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Saudi king ends landmark Egypt visit with firm support to Sisi 11 Apr 2016 - 05:34 pm

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 11, 2016 shows the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman of...

IS recaptures key border stronghold from Syrian rebels 11 Apr 2016 - 05:21 pm

IS soldiers rewrite the banner of Tawheed in al-Ra'i after it was wiped by rebels. @twitter ISTANBUL: Islamic State militants recaptured a key...

Precarious truce starts in Yemen, fighting reported in Taiz 11 Apr 2016 - 05:17 pm

An injured man is seen at the es-Sevra hospital after Houthis clashed with pro-government forces ahead of the ceasefire which will come into...

Modigliani painting seized in Swiss probe after Panama Papers leak 11 Apr 2016 - 05:13 pm

Gallery assistants pose with the painting "Jeune femme a la rose" by Amedeo Modigliani during a media preview of the Impressionist and Modern...

Philippines celebrates Pacquiao's bitter-sweet final victory 11 Apr 2016 - 04:51 pm

People celebrate as Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao downs Timothy Bradley Jr. of the US in the 10th round in Las Vegas, Nevada,...

Egypt to give Saudi Arabia two Red Sea islands 11 Apr 2016 - 04:48 pm

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 11, 2016 shows Saudi King Salman (R) shaking hands with Egyptian President Abdel...

12 killed in suicide bomb attack on army recruits in Afghanistan: officials 11 Apr 2016 - 04:16 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded Monday when a suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Afghan army recruits...

UN airdrop delivers aid to besieged Syrian city 11 Apr 2016 - 04:11 pm

GENEVA: The UN has carried out its first successful humanitarian airdrop in Syria, the organization said Monday. On Sunday, food packages from the...

Pirates seize ship off Nigeria with 6 Turkish crewmen 11 Apr 2016 - 03:49 pm

Port Harcourt ANKARA: A private Turkish tanker ship with at least six Turkish crew members on board has been commandeered by pirates in...

Sudan: Darfurians vote on region’s administrative fate 11 Apr 2016 - 03:41 pm

A man casts his ballot a polling station at the Abu Shouq camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in El-Fasher, in North Darfur...

Tsipras accuses Macedonia of 'shameful' actions against border migrants 11 Apr 2016 - 03:35 pm

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras waits for a meeting with his Portugese counterpart in Athens on April 11, 2016. / AFP / ARIS...

85 ISIS militants killed in Iraq 11 Apr 2016 - 03:18 pm

Baghdad: Baghdad Operations Command announced that 85 ISIS militants were killed in different security operations near the Iraqi capital Baghdad. A statement issued...

Libya coastguard rescues 115 migrants 11 Apr 2016 - 03:12 pm

Illegal migrants sit on the dock at the Tripoli port after 115 migrants of African origins were rescued by two coast guard boats...

Five killed in Mogadishu car bombing: government spokesman 11 Apr 2016 - 02:16 pm

People stand around wreckages and debris on April 9, 2016 on the site of a car bomb blast outside a restaurant in Mogadishu...

Ukraine looks to new pro-EU government after PM quits 11 Apr 2016 - 02:14 pm

(FILE) A file picture dated 29 December 2015 shows Ukrainian Prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk during his press conference in Kiev, Ukraine. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO...