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British minister expects Assad to recapture Aleppo 11 Dec 2016 - 01:45 pm

London: British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Sunday that Syrian government forces would likely recapture the battleground city of Aleppo from rebels....

US defense secretary in Iraq for anti-IS talks 11 Dec 2016 - 01:41 pm

BAGHDAD: U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for talks with Iraqi officials on the war against the Islamic...

Turkey mourns after Istanbul bombings blamed on PKK kill 38 11 Dec 2016 - 01:41 pm

Istanbul: Turkey declared a day of national mourning on Sunday after twin bombings killed 38 people near a football stadium in Istanbul and...

Nigeria church roof collapse leaves over 50 dead 11 Dec 2016 - 01:36 pm

Lagos: More than 50 people died when a church roof collapsed on worshippers in southeastern Nigeria on Saturday but fears mounted of a...

Indonesia calls for help for 43,000 displaced by quake 11 Dec 2016 - 01:33 pm

TUBAN, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities have called on citizens to provide assistance to around 43,000 people displaced by a strong earthquake that left at...

At least 25 dead in blast at Cairo church: state media 11 Dec 2016 - 01:29 pm

Cairo: A bombing in a Cairo church on Sunday near the headquarters of the Coptic pope killed at least 25 people, state media...

Turkey vows vengeance at funeral for police killed by Istanbul bombs 11 Dec 2016 - 01:26 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's interior minister on Sunday vowed vengeance for the more than 30 people killed by twin bombings outside an Istanbul soccer stadium,...

Turkish army says hits Islamic State targets in Syria, killing 12 militants 11 Dec 2016 - 01:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes destroyed 27 Islamic State targets and killed 12 militants in the latest operations in northern Syria, the Turkish army said...

Gentiloni tapped as Italy's new prime minister 11 Dec 2016 - 01:13 pm

Rome: Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni was set Sunday to become Italy's new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the wake...

At least 20 dead in blast at Cairo church: ministry 11 Dec 2016 - 01:10 pm

Cairo: An explosion in a Cairo church on Sunday near the headquarters of the Coptic pope killed at least 20 people, the health...

Over 30 dead as Kenya tanker crashes, explodes 11 Dec 2016 - 01:04 pm

Nairobi: More than 30 people died when a tanker carrying flammable materials crashed into other vehicles and burst into flames outside the town...

Myanmar siezes suspected record drug haul 11 Dec 2016 - 12:49 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Authorities have intercepted what could be a record drug haul on its way to a conflict-torn, impoverished area on Myanmar's border...

NKorea strikes replica of Seoul’s presidential office 11 Dec 2016 - 12:47 pm

SEOUL: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has warned South Korean troops they have “no space to hide,” as Pyongyang’s state-run media released details...

Suicide bombing kills 48 soldiers in Aden 11 Dec 2016 - 12:43 pm

ADEN, Yemen: At least 48 soldiers were killed in Yemen’s southern city of Aden late Saturday in a suicide bombing claimed by the...

PKK 'likely' involved in Istanbul terror attack 11 Dec 2016 - 12:38 pm

ISTANBUL: The PKK terror group is "most likely" to have been involved in Saturday's deadly attack Istanbul, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus has...

Car bomb blast in Somali capital kills 11 11 Dec 2016 - 12:35 pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least 11 people have been kiled and over 10 injured after a car bomb targeted the seaport in the Somali...

Death toll in Istanbul terror attack rises to 38 11 Dec 2016 - 12:31 pm

ISTANBUL: The death toll in Saturday's Istanbul terror attack has risen to 38, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Sunday. Among the dead,...