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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...

South Sudan 'will not return to civil war' 14 Sep 2016 - 11:08 am

By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG: South Sudan is committed to peace and will not return to civil war, the country’s vice president said in...

Quake of magnitude 6 strikes off Solomon Islands 14 Sep 2016 - 11:00 am

SINGAPORE: A shallow earthquake of magnitude 6 struck 89 km (55 miles) west of the South Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands on...

Strongest Typhoon in 21 years hits Taiwan 14 Sep 2016 - 10:26 am

Taipei: Parts of Taiwan were brought to a standstill Wednesday as super typhoon Meranti skirted past the island's southern tip, bringing the strongest...