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Iran to grant citizenship to families of foreign 'martyrs' 02 May 2016 - 10:48 am

Tehran: Iran has passed a law allowing the government to grant citizenship to the families of foreigners killed while fighting for the Islamic...

Four killed in homemade bomb blast in India 02 May 2016 - 10:00 am

Kolkata: Four people were killed when the crude bombs they were making exploded in India's West Bengal, where bitterly fought state elections are...

UN: 741 People Killed in Violence across Iraq in April 02 May 2016 - 09:57 am

AFP/ File photo. Baghdad: A total of 741 Iraqis were killed and another 1,374 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed...

Kuwait freedoms make austerity drive tricky for government 02 May 2016 - 09:47 am

Kuwaiti oil sector employees sit in a shaded area on the first day of an official strike called by the Oil and Petrochemical...

Sudan denies visa for US officials 02 May 2016 - 09:41 am

Khartoum: Sudan has denied United States officials visa in a tit for tat move against Washington because it had previously refused to grant...

Drones, Turkish artillery hit Islamic State in Syria, 34 dead: Military 02 May 2016 - 09:17 am

ANKARA: Shelling by Turkish artillery and drones which took off from southern Turkey struck Islamic State targets in Syria on Sunday, killing 34...

China airs two more confessions by Taiwan fraud suspects 02 May 2016 - 09:16 am

Confessions by two more Taiwanese telecoms fraud suspects, from among dozens deported from Kenya to China last month, were aired by Chinese state...

Egyptian police raid press syndicate, arrest two journalists 02 May 2016 - 07:47 am

Egyptian police on Sunday raided the press syndicate in Cairo and arrested two journalists critical of the government, a syndicate official and reporters...

Malia Obama is going to Harvard - but taking a year off first 02 May 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on April 8, 2016 shows US President Barack Obama and daughter Malia make their way to board Air Force...

Trump hits out at Clinton and Cruz ahead of Indiana primary 02 May 2016 - 12:00 am

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 29, 2016 shows US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the California Republican Party 2016 Convention...

Baghdad: Protesters quit Green Zone 02 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Followers of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr leave the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Baghdad: Protesters were withdrawing...

Up to 100 missing in two Mediterranean shipwrecks: UN 02 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Rome: Fifteen migrants are missing after their boat sank on Friday, the second shipwreck that day in the Mediterranean, bringing the number of...

Death toll from car-bomb attack in S. Iraq hits 36 02 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD: The death toll from Sunday’s twin car bombings in the city of Al-Samawah in Iraq’s southern Muthanna province has...

Saudi builder Binladin terminates 50,000 jobs; workers set fire to buses in protest 01 May 2016 - 06:29 pm

Migrant workers, who work for Saudi Binladin Group, look for their names as they ask for a final settlement over salary issue, in...

Trump says Republican race all but over if he wins Indiana 01 May 2016 - 06:04 pm

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (C) stands onstage with members of the Remembrance Project during a rally at the Orange County Fairgrounds...

Train derails in Washington; possible hazardous leak 01 May 2016 - 05:03 pm

Several cars remain overturned after a CSX freight train derailed in Washington WASHINGTON: A CSX freight train derailed near a Metro stop in...

Stori Da Pakhtunkhwa funds released for student scholarship grants 01 May 2016 - 04:01 pm

PESHAWAR: The finance department of Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province has finally released the much-awaited funds for students of the Stori Da Pakhtunkhwa scholarship grants...