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FSA rebels to Syrian army: End assault within 48 hours or truce finished 22 May 2016 - 05:48 pm

AMMAN: Mainstream Syrian rebel groups said on Sunday they would no longer abide by a threadbare "cessation of hostilities" deal unless the Syrian...

Merkel expresses concern about situation of Kurds in Turkey 22 May 2016 - 05:47 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after giving a speech during festivities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the DOSB (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, German...

Former minister killed in Libya IS clashes 22 May 2016 - 05:40 pm

Former minister, Mohammed Soualem Tripoli: A Libyan former minister was killed in clashes between unity government forces and fighters of the Islamic State...

13 ?Qaeda militants killed in eastern Yemen 22 May 2016 - 05:07 pm

Aden: 13 militants believed to be belonging to Al Qaeda organization were killed today in clashes with the army in the Yemeni eastern...

Crackdown looms for India's super-rich tax avoiders 22 May 2016 - 04:42 pm

The Lamborghini Huracan 610-4 Spyder is seen at a showroom during its launch in Bangalore on May 13, 2016. Lamborghini rolled out its...

Islamic State group leader urges attacks in Europe and US 22 May 2016 - 04:31 pm

By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF CAIRO: An Islamic State group spokesman has urged sympathizers in Europe and the U.S. to launch attacks on civilians there...

Rebels kill 5 Indian soldiers near border with Myanmar 22 May 2016 - 04:20 pm

By WASBIR HUSSAIN GAUHATI, India: Police say rebels have killed five Indian paramilitary soldiers in an ambush in the latest attack in India's...

Azhar imam to urge tolerance in historic pope meeting 22 May 2016 - 04:15 pm

Cairo: The deputy of Al-Azhar's grand imam in Egypt said on Sunday the top Muslim cleric will bear a message of tolerance when...

Burkina Faso holds first local elections in transition 22 May 2016 - 03:40 pm

Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore (L) speaks with Burkina Faso's electoral commission chairman Barthemy Kere (R) outside a polling station in...

Philippine president-elect blasts Catholic church, bishops 22 May 2016 - 03:30 pm

Rodrigo Duterte (file photo / AFP) By JIM GOMEZ MANILA, Philippines: The presumptive Philippine president-elect has blasted the country's dominant Roman Catholic church...

Egypt political detainee died of ‘torture’: Rights group 22 May 2016 - 03:10 pm

Burj al-Arab Prison By Mahmoud Gharib and Mahmoud Hussein CAIRO: A political prisoner died on Saturday inside his cell in Alexandria’s notorious Burj...

Baghdad, Salahuddin rocked by bombings; 17 killed 22 May 2016 - 03:06 pm

Members of the Iraqi security forces take their positions along a road during an intensive security deployment at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq...

Who is the new Turkey PM Binali Yildirim ? 22 May 2016 - 03:02 pm

Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication and new chairman candidate for ruling AK Party Binali Yildirim (R) flanked by his wife Semiha...

EU needs to end 'confusion' on migration policies: Binali Yildirim 22 May 2016 - 02:54 pm

Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication and new chairman candidate for ruling AK Party Binali Yildirim (C), flanked by wife Semiha Yildirim...

Binali Yildirim vows to work for presidential system under Erdogan 22 May 2016 - 02:53 pm

Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication and new chairman candidate for ruling AK Party Binali Yildirim and his wife Semiha Yildirim greet...