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Offensive in Syria aimed at cutting off IS supply route 02 Jun 2016 - 09:16 am

File photo of Kurdish People's Protection Units fighters. Reuters Washington: The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria is trying to...

At least four people killed in flooding in south Germany 02 Jun 2016 - 09:12 am

Firemen look at a flooded mobilehome in Triftern, southern Germany, on June 1, 2016. AFP / LUKAS BARTH BERLIN: At least four people...

Death toll from car bomb attack in Somali capital rises to 10 02 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

MOGADISHU: The death toll from an al Shabaab car bomb attack on a hotel in the Somali capital on Wednesday has risen to...

Hani al-Mulki sworn in as Jordan's new prime minister 02 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on June 1, 2016 shows Jordan's new Prime Minister Hani Mulki taking a oath...

First aid enters Syria's besieged Daraya since 2012 01 Jun 2016 - 06:54 pm

The Syrian Red Cross tweeted an image showing the convoy entering Darayya. ICRC Syria Beirut: A humanitarian aid convoy on Wednesday entered the...

WHO declares end of Ebola virus in Guinea 01 Jun 2016 - 06:11 pm

Washington: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the Republic of Guinea Ebola-free today. "Forty-two days have passed since the last person...

UK announces new probe into 1974 Birmingham bombing 01 Jun 2016 - 05:50 pm

LONDON: British authorities Wednesday have announced a fresh probe into a 1974 bomb attack attributed to the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that killed...

20,000 children in Iraq’s Fallujah at risk: UNICEF 01 Jun 2016 - 05:08 pm

Displaced Iraqi boys stand on May 31, 2016 at the Alexanzan camp in the Dora neighbourhood on the southern outskirts of Baghdad where...

Xi calls for calm as North Korean official visits China 01 Jun 2016 - 04:56 pm

By Mahmut Atanur BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for calm and restraint on the Korean Peninsula during a meeting Wednesday with...

3 Burkina police killed in attack near Mali 01 Jun 2016 - 04:51 pm

Ouagadougou: Unidentified gunmen have killed three police officers in northern Burkina Faso near the Malian border, the government and local officials said Wednesday....

Concern for civilians slowing Fallujah op: Al-Abadi 01 Jun 2016 - 04:48 pm

Abu Shiab carries water on May 31, 2016 at the Alexanzan camp in the Dora neighbourhood on the southern outskirts of Baghdad where...

Zuma, African Union mourn Western Sahara leader 01 Jun 2016 - 04:21 pm

The President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma . Picture by: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula. By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma joined...

World's longest, deepest rail line opens in Switzerland 01 Jun 2016 - 03:15 pm

The new Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) is set to become the world's longest railway tunnel when it opens on June 1. The 57-kilometre...

2 dead, 18 injured after blast at battery plant in China 01 Jun 2016 - 02:47 pm

By Mahmut Atanur BEIJING: A plant worker and a firefighter have been killed and 18 others injured after an explosion rocked a battery...

Baghdad, Anbar racked by mounting violence 01 Jun 2016 - 02:27 pm

An Iraqi soldier stands guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad's Shaab district, Iraq, 30 May 2016. EPA/ALI ABBAS ...

Brexit would have dramatic effect: Germany's Vice-Chancellor 01 Jun 2016 - 02:26 pm

BERLIN: Germany's Vice-Chancellor warned of serious economic and political costs if Britain were to leave the European Union after a June 23 referendum...