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20 million children need immediate aid, UNICEF says 20 Nov 2016 - 04:52 pm

GENEVA (AA) - More than 20 million children in the Middle East need immediate help, the UN children’s agency said. Sunday is Universal...

Photos: Traditional cockfight in Pakistan 20 Nov 2016 - 04:36 pm

Cockfight, a popular game in Pakistan, is a blood sport between two roosters which are specially bred birds, conditioned for increased stamina and...

Rebel fire on Syria's Aleppo kills 8 children 20 Nov 2016 - 04:19 pm

Damascus: At least eight children were killed on Sunday by rebel rocket fire that hit a primary school in the government-held west of...

Syria rejects UN idea for rebel autonomy in east Aleppo 20 Nov 2016 - 04:05 pm

Damascus: Syria will not accept a UN proposal to recognise an autonomous rebel administration in east Aleppo as part of a truce deal,...

30 killed western Aleppo and 10 killed by explosive barrels eastern Aleppo 20 Nov 2016 - 03:29 pm

Aleppo: 7 children were killed while 20 others were wounded by shells targeted al-Furqan neighborhood, TIshrin street, Shehan area, and al-Mokambo in western...

Worst train disasters of the past two decades 20 Nov 2016 - 03:25 pm

Paris: An express train derailed in northern India early Sunday, killing over 100 people. Here is a list of the five deadliest rail...

20 million children need immediate aid, UNICEF says 20 Nov 2016 - 02:59 pm

GENEVA: More than 20 million children in the Middle East need immediate help, the UN children’s agency said. Sunday is Universal Children’s Day...

Turkey has key voice on Palestine refugees: UN official 20 Nov 2016 - 02:38 pm

JERUSALEM: Turkey's experiences in working with Syrian refugees and its traditional closeness to the Palestinian cause can be an asset for the U.N....

9 Iraqi troops killed in Mosul clashes 20 Nov 2016 - 02:33 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: Nine Iraqi forces were killed on Sunday in clashes with Islamic State militants amid an ongoing offensive to recapture the northern...

Cargo ship taking on water in Channel as storm lashes UK 20 Nov 2016 - 02:28 pm

LONDON: British coast guards say some crew members are being removed from a cargo ship that is taking on water in the English...

Rescue ship carrying migrants reaches Italy after deadly week in Mediterranean 20 Nov 2016 - 02:24 pm

MESSINA, Italy: A rescue ship carrying more than 200 migrants and eight bodies, docked in Sicily on Sunday after a deadly week in...

Train derails in north India, killing 104; many trapped 20 Nov 2016 - 02:20 pm

PUKHRAYAN, India: At least 104 people were killed when 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track in northern India...

Syrian family of six among dozens killed in Aleppo attacks 20 Nov 2016 - 02:19 pm

BEIRUT: A barrel bomb killed a family of six in rebel-held eastern Aleppo early on Sunday, a war monitor, a rebel and two...

Iraqi forces push on against IS in eastern Mosul 20 Nov 2016 - 02:03 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: A top Iraqi commander said on Sunday that troops were continuing to advance toward the center of Mosul, pushing back Islamic...

Church in northern Iraq reopened after two years under IS control 20 Nov 2016 - 01:55 pm

BASHIQA, Iraq: The bells have rung out after two years of silence in the Mar Korkeis church in the town of Bashiqa, some...

Rebel fire on west Aleppo kills 7 children 20 Nov 2016 - 01:52 pm

Damascus: At least seven children were killed on Sunday by rebel rocket fire that hit a school in the government-held west of Aleppo...

Mosul escapees tell of human shield ordeal 20 Nov 2016 - 01:48 pm

Qabr al Abd, Iraq: Iraqi civilians who escaped from the Islamic State group stronghold of Mosul said jihadists forced them from their villages...

70,000 homes without power in storm-hit France 20 Nov 2016 - 01:39 pm

Rennes, France: Winds gusting to hurricane force left nearly 70,000 homes in western and northwestern France without power Sunday, the national electricity grid...