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Fragile new Ukraine truce holds for third day 26 Dec 2016 - 02:30 pm

Kiev: A new indefinite truce in Ukraine held by a thread for a third day Monday as both pro-Russian insurgents and Kiev reported...

India test fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile 26 Dec 2016 - 02:07 pm

GUWAHATI, India: India successfully test-fired a long range, intercontinental surface-to-surface, nuclear-capable ballistic missile called the Agni-V on Monday, the state run All India...

Ronaldo’s message to Syrian children goes viral 26 Dec 2016 - 02:00 pm

ISTANBUL: A heart-warming message from a world-famous footballer to devastated children in war-torn Syria went viral through social media. Real Madrid Portuguese star...

Iran culls birds after avian flu outbreak 26 Dec 2016 - 01:45 pm

Tehran: Iran has killed hundreds of thousands of birds in recent weeks as avian flu spreads across seven provinces of the country, officials...

Massive search for Russia plane crash bodies 26 Dec 2016 - 12:57 pm

Sochi, Russia: Thousands of rescuers were searching for bodies in the Black Sea as Russia marked a day of mourning Monday following the...

Israel to demolish mosque South of Hebron 26 Dec 2016 - 12:45 pm

Hebron: Israeli forces on Monday informed Palestinians in Masafer Yatta area, a Bedouin congregation south of Hebron in the West Bank, that they...

Turkey accuses IS of killing 30 civilians in Syria 26 Dec 2016 - 12:31 pm

Istanbul: The Turkish army on Monday accused Islamic State (IS) jihadists of killing at least 30 civilians seeking to flee the flashpoint Syrian...

Israeli forces shoot and detain Palestinian in Nablus 26 Dec 2016 - 12:15 pm

Nablus: Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian in Nablus, north of the West Bank, on Monday when youths confronted soldiers accompanying around...

Okinawa retracts blocking of US base relocation 26 Dec 2016 - 12:11 pm

TOKYO: Okinawa’s governor has retracted a decision blocking the planned relocation of a United States air base in the southern Japanese prefecture amid...

Over 240 injured Aleppans treated in Turkey 26 Dec 2016 - 12:05 pm

HATAY, Turkey: As many as 246 injured civilians evacuated from the Syrian city of Aleppo have been treated at hospitals in Turkey, the...

Airstrikes kill 13 militants in Egypt’s Sinai 26 Dec 2016 - 11:38 am

CAIRO: At least 13 militants were killed in Egyptian airstrikes in the restive Sinai Peninsula late Sunday, according to a local security source....

Nigeria to open major roads after strike on Boko Haram 26 Dec 2016 - 11:33 am

Lagos Nigeria: Nigeria Sunday will reopen at least two major roads in the country's northeast previously closed due to repeated attacks by Boko...

Airstrike kills 20, injures scores in Iraq’s Mosul 26 Dec 2016 - 11:18 am

NINEVEH, Iraq: At least 20 people were killed and scores injured in an airstrike in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul on Sunday. A...

13 dead in rebel attack in Democratic Republic of Congo 26 Dec 2016 - 11:10 am

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: Thirteen people were killed in an attack by Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic...

Turkish army says Islamic State attack in Syria's al-Bab killed 30 civilians 26 Dec 2016 - 10:56 am

ANKARA: At least 30 civilians were killed and many others were wounded on Sunday after Islamic State launched an attack in the Syrian...

233 injured Aleppans treated in Turkey 26 Dec 2016 - 10:53 am

HATAY, Turkey: Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said Sunday 233 injured people from east Aleppo have been brought to Turkey for treatment...

World-record breaking circumnavigator heads home to France 26 Dec 2016 - 10:47 am

PARIS: Sailor Thomas Coville was due to arrive in the French port of Brest on Monday hours after smashing the world record for...

Typhoon Nock-Ten Kills Four in Philippines 26 Dec 2016 - 10:43 am

Manila: Super Typhoon Nock-Ten has killed at least four people in the Philippines’ east and is moving toward more-heavily populated regions near the...