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Biden thanks Barzani for Kurdish fight against Islamic State 01 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden thanked the President of the Iraqi Kurdish Region Masoud Barzani for Kurdish commitment in the fight against...

First commercial flight from US since 1961 arrives in Cuba 31 Aug 2016 - 06:09 pm

Passengers check-in for the jetBlue flight to Cuba on August 31, 2016 at Fort Lauderdale National Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Cuba and...

Apple tax bill undermines transatlantic cooperation, Lew says 31 Aug 2016 - 06:08 pm

Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer Washington: ...

Gabon opposition reject Bongo election 'victory' 31 Aug 2016 - 05:25 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on August 28, 2016 shows Gabon's incumbent president Ali Bongo Ondimba speaks to members of his campaign at...

Islamic State leaders killed in Iraq and Syria 31 Aug 2016 - 04:36 pm

(L) Abu Mohamed al-Adnani , (C) Abu Omar al-Shishani, (R) Abu Wahib Beirut: US-led coalition air strikes have killed several senior figures in...

Indian growth slows sharply in June quarter 31 Aug 2016 - 03:49 pm

Labourers work at the construction site of a metro rail station in Kolkata, India August 31, 2016. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri) By Rajesh Kumar...

Russia claims it killed IS spokesman Adnani in Syria 31 Aug 2016 - 03:26 pm

(FILES) This file image shows a combination of undated handout images taken at unknown locations made available by the Iraqi Intelligence Service on...

Paris to open first official refugee camp by September 31 Aug 2016 - 03:17 pm

By Hajer M'tiri PARIS: France is set to open its first approved refugee camp in the capital by the end of September, Paris...

Duterte to workers returning from Saudi: Don't do drugs 31 Aug 2016 - 03:13 pm

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) speaks to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) during the welcoming of repatriated OFWs from Saudi Arabia at the Manila...

Obama must listen to me on human rights: Philippines' Duterte 31 Aug 2016 - 03:07 pm

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a National Heroes Day commemoration at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery) in Taguig city, Metro...

Lebanon: Bomb kills Syrian woman in Zahle 31 Aug 2016 - 03:07 pm

Lebanese army soldiers, policemen and forensic experts examine the site of a bomb blast near the city of Zahle, Lebanon August 31, 2016....

Syria regime targeting Homs residents: Opposition chief 31 Aug 2016 - 02:53 pm

By Ayse Aktas ANKARA (AA) – The Assad regime has stepped up attacks on civilians in the Al-Waer district of Syria’s western city...

Family of murdered pundit flees Cambodia 31 Aug 2016 - 02:48 pm

FILE PHOTO - Bou Rachana, the widow of Kem Ley, an anti-government figure and the head of a grassroots advocacy group, "Khmer for...

At least 14 dead in Tunisia road accident 31 Aug 2016 - 02:35 pm

Tunis: At least 14 people were killed and another 51 injured on Wednesday when a lorry crashed into a bus in central Tunisia,...

Turkey denies truce with Kurdish-backed militia in Syria 31 Aug 2016 - 02:23 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken around 5 kilometres west from the Turkish Syrian border city of Karkamis in the southern region of Gaziantep...

Turkey seeks to push Islamic State from 90 km stretch of Syria 31 Aug 2016 - 02:17 pm

Turkish military tanks and armored vehicles is seen near Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep, Turkey during the "Operation Euphrates Shield" led by Turkish Army...

Severe turbulence hospitalized 16 in Ireland 31 Aug 2016 - 02:05 pm

By Michael Sercan Daventry LONDON: Sixteen people were hospitalized Wednesday after severe turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean forced a passenger jet to make...