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Dutch expert: Islamic State has 60-80 operatives in Europe 19 Nov 2016 - 10:59 am

NEW YORK: Intelligence experts estimate that the Islamic State extremist group has between 60 and 80 operatives planted in Europe to carry out...

Iraqi troops face stiff resistance from IS in eastern Mosul 19 Nov 2016 - 10:51 am

MOSUL, Iraq: A senior military commander says Iraqi troops are facing stiff resistance from Islamic State militants as they push deeper into eastern...

Kerry, Lavrov speak twice this week as Aleppo bombarded 19 Nov 2016 - 10:33 am

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, have spoken twice in as many days, the State Department said...

Militants kill three Indian soldiers in Assam 19 Nov 2016 - 10:29 am

Guwahati, India: Heavily armed militants ambushed an army convoy on Saturday, killing three soldiers and injuring four others in India's restive northeastern state...

Hyperloop One settles co-founder lawsuit 19 Nov 2016 - 09:57 am

San Francisco: Hyperloop One on Friday said it settled a lawsuit filed by a co-founder who accused former colleagues of nepotism, threats and...

What if Trump wants to live in Trump Tower? NY mayor weighs in 19 Nov 2016 - 09:50 am

New York: What if speculation proves correct and Donald Trump decides against settling in Washington and maintains his principal residence in New York?...

Nephews of Venezuela first lady guilty of US drug charges 19 Nov 2016 - 09:47 am

New York: A jury on Friday convicted two nephews of Venezuela's first lady of plotting to smuggle 1760 pounds (800 kilograms) of cocaine...

UK lawmakers approve 'most sweeping' surveillance powers 19 Nov 2016 - 09:42 am

London: The British parliament this week gave the green light to new bulk surveillance powers for police and intelligence services that critics have...

Trump settles Trump University lawsuits for $25 mn 19 Nov 2016 - 09:21 am

New York: US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday agreed to a $25 million deal to settle lawsuits accusing his now-defunct Trump University of...

Obama arrives in Peru facing tough questions on Trump 19 Nov 2016 - 07:40 am

Lima: Barack Obama touched down in Peru late Friday on the final foreign visit of his eight-year presidency, facing tough questions from assembled...

Coalition to start 48-hour truce in Yemen-agency 19 Nov 2016 - 07:03 am

CAIRO/DUBAI: A Saudi-led military coalition will start a 48 hour ceasefire in Yemen's war at noon (0900 GMT) on Saturday, the official Saudi...

Oman’s Sultan Qaboos makes first public appearance in nearly a year 19 Nov 2016 - 12:08 am

MUSCAT: Omani leader Sultan Qaboos made his first public appearance in nearly a year on Friday, attending annual National Day celebrations. Wearing a...

Indian Parliament sees disruptions, adjournments over demonetisation 18 Nov 2016 - 10:21 pm

New Delhi: Both the houses of Parliament on Friday saw heated exchanges between the government and the opposition over the demonetisation issue, leading...

India’s move to curb black money a ‘disaster’ for rural women, activists say 18 Nov 2016 - 10:14 pm

MUMBAI: India’s move to withdraw high-value rupee bills from circulation to crack down on corruption and counterfeit currency has hurt rural women particularly...

Uprooted by IS, Iraq's Yazidis yearn to rebuild lives 18 Nov 2016 - 09:56 pm

Sharia, Iraq: Cramped in a tarpaulin tent with his family of nine, Ali Mahmud remembers his spacious ancestral home in the northern Iraqi...

30,000 displaced by violence in Myanmar's Rakhine: UN 18 Nov 2016 - 09:50 pm

Yangon: Up to 30,000 people have been displaced by violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, half of them over the course of last weekend...

Myanmar rejects reports army killed Rohingya fleeing Rakhine conflict 18 Nov 2016 - 09:42 pm

YANGON: Myanmar’s government on Friday rejected accusations by minority Rohingya Muslims that the military has killed residents fleeing the conflict in the northwest...