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Wish the pope a happy 80th, Vatican says 13 Dec 2016 - 04:38 pm

Vatican City: Want to wish Pope Francis many happy returns on his 80th birthday this week? Now you can, with special email addresses...

Italy jails captain for migrant disaster that killed 900 13 Dec 2016 - 04:19 pm

Catania, Italy: An Italian court ruled Tuesday that the captain of a migrant boat that sank in 2015, killing up to 900 people,...

Putin has 'good, businesslike' relations with Tillerson: Kremlin 13 Dec 2016 - 04:13 pm

Moscow: The Kremlin on Tuesday lauded the "good" ties between President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state,...

Five Catalans who burned photos of Spanish king arrested 13 Dec 2016 - 04:07 pm

Barcelona: Spanish police have arrested five Catalan independence activists for allegedly burning photos of King Felipe VI after refusing to appear before a...

Mosul: images of war for a war of images 13 Dec 2016 - 03:58 pm

Arbil, Iraq: The battle is playing out not only on Mosul's streets but also in cyberspace, where both jihadist and Iraqi forces use...

Aftershocks drive Indonesians from homes in quake-hit Aceh 13 Dec 2016 - 03:47 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: The number of people displaced by last week's earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh province has jumped to more than 85,000 as aftershocks...

Donald Trump picks Rex Tillerson to lead State Department 13 Dec 2016 - 03:40 pm

NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has settled on ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, saying that he's...

2 Yazidi women accept EU's Sakharov Prize for human rights 13 Dec 2016 - 03:33 pm

BRUSSELS: Two Yazidi women who escaped sexual enslavement by the Islamic State group have accepted the European Union's Sakharov Prize for human rights...

Turkey detains 2 pro-Kurdish party MPs 13 Dec 2016 - 02:42 pm

Ankara: Turkish police detained two more pro-Kurdish lawmakers hours after arresting over 200 people accused of links to Kurdish militants, their party said...

Turkish jets hit 157 IS targets in northern Syria 13 Dec 2016 - 01:35 pm

ANKARA: Turkish jets destroyed 157 Islamic State targets on Tuesday in northern Syria as part of Operation Euphrates Shield. The Turkish Armed Forces...

Syrian opposition loses 3 districts in eastern Aleppo 13 Dec 2016 - 01:31 pm

ALEPPO, Syria: Syrian armed opposition groups on Monday lost three districts in eastern Aleppo to regime forces, according to opposition sources. Opposition fighters...

Roadside bomb kills 4 soldiers in Egypt’s Sinai 13 Dec 2016 - 01:28 pm

SINAI, Egypt: Four soldiers were killed by a bomb blast on Monday in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula, according to a local security source....

Turkish warplanes hit 12 PKK targets in northern Iraq 13 Dec 2016 - 01:26 pm

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes destroyed 12 PKK terrorist targets in northern Iraq on Monday night, a military source said Tuesday. The airstrikes took place...

Syria forces kill at least 82 Aleppo civilians in recent days: UN 13 Dec 2016 - 01:21 pm

Geneva: Syrian pro-government forces have carried out at least 82 execution-style killings of civilians in recent days, including women and children, the UN...

Hunger gnaws at host families in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria 13 Dec 2016 - 01:12 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: When Boko Haram militants stormed Kaka Mohammed's hometown of Bama in northeast Nigeria two years ago and kidnapped one of her...

India arrests 20 over failure to stand for anthem 13 Dec 2016 - 01:07 pm

New Delhi: Around 20 people have been arrested in India, accused of failing to stand for the national anthem in cinemas, police said...

China warns Trump of 'crushing his own toes' on Taiwan 13 Dec 2016 - 12:59 pm

Beijing: China offered its sternest rebuke yet to Donald Trump, saying anyone who challenges Beijing's interests in Taiwan will "lift a rock only...

Aleppo's famed Old City left 'unrecognisable' by war 13 Dec 2016 - 12:50 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Once renowned for its bustling souks, grand citadel and historic gates, Aleppo's Old City has been rendered virtually unrecognisable by some...