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Iraqi official confirms Baghdadi injured in Iraqi airstrike 12 Oct 2015 - 09:20 am

Baghdad: Iraq’s Air Force struck the convoy of Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi while he was heading to attend a meeting with the...

Britain dismisses reports about air force orders in Iraq 12 Oct 2015 - 09:16 am

London: Russia called in the British defence attache in Moscow on Sunday after a British newspaper published what London said was an inaccurate...

British troops among five killed in Kabul chopper crash 12 Oct 2015 - 09:11 am

Kabul: Two Britons were among five NATO troops killed in a helicopter crash in Kabul, a second blow for British forces Sunday after...

Australia wheat board Iraq 'kickback' chairman in court 12 Oct 2015 - 08:56 am

Melbourne: The former chairman of an Australian wheat firm that allegedly paid sanctions-busting bribes to secure UN oil-for-food programme contracts in Saddam Hussein's...

Fury towards Erdogan intensifies after Ankara attack 12 Oct 2015 - 08:53 am

Ankara: Anger towards President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over Turkey's worst-ever terrorist attack intensified Sunday as authorities raced to identify the two male suicide...

Russian police foil 'terror attack' planned on Moscow 12 Oct 2015 - 08:43 am

Moscow: Russian police have arrested a group of people they said were planning a terror attack on Moscow, the country's anti-terrorism committee said...

21 Islamic State suspects arrested in Turkey 12 Oct 2015 - 08:28 am

Ankara: 21 of suspected IS supporters were arrested in Turkey's states of Sanliurfa and Izmir on Sunday, local officials said. In Sanliurfa, a...

Teen activists, future MPs swept away in Ankara attack 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Mayrem Bulut (L) Courtesy: Peter Kenyon/NPR Istanbul: They came from different backgrounds but died together -- the victims of the bombings in Ankara...

Syria opposition to boycott UN talks, cites Russia strikes 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Beirut: Syria's key opposition National Coalition said Sunday it would boycott talks proposed by UN peace envoy Staffan de Mistura over concerns about...

Syrian army advances with help of Russian strikes; Putin reaches out to Saudis 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Vladimir Soldatkin and Suleiman Al-Khalidi SOCHI, Russia/AMMAN, Jordan: Russian warplanes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Islamic State on Sunday, insurgents said, helping...

Turkey sees Islamic State hand in bombing, vows election will go on 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Orhan Coskun and Ece Toksabay ANKARA: Turkey is targeting Islamic State in investigations of a double suicide bombing in Ankara that killed...

Syria air strikes leave Russia at risk of revenge attacks 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Maria Tsvetkova and Christian Lowe MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has taken a risk by launching air strikes against Islamists in Syria because...

Greece: EU must stop "racist criteria" in refugee relocation 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS: The European Union must stop countries picking and choosing which refugees they accept in its relocation programme, otherwise it...

Stabbing continues; Israeli cabinet to punish Palestinians with harsh laws 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Jeffrey Heller and Ori Lewis JERUSALEM: An Arab Israeli stabbed four people near a bus stop in northern Israel on Sunday, as...

ANC: South Africa plans to leave International Criminal Court 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa plans to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC), a deputy minister said on Sunday, as the government faces criticism for...

Thousands of Lebanese rally for Christian politician Aoun 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: Thousands of Lebanese rallied at the presidential palace outside Beirut on Sunday in a show of support for Christian politician Michel Aoun,...

Merkel's deputy expects Germany to get over a million refugees in 2015 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Sigmar Gabriel By Caroline Copley and Thorsten Severin BERLIN/MAINZ: More than a million refugees will come to Germany this year, Chancellor Angela Merkel's...