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Turkey wants coalition help at Syrian border as IS rockets pummel town 19 Apr 2016 - 05:47 pm

A man carries an injured child on April 18,2016 in Kilis, after four rockets fired from Syria, slammed into the southern Turkish town...

Air strikes in opposition-held northwest Syria kill at least 40 19 Apr 2016 - 05:30 pm

Picture source: mmc Maarat al-Numan news center BEIRUT: Air strikes in opposition-held northwest Syria killed at least 40 people and wounded around 80 ...

Malaysia Airlines CEO to leave job long before contract ends 19 Apr 2016 - 05:07 pm

Christoph Mueller, CEO of Malaysia Airlines, REUTERS/Joe Skippe KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines says CEO Christoph Mueller will leave his job in September, way...

Japan opens prison to shelter quake evacuee 19 Apr 2016 - 04:55 pm

Mashiki: Japan has resorted to opening a prison to those left homeless by two deadly earthquakes, officials said Tuesday, highlighting the challenges of...

GCC ministers attend Saudi Tweeps forum 19 Apr 2016 - 03:58 pm

RIYADH: Five ministers from GCC countries including Qatari State Minister for Defense H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Atiyyah attended “Tweeps 2016” forum...

Greece starts letting migrants leave island camps 19 Apr 2016 - 03:10 pm

A child gets out a tent in the makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni on April 19, 2016. ...

Abu Dhabi to build $1 billion Warner Bros. theme park 19 Apr 2016 - 03:01 pm

LONDON: An Abu Dhabi firm will build a $1 billion theme park with U.S. entertainment company Warner Bros. in the emirate, Miral Asset...

Three more rockets hit Turkish town near Syrian border 19 Apr 2016 - 02:57 pm

A damaged house is seen after rocket projectiles hit the roof of an house in Kilis, Turkey on April 18, 2016. Kerem Kocalar...

Ukraine claims deal with Russia to release pilot Savchenko 19 Apr 2016 - 02:54 pm

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko (R) during press conference after their meeting in Kiev on April 19, 2016. (AFP / GENYA SAVILOV) MOSCOW:...

'EU needs Turkey more than Turkey needs EU': Erdogan 19 Apr 2016 - 02:47 pm

Ankara: The European Union needs Turkey more than Ankara needs the bloc, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, denouncing a new European...

US leads 18 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria 19 Apr 2016 - 02:32 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies staged 17 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and one in Syria on Monday in the...

Syrian army mounts attack in northwest, Idlib bombarded 19 Apr 2016 - 02:26 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces backed by Russian air power launched a counter-attack against rebels in the northwestern province of Latakia, a rebel group...

Hong Kong leader testifies in 'glass-throwing' case 19 Apr 2016 - 02:05 pm

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (C) leaves court for the day where he was giving evidence in an assault case against pro-democracy and anti-China...

Syrian opposition calls for major powers to discuss failed truce 19 Apr 2016 - 02:03 pm

Riad Hijab, Coordinator of the High Negotiation Committee (HNC), speaks during a press conference, in Geneva, Switzerland, 19 April 2016. EPA/SALVATORE DI NOLFI...

Dozens killed in Taliban attack on Afghan security agency 19 Apr 2016 - 02:03 pm

Afghan security forces carry an injured man after an attack on a government security building in Kabul, Afghanistan April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail...

Egyptian policeman kills a man, wounds another, over cup of tea 19 Apr 2016 - 12:54 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian policeman shot two people, killing one of them, on Tuesday after an argument in the street in Cairo, security sources...

Death toll from Taliban attack in Afghan capital rises to 28: Police 19 Apr 2016 - 12:45 pm

Afghan security forces inspect the site of suicide car bomb attack on a government security building in Kabul, Afghanistan April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad...