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Iraq retakes areas around Ramadi, opens road to Baghdad 09 Feb 2016 - 01:08 pm

Displaced Iraqis, who fled regions controlled by the Islamic State (IS) group near Fallujah, carry their belongings on February 9, 2016 as they...

TUI looks to new holiday destinations as Turkey bookings slump 09 Feb 2016 - 12:57 pm

HANOVER: TUI Group, the world's largest tour operator, reported a 40 percent drop in bookings to Turkey this summer due to safety concerns...

Thai junta could opt for a previous constitution if draft rejected, panel official says 09 Feb 2016 - 12:52 pm

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, center, leaves a meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, April 2, 2015. AP BANGKOK: Thailand's junta...

Indonesia jails seven men for supporting IS 09 Feb 2016 - 12:48 pm

Alleged Islamic State (IS) supporter Tuah Febriansyah (L) during his trial at West Jakarta court in Jakarta, Indonesia, 09 February 2016. Jakarta: An...

Four dead, 150 hurt in train crash in Bavaria: German police 09 Feb 2016 - 12:08 pm

Members of emergency services stand next to a crashed train near Bad Aibling in southwestern Germany, February 9, 2016. (Reuters /Michael Dalder) BERLIN:...

Camps full as tens of thousands flee regime in Syria's Aleppo 09 Feb 2016 - 11:36 am

Syrian girls react following a reported Syrian regime air strike in a rebel-controlled area in the northern city of Aleppo on February 8,...

Several dead, about 100 injured in German train collision, say police 09 Feb 2016 - 11:29 am

Helicopters of rescue services are seen at a field near Bad Aibling in southwestern Germany, February 9, 2016. BERLIN: Several people died after...

UAE tries 'Hezbollah', 'Qaeda' cell members: media 09 Feb 2016 - 10:32 am

Abu Dhabi: Separate trials have opened in the United Arab Emirates of three men accused of links to Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement and...

Hong Kong police fire warning shots in street clash 09 Feb 2016 - 10:30 am

A man walks past debris from a night of clashes between police and protesters in Mongkok district in Hong Kong, China, 09 February...

Arab-Israeli lawmakers suspended for meeting families of killed Palestinians 09 Feb 2016 - 12:30 am

File photo: Israeli Arab lawmakers from the Joint List , from L to R, Osama Saadi, Ahmed Tibi, Ayman Odeh, Masud Ganaim and...

India introduces net neutrality rules barring Facebook’s free Internet 09 Feb 2016 - 12:13 am

A pro-net neutrality Internet activist attends a rally in the neighborhood where U.S. President Barack Obama attended a fundraiser in Los Angeles, California...

Nida Fazli, renowned Bollywood lyricist, Urdu poet dead 09 Feb 2016 - 12:01 am

Mumbai: Renowned Urdu poet and Bollywood lyricist Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli, died here on Monday after suffering a bout of breathlessness followed by...

Russian firepower helps Syrian forces edge towards Turkey border 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Internally displaced people, covered with mud, wait as they are stuck in the town of Khirbet Al-Joz, in Latakia countryside, waiting to get...

UAE plans to trim ministries, outsource most govt services: PM 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

(photo: Twitter account) DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates plans to outsource most government tasks to the private sector and cut the number of...

Hamas denies Israeli charge Gaza treated IS wounded 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

The Hamas interior ministry spokesman Iyad al-Bozom said the allegations were "aimed at inciting against the Gaza Strip and causing tension in the...

Canada to end bombing missions in Iraq and Syria 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday Canada would pull out six jets that have been bombing targets in Iraq and...

Rebels in northern Syria assailed on multiple fronts 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo Beirut: Rebels in northern Syria were under attack on multiple fronts Monday from Russian-backed regime forces, advancing Kurdish militia and Islamic...