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Fire ravages Muslim prayer hall in Corsica 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

French forensics stand in front of a Muslim prayer room after it was destroyed by a fire, suspected to be arson in Ajaccio,...

Saudi hands over Houthi prisoners as Yemen peace efforts inch ahead: spokesman 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A Yemeni artist sprays a graffito in support of peace in the war-affected country, at a wall along a street in Sana'a, Yemen,...

Yemen foes hold 'productive' direct talks on key issues: UN 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Yemen's United Nations envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrives for a press conference at the ministery of information in Kuwait City on April...

UK’s “Remain” camp gains ground in EU poll: Opinium 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON: The number of British people who want to stay in the European Union has risen over the past four weeks, an online...

Canada eager to consider investing in new Montreal rail network: Trudeau 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. AFP / Sean Kilpatrick TORONTO: The Canadian government is eager to consider joining the pension fund Caisse de...

Arab League Council to hold emergency meeting at Qatar's request on Wednesday to discuss situation in Aleppo 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Cairo: The General Secretariat of the Arab League has decided holding of an emergency meeting of Arab League Council at the level of...

Moqtada al-Sadr: Iraq's powerful unpredictable cleric 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Prominent Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf south of Baghdad March 22, 2016. REUTERS / Alaa Al-Marjani Baghdad: Moqtada...

Sadr followers dig in inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, political crisis deepens 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather at Grand Festivities Square in Baghdad's Green Zone on April 30, 2016. Thousands of protesters carrying...

Clashes, arrests as protesters seek to disrupt German right-wing congress 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

German police detain a protesters who tried to block off access to the exhibition center where the Alternaitve for Germany (AfD) is holding...

Prospects for Syria political solution 'in danger': opposition chief 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Anas Al Abdeh (C) attend the 28th general meeting of Syrian Opposition...

Germany says to host fresh Ukraine talks 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

"That is why I have sent out an invitation for a meeting of foreign ministers... on May 11 in Berlin," said German Foreign...

Turkey detains pro-Kurdish news editor over tweets 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The news editor of IMC TV, Hamza Aktan, was detained at dawn Saturday by masked and armed police in a raid on his...

Rescued lions roar into South Africa after flight from Peru 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Workers transport cages with African lions, that were born in captivity and held in circuses in South America, upon arrival at the OR...

Iraq forces in major offensive on Islamic State-held town 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Iraqi pro-government forces and Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units hold position on April 30, 2016 as they launch an operation to...

Comoros court orders partial re-run of presidential poll 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

People and Comorian security forces walk by the entrance of the Constitutional Court on April 30, 2016 in Moroni. Comoros Constitutional Court ordered...

First woman tapped for dean at West Point 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Cadet color guard on parade at United States Military Academy. Wikimedia Commons Washington: US President Barack Obama has nominated a woman to become...

Five killed in Texas floods as severe weather lashes central US 30 Apr 2016 - 06:57 pm

Representative image. People talk with a police officer along a heavily flooded street in downtown Funchal, Madeira, on February 14, 2016. Reuters /...

Baghdad in state of emergency 30 Apr 2016 - 06:53 pm

Followers of Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr storm Baghdad's Green Zone after lawmakers failed to convene for a vote on overhauling the government,...