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Turkey detains business executive, alleging Gulen link 01 Dec 2016 - 06:45 pm

Ankara: Turkey has detained an executive from a major business conglomerate under a probe into supporters of the Muslim cleric blamed for July's...

Abbas is Israel's top 'ideological' foe: Netanyahu ally 01 Dec 2016 - 05:53 pm

Jerusalem: A leading minister called Mahmud Abbas Israel's top ideological enemy on Thursday after the Palestinian president suggested he could withdraw recognition if...

Giant of African art Ousmane Sow dies at 81 01 Dec 2016 - 05:46 pm

Dakar: The Senegalese sculptor Ousmane Sow, one of the giants of African art, died Thursday in Dakar aged 81, his family told AFP....

Rebuilding history? Debate rages over lost Afghan Buddhas 01 Dec 2016 - 05:21 pm

Bamiyan, Afghanistan: For centuries they stood, two monumental ancient statues of Buddha carved into the cliffs of Bamiyan, loved and revered by generations...

Boko Haram attacks hinder aid delivery in southeastern Niger 01 Dec 2016 - 05:01 pm

DAKAR: A spate of attacks by Boko Haram in southeastern Niger in recent months is hindering the delivery of aid to more than...

365 Islamic State terrorists arrested in Turkey last month 01 Dec 2016 - 04:50 pm

MALATYA, Turkey: Turkey arrested 365 suspected Islamic State terrorists last month, the Interior Ministry said Thursday. The arrests -- which have led to...

UK immigration hit new high before Brexit, report says 01 Dec 2016 - 04:46 pm

LONDON: U.K. immigration hit a record high in the year up to June, when the country voted to leave the EU, figures released...

Turkey, Russia call for Syria cease-fire 01 Dec 2016 - 04:40 pm

ANTALYA, Turkey: Turkey and Russia on Thursday called for a cease-fire as a first step to ending Syria’s five-year conflict. Foreign Minister Mevlut...

Athens blast kills 1, injures 5 01 Dec 2016 - 04:31 pm

ATHENS: One person died and at least five more were injured when an explosion rocked a fast-food store in central Athens on Thursday....

15 children killed by Islamic State snipers in Mosul: Army 01 Dec 2016 - 04:24 pm

BAGHDAD: At least 15 children have been killed by Islamic State snipers over the past two days in the northern city of Mosul,...

France worried by Russian warships off Crimea coast, urges restraint 01 Dec 2016 - 04:04 pm

PARIS: France called for restraint between Russia and Ukraine after warships from Moscow's Black Sea Fleet took up position off Crimea's western coastline...

Britain's new £5 notes are not suitable for vegetarians 01 Dec 2016 - 04:01 pm

London: A petition calling for the Bank of England to remove a new banknote from circulation had on Tuesday received more than 70,000...

Reddit cracks down on 'most toxic users' of pro-Trump forum 01 Dec 2016 - 02:41 pm

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has announced a plan to crack down on the "most toxic users" of a forum on the site used...

Gambia cut off from Internet, phonelines as poll begins 01 Dec 2016 - 02:12 pm

BANJUL, Gambia: The Internet and international telephone calls were cut across Gambia on Thursday as the presidential election got underway. Protests have also...

Syria’s Aleppo faces acute bread shortage 01 Dec 2016 - 02:07 pm

ALEPPO, Syria: Civilians in regime-besieged neighborhoods of eastern Aleppo have faced severe bread shortages since Saturday, according to a local civil defense official....

Lavrov denies Russia, Syria role in Turkish deaths 01 Dec 2016 - 02:04 pm

Istanbul: Moscow and Damascus were not behind an air strike in northern Syria that killed four Turkish soldiers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

Syria regime shelling kills 21 civilians in east Aleppo 01 Dec 2016 - 01:42 pm

Beirut: Syrian government shelling killed 21 civilians, including two children, in an eastern district of Aleppo early Wednesday, a monitoring group said. The...