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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...

Egypt’s Brotherhood says no reconciliation with Sisi 20 Nov 2016 - 01:16 pm

CAIRO: Egypt’s embattled Muslim Brotherhood group has rejected any reconciliation with the regime of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. In a Sunday statement, the Brotherhood...

Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls for International protection of academic institutions 20 Nov 2016 - 01:11 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on Sunday upon the international community and the United Nations organizations, on top of which the...

Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians from West Bank cities 20 Nov 2016 - 01:05 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces on Sunday arrested 15 Palestinians from various West Bank cities, according to a Palestinian source. The Palestinian Prisoner Club...

Turkish soldier killed in Islamic State attack in northern Syria 20 Nov 2016 - 12:54 pm

ISTANBUL: A Turkish soldier was killed and two others wounded in a bomb attack by Islamic State militants near the northern Syrian city...

UN envoy in Damascus as regime pounds rebel-held Aleppo 20 Nov 2016 - 12:42 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Syria's regime on Sunday pursued a relentless assault of rebel-held east Aleppo that has killed more than 100 civilians in recent...

Queen to invite Trump to Britain for state visit 20 Nov 2016 - 12:27 pm

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth will invite U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for a state visit to Britain next year to try to cement close ties...

350 Palestinian minors held in Israeli jails: NGO 20 Nov 2016 - 12:22 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestine: At least 350 Palestinian children are languishing in Israeli jails, a local Palestinian NGO said Saturday. "Israeli authorities are holding 350...

Five ways Indians are dodging 'black money' crackdown 20 Nov 2016 - 12:15 pm

New Delhi: From deploying 'cash coolies' to buying Rolex watches, Indians have found unique ways to dodge the government's surprise move to withdraw...

Houthi rebels violate Yemen truce: Saudi-led coalition 20 Nov 2016 - 12:11 pm

DOHA: The Saudi-led coalition has accused Houthi rebels of violating a two-day ceasefire that came into effect on Saturday in war-torn Yemen. Coalition...

Yemen calm as ceasefire takes hold 20 Nov 2016 - 12:06 pm

Sanaa: Violence subsided Sunday in Yemen, a day after the beginning of a 48-hour ceasefire declared by the pro-government Arab coalition battling rebel...

S.Korea prosecutors say President Park was accomplice in corruption scandal 20 Nov 2016 - 12:02 pm

SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday that they believed President Park Geun-hye was an accomplice in a corruption scandal that has rocked...

Two dead in fighting in Myanmar town on China border 20 Nov 2016 - 11:42 am

Yangon: Two civilians were killed on Sunday when fighting broke out in a northern Myanmar town on the border with China, a region...

Erdogan says Turkey can spurn EU and join Shanghai Pact 20 Nov 2016 - 11:34 am

Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey should not be "fixated" on joining the EU and has reiterated the idea of joining Russia...

19,000 homes without power in storm-hit France 20 Nov 2016 - 11:30 am

Rennes, France: Powerful winds gusting to hurricane force left around 19,000 homes in the western French region of Brittany without power early Sunday,...