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New York City shaken by 'intentional' explosion, 29 injured 18 Sep 2016 - 08:43 am

New York City police and firefighters stand near the site of an explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, US September...

Egyptian jailed for 15 years for joining Islamic State 17 Sep 2016 - 06:48 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian court slapped Saturday a suspect with a 15-year jail term for links with Islamic State group. The Cairo Criminal Court...

Bomb explodes in New Jersey before Marines charity 5K; no injuries 17 Sep 2016 - 06:41 pm

SEASIDE PARK, New Jersey: Authorities say a pipe bomb exploded in a Jersey Shore town shortly before thousands of runners were due to...

Iraq: 500 refugee families return to Fallujah 17 Sep 2016 - 06:35 pm

ANBAR, Iraq: Iraqi refugees have started to return to the western city of Fallujah, which was recaptured from the Daesh group in May....

Putin offers tacit support for 'pro-Russia' US candidate 17 Sep 2016 - 06:08 pm

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears at a campaign rally in Miami, Florida, US, September 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Mike Segar) Moscow: Russian President Vladimir...

20,000 refugee supporters march through London 17 Sep 2016 - 06:02 pm

Demonstrators take part in a march calling for the British parliament to welcome refugees in the UK in central London on September 17,...

Attack on US cop leaves two dead, including gunman 17 Sep 2016 - 05:33 pm

Washington: A series of shootings that began with an apparently unprovoked attack on a Philadelphia policewoman left two people dead and five injured,...

Pakistan court orders confiscation of Musharraf's property 17 Sep 2016 - 04:43 pm

Pervez Musharraf (Reuters / file photo) Islamabad: A Pakistani court trying former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over a deadly raid on Islamabad's radical...

Venezuela summit draws few leaders in blow to Maduro 17 Sep 2016 - 04:36 pm

North Korea's nominal head of state, Kim Yong-Nam (L) walks with Venezuelan Vice President Aristobulo Isturis (R) in the Non-Aligned Movement summit in...

Death toll in Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 30 17 Sep 2016 - 04:35 pm

Pakistani mourners gather for the funeral prayers of victims of a sucide bombing in Bajaur Agency near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on September 17,...

PYD/PKK lowers 3 American flags at base in N Syria 17 Sep 2016 - 04:32 pm

A photo taken from Turkey's Sanliurfa district shows American flags flying on top of buildings that allegedly has PYD/ PKK terrorist organization members...

Syria situation 'worsening': Russian military 17 Sep 2016 - 04:29 pm

Syrian government soldiers walk in the damaged al-Farafira souk in the government-held side of Aleppo's historic city centre on September 16, 2016. Violence...

Spotlight on Syria as world leaders gather at United Nations 17 Sep 2016 - 09:29 am

A general view taken on September 15, 2016, shows the UNESCO-listed citadel (C) in the government-controlled side of the divided northern Syrian city...

Fourth attack on Israelis in uptick in violence 17 Sep 2016 - 09:26 am

Israeli security forces gather at the scene of a stabbing attack, where a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier before he was shot dead,...

Argentina, IMF to resume financial checkups next week 17 Sep 2016 - 09:11 am

Buenos Aires: An International Monetary Fund mission will go to Argentina to assess the state of the country's economy, the government said Friday....

Kerry, Lavrov agree to 48-hour extension of Syria truce 15 Sep 2016 - 09:46 am

By Kasim Ileri WASHINGTON: Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Wednesday agreed to a 48-hour extension for...