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Chinese man sentenced to death for leaking state secrets 19 Apr 2016 - 08:27 am

President Xi Jinping has overseen a revamp of the security apparatus, aimed at combating threats both at home and abroad. BEIJING: A Chinese...

Blast rocks Afghan capital, close to state buildings, US embassy 19 Apr 2016 - 08:25 am

A man stands inside his damaged shop near the scene of a bomb blast that targeted the Ministry of Defense in Kabul, Afghanistan,...

Jerusalem bus blast caused by bomb: Israeli police 19 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Israeli police forensic experts work at the scene after an explosion tore through a bus in Jerusalem on Monday and set a second...

Arab League denounces Netanyahu remarks on Golan 19 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A picture taken from the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights shows the border with Syria near the village of Majdal Shmas on...

Putin, Obama confirm willingness to strengthen Syria ceasefire: Kremlin 19 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama agreed during a phonecall on Monday to strengthen a Syria ceasefire brokered...

Boko Haram, facing fuel shortages, makes its own 18 Apr 2016 - 06:55 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram has been forced to produce its own fuel to power its motorbikes because of an acute petrol shortage caused...

At least one dead in Mali protest against foreign forces 18 Apr 2016 - 06:45 pm

Bamako: At least one civilian was killed Monday during a protest against foreign forces in the Malian city of Kidal, a UN source...

Four killed as Turkish town hit by Syria rocket fire 18 Apr 2016 - 06:34 pm

Istanbul: Four rockets fired from Syria slammed into the southern Turkish town of Kilis on Monday, killing four Syrians including three children in...

FlyDubai launches mourning website month after Russia crash 18 Apr 2016 - 06:27 pm

FlyDubai crash in Russia / Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Discount airline FlyDubai is marking one month since its deadly crash in Russia by launching a...

Malaysia PM warns of IS foothold in Philippines 18 Apr 2016 - 06:07 pm

Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razak / AFP Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's prime minister has warned of Daesh gaining a foothold in the Philippines south,...

Attack on bus in Jerusalem, at least 15 wounded: medics, police 18 Apr 2016 - 06:01 pm

Jerusalem: An attack occurred on a bus in Jerusalem on Monday, Israeli police said, with medics reporting an explosion and at least 15...

Three civilians killed in Shebab shootout in Mogadishu 18 Apr 2016 - 05:58 pm

Mogadishu skyline, source twitter.com/ArchWarfa Mogadishu: Three civilians and one Islamist gunmen were killed during a car chase and shootout in the Somali capital...

Plucked from the uncertainty of Lesbos: 12 Syrian refugees 18 Apr 2016 - 05:53 pm

Pope Francis welcomes a group of Syrian refugees after landing at Ciampino airport in Rome following a visit at the Moria refugee camp...

Afghanistan struggles with Taliban springtime push 18 Apr 2016 - 05:33 pm

Afghan security personnel prepare for a operation against Taliban militants in Kunduz province. / AFP / NASIR WAQIF By Zabihullah Tamanna KABUL: Insecurity...

US to deploy additional forces to Iraq: Carter 18 Apr 2016 - 04:58 pm

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter talks to airmen in front of a Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft during a tour of US Air...

One person killed after rockets hit Turkish town near Syria border 18 Apr 2016 - 04:34 pm

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: One person was killed and another wounded when four rockets hit the southeastern Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border...

Podemos members reject backing Socialist-led govt in Spain 18 Apr 2016 - 04:27 pm

Pablo Iglesias, leader of Spain's Podemos. (file photo / Reuters) Madrid: Spain's far-left Podemos party said Monday its members had voted overwhelmingly against...