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Zika infections at ‘epidemic' in Vietnam's largest city 20 Oct 2016 - 02:22 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: The Zika virus has reached pandemic levels in Ho Chi Minh City, with the number of cases in Vietnam now reaching...

UN hopes Aleppo medical evacuations will happen Friday 20 Oct 2016 - 02:12 pm

Geneva: The United Nations said it hopes to carry out the first medical evacuations from eastern Aleppo on Friday after it got clearance...

British Al-Jazeera reporter freed in Somalia 20 Oct 2016 - 12:39 pm

Nairobi: A British journalist arrested in Mogadishu while on a reporting assignment has been released by Somalian security forces, his employer Al-Jazeera said...

Tajikistan starts anti-terror drills with China 20 Oct 2016 - 12:01 pm

Dushanbe, Tajikistan: Tajikistan began joint anti-terror drills with China on Thursday close near the border with Afghanistan as part of Beijing's drive to...

Sanaa has quiet night as Yemen truce starts, some small breaches 20 Oct 2016 - 11:50 am

SANAA: Parties to the war in Yemen for the most part adhered to a 72-hour truce that began just before midnight on Wednesday...

North Korea conducts another failed missile launch 20 Oct 2016 - 11:33 am

Seoul: North Korea on Thursday conducted what appeared to be a failed test -- its second in a week -- of a powerful...

Drought, hunger add to South Sudan's woes 20 Oct 2016 - 11:01 am

Aweil, South Sudan: A serious food crisis in the north of South Sudan is reaching critical levels, as a biting drought across much...

Post-Brexit spike in EU citizenship applications by Britons: report 20 Oct 2016 - 10:29 am

London: European Union countries have recorded a surge in citizenship applications from Britons in the wake of the country's vote to leave the...

Israel PM concerned Obama may act before leaving office 20 Oct 2016 - 10:09 am

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed concern President Barack Obama may take action Israel opposes at the United Nations before leaving office...

Russia's Aleppo ceasefire begins but clashes erupt 20 Oct 2016 - 09:53 am

Aleppo, Syria: A "humanitarian pause" took effect Thursday in the Syrian army's Russian-backed assault on rebel-held areas of Aleppo but it was quickly...

Over 90,000 people flee as Typhoon Haima slams northern Philippines 20 Oct 2016 - 09:34 am

PAGUDPUD, PHILIPPINES: Super Typhoon Haima, the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in three years, ripped through major rice growing regions, damaging crops ...

Challenging pillar of U.S. democracy, Trump says he may not accept election result 20 Oct 2016 - 09:12 am

LAS VEGAS: Republican candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday would not commit to accepting the outcome of the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election if...

Final debate brings little clarity to undecided voters 20 Oct 2016 - 09:06 am

RIVER FALLS, Wis.: As a tumultuous campaign nears an end, undecided voters across the country watched the final debate of the U.S. presidential...

The final Clinton-Trump debate: Four key moments 20 Oct 2016 - 09:03 am

Las Vegas: The third and final debate of the caustic 2016 US presidential election started with a sober tone... but ended up with...

'Humanitarian pause' goes into effect in Aleppo 20 Oct 2016 - 08:45 am

Aleppo, Syria: A "humanitarian pause" announced by Russia went into effect on Thursday in the Syrian army's devastating Moscow-backed assault on rebel-held areas...

Indian hospital owner arrested over deadly fire 20 Oct 2016 - 08:41 am

New Delhi: Indian police have arrested the wanted owner of a hospital after he turned himself in over a blaze earlier this week...

Iraqi elite unit, Kurdish forces in fresh push to close in on Mosul 20 Oct 2016 - 08:34 am

EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq: An Iraqi army elite unit and Kurdish fighters on Thursday launched a fresh offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants...

Clinton accuses Trump of being Putin's 'puppet' 20 Oct 2016 - 08:30 am

WASHINGTON: Democrat Hillary Clinton accused Republican presidential rival Donald Trump on Wednesday of being a "puppet" for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country...