed after a week 04 Jan 2017 - 02:27 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi journalist Afrah Shawqi, known in her country for criticising the government in satirical articles for local media, has been released unharmed...

Emiratis banned from keeping wild pets 04 Jan 2017 - 02:04 pm

Dubai: The private ownership of wild animals has been outlawed in the United Arab Emirates, where keeping exotic creatures as pets is a...

Fire at nursing home kills 7 in northeast China 04 Jan 2017 - 01:52 pm

BEIJING: Seven people have been killed after a fire broke out at a nursing home in northeast China. State news agency Xinhua reported...

97 converted to Islam at Al-Aqsa in last 2 years: Imam 04 Jan 2017 - 01:49 pm

JERUSALEM: Almost 100 people from 17 western countries have formally converted to Islam at East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque over the past two years,...

Turkey warns Syria talks at risk over truce violations 04 Jan 2017 - 01:29 pm

Ankara: Turkey on Wednesday warned that planned Syrian peace talks co-sponsored by Russia were at risk, calling on the Damascus regime of President...