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Turkey's Erdogan sends letter to Putin for Russia national day 14 Jun 2016 - 02:23 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin marking Russia's national day, in the first contact...

Armed groups making Libya's power supply problems worse 14 Jun 2016 - 02:04 pm

TRIPOLI: Armed groups are making Libya's power supply problems worse by pressuring distributors to favour the neighbourhoods they control, the head of the...

Al Zayani condemns Orlando terrorist attack 14 Jun 2016 - 01:39 pm

Riyadh: GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani condemned the terrorist attack that occurred in the U.S. city of Orlando on...

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi killed in air strike: Report 14 Jun 2016 - 01:34 pm

The Islamic State's alleged leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in an air raid in Syria by the US-led coalition, reports said...

China warns U.S. on visits by Dalai Lama, Taiwan president 14 Jun 2016 - 11:41 am

BEIJING: China warned the United States on Tuesday to stick by its promises not to support any separatist activities, ahead of a U.S....

Bangladesh clerics issue fatwa on Islamist killings 14 Jun 2016 - 11:34 am

Bangladeshi police stand guard during a nationwide crackdown on militants, in Dhaka on June 13, 2016.Bangladesh police said June 13 they have arrested...

After Taliban music ban, songbook teaches Afghan children to sing again 14 Jun 2016 - 11:22 am

The American music teacher hopes that her bookcase help connect children with the Afghan heritage. Reuters By Magdalena Mis LONDON: When Louise Pascale,...

Netanyahu stresses Arab peace initiative must be rewritten 14 Jun 2016 - 10:42 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has...

Pakistan, spurned by US, considers offer of Jordanian F-16 jets 14 Jun 2016 - 10:10 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is considering buying used F-16 fighter jets from Jordan, media reported on Tuesday, after a plan to buy eight of the...

Human flesh, hair found inside Japan bear after fatal attacks 14 Jun 2016 - 10:02 am

FILE PHOTO/ For representation only Tokyo: Human flesh and hair were found inside the stomach of a bear suspected of attacking at least...

Italy's Berlusconi undergoing heart surgery - hospital 14 Jun 2016 - 10:01 am

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome, Italy May 10, 2016. REUTERS/ALESSANDRO BIANCHI MILAN: Italian surgeons began a four-hour heart operation on...

Mexican police kill eight gunmen in shootout 14 Jun 2016 - 09:59 am

Ciudad Victoria, Mexico: Police killed eight gunmen who attacked them on a road in northern Mexico on Monday and they seized six high-caliber...

Man stabs Paris police chief to death; Islamic State claims attack 14 Jun 2016 - 09:04 am

Still image taken from video shows Police at the scene near where a French police commander was stabbed to death in front of...

Suspect in France police killing had been sentenced for jihad links: sources 14 Jun 2016 - 08:53 am

Paris: A man suspected to have killed a French policeman and his partner in a terror-linked attack had been sentenced in 2013 for...

American gets 10 years for abusing young girls in Cambodia 14 Jun 2016 - 08:29 am

American Brian Naswall (R), the 53-year-old CEO of Aero Cambodia, walks from a prison's van as a Cambodianpoliceman (L) stands guard upon his...

Facebook 'declares war' in Philippine flag gaffe 14 Jun 2016 - 08:19 am

File picture of a Philippines flag at the North Harbor in Manila. Reuters Manila: Facebook has apologised for accidentally declaring the Philippines was...