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Helicopter crashes in eastern Libya, killing 5 20 Sep 2016 - 03:31 pm

By Moataz al-Majbari TRIPOLI: At least five people were killed on Tuesday -- including the aide of a parliamentary speaker -- when a...

120 Palestinians in Israeli jails declare hunger strike 20 Sep 2016 - 03:20 pm

By Anees Bargouthi RAMALLAH, Palestine: At least 120 Palestinians in Israeli jails have begun an open-ended hunger strike to demand the release of...

Free Syrian Army wants Turkish soldiers 'only' 20 Sep 2016 - 03:17 pm

Free Syrian Army members take security measures after Jarabulus cleaned from Daesh militants as part of Operation Euphrates Shield in Aleppo, Syria on...

Saudi Aramco fire injures 8 workers; operations not impacted 20 Sep 2016 - 03:14 pm

RIYADH: State-owned Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil production company, says eight of its workers have been injured in a fire that broke...

"Serious concern" in Somalia as 5 mln go hungry: UN 20 Sep 2016 - 02:59 pm

Civilians walk near the site of a suicide car bomb attack, which killed a top Somaliageneral along with four of his security guards,...

Refugees trying to reach Greece via Aegean on rise 20 Sep 2016 - 02:54 pm

Migrants queue next to burned tents at the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, following the overnight fire on September 20,...

Some 20 civilians killed in Syria aid convoy attack: Red Cross 20 Sep 2016 - 02:50 pm

Aid is seen strewn across the floor in the town of Orum al-Kubra on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of...

Red Cross postpones aid convoys after Aleppo attack 20 Sep 2016 - 12:44 pm

Aid strewn across the floor in the town of Orum al-Kubra on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on...

Saudi plane isolated at Manila airport after false hijack alarm, incident over 20 Sep 2016 - 12:38 pm

File photo of a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight isolated on a tarmac following a bomb threat earlier this year. REUTERS/Sergio Perez MANILA: A...

Trump son compares Syrian refugees to poisoned candies 20 Sep 2016 - 12:22 pm

Washington: Donald Trump's eldest son triggered an online storm with a tweet comparing Syrian refugees to a bowl containing an assortment of tainted...

Woman seeks sex change in first for UAE 20 Sep 2016 - 11:02 am

A file photo of the Abu Dhabi skyline. Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah Abu Dhabi: An Emirati woman has sought leave to have a sex change...

Thousands flee Greek migrant camp fire as tensions flare 20 Sep 2016 - 10:54 am

A migrant is covered with a blanket after a fire at the Moria migrant camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, September 19,...

Chinese men jailed in Cambodia for major drug haul 20 Sep 2016 - 10:42 am

The two Chinese men -- Ly Yong, 43, and Deng Yuan Ping, 53 -- were arrested in June last year alongside a Cambodian...

Syrian rebel evacuation from Homs postponed for 2-3 days: governor 20 Sep 2016 - 10:16 am

File photo of citizens being evacuated from Homs. Reuters BEIRUT: The governor of Homs said late on Monday the planned evacuation of several...

Turkey kills four Kurdish militants in north Iraq - army sources 20 Sep 2016 - 09:52 am

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkish armed forces shelled a Kurdish militant target in northern Iraq on Tuesday and killed four rebels, military sources said. The...

Weakness at home hobbles once-powerful Merkel in Europe 20 Sep 2016 - 09:43 am

German Chancellor and chairwomen of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel addressing a news conference in Berlin, Germany, September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio...

Air raids, shelling across Syria after army declares truce over 20 Sep 2016 - 09:24 am

Men drive near a damaged aid truck after an airstrike on the rebel held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20,...

Palestinian assailant with knife shot dead in West Bank - Israeli army 20 Sep 2016 - 09:19 am

An Israeli border policeman aims his weapon towards Palestinian protesters during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron September 19, 2016. Reuters/Mussa...