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Australian burkini designer tells France respect women 27 Aug 2016 - 02:49 pm

Aheda Zanetti (L), designer of the Burkini swimsuit, adjusts one of the swimsuits on model Salwa Elrashid at her fashion store in Sydney,...

'UK boy' seen in new Islamic State execution footage 27 Aug 2016 - 02:38 pm

LONDON: A new propaganda video released by Islamic State depicts five boys, one of them apparently British, executing Kurdish prisoners. The children, who...

Evacuation of Daraya begins in deal to end siege 27 Aug 2016 - 02:29 pm

People gather before being evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, after an agreement reached on Thursday between rebels and Syria's army,...

22 Islamic State members killed in northern Iraq 27 Aug 2016 - 02:19 pm

A fighter from the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), mans an anti-aircraft gun mounted...

Italy weeps for earthquake dead 27 Aug 2016 - 02:12 pm

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (L) and his wife Agnese (C) react during a funeral service for victims of the earthquake, at a...

Free Syrian Army clears mines from former Islamic State city 27 Aug 2016 - 01:29 pm

Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA) stand guard in Jarabulus district of Aleppo, Syria after taking control of the district's centrum from Daesh...

Turkey allows policewomen to wear Islamic headscarf 27 Aug 2016 - 01:24 pm

Istanbul: Turkey has for the first time allowed policewomen to wear the Islamic headscarf as part of their uniform, according to a ruling...

At least 16 dead in Moscow warehouse fire: ministry 27 Aug 2016 - 01:16 pm

Moscow: At least 16 migrant workers died in a fire that broke out at a Moscow warehouse on Saturday morning, Russian authorities said....

Turkey sends more tanks into Syria after IS-held town capture 27 Aug 2016 - 12:24 pm

Turkish military tanks are seen at the Karkamis district of Turkey's Gaziantep during the "Operation Euphrates Shield" on August 25, 2016. (Ensar Özdemir...

Bangladesh police kill "mastermind" of Dhaka cafe attack 27 Aug 2016 - 11:54 am

Bangladesh police stand guard at the scene of an operation to storm a militant hideout in Narayanganj, some 25 kms south of Dhaka...

Turkey arrests three former diplomats over coup plot 27 Aug 2016 - 11:25 am

A woman wawes a Turkish national flag next to the Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge on August 26, 2016 in Istanbul during the inauguration...

Despite progress, US-Russia fall short on truce for Syria 27 Aug 2016 - 10:32 am

People carry out wreck removal works after a barrel bomb attack staged by Syrian army in the opposition-controlled Bab Neyrab neighborhood of Aleppo,...

Bongo's fate in the balance as Gabon goes to the polls 27 Aug 2016 - 10:30 am

Supporters of the opposition candidate Jean Ping gather and cheer at a rally in Libreville on the last day of the presidential election...

Photo: Spewing ash 27 Aug 2016 - 12:02 am

Indonesian motorists stop by a mosque to take pictures of Mount Sinabung’s eruption from Brastagi city, in Karo district, North Sumatra province, yesterday.

Burkini ban in French beach town reversed by supreme court 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on August 19, 2016 shows the bylaw forbidding women to wear Burkini at the Ponchettes beach in Nice, southeastern...

SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship splashes down in Pacific 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

his NASA photo released on August 23, 2016 shows Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams (shown here) and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA...

Turkey opens bridge between continents in megaproject drive 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

People take pictures with their cellphones as they pose next to the Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge on August 26, 2016 in Istanbul during...

Two Palestinian youths shot by occupation troops in East Gaza 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinian protesters hold posters of Palestinian prisoners and Bilal Kayed, who stage hunger strike in Israeli jails, during a demonstration in front of...