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Jordan receives 296 Syrian refugees 10 May 2016 - 03:31 pm

Amman: A total of 296 Syrian refugees from various age groups, entered into the Kingdom through various crossing points during the last 24...

Putin hopes cooperation with U.S. will fundamentally change situation in Syria 10 May 2016 - 03:21 pm

SOCHI, Russia: The situation in Syria remains complicated, but Russia hopes that its cooperation with the United States will lead to fundamental changes...

Thailand to release eight anti-junta activists on bail 10 May 2016 - 02:57 pm

Activists who were detained after posting critical comments on Facebook of the ruling military junta, leave the military court in Bangkok, Thailand May...

Baidu CEO tells staff to put values before profit after cancer death scandal 10 May 2016 - 02:50 pm

By Paul Carsten BEIJING: Baidu Inc’s CEO has called on employees to put values before profit in response to a scandal around the...

Norway police sets up Panama Papers hotline, offers discounted sentence 10 May 2016 - 02:44 pm

AFP/ File photo OSLO: Norway’s white-collar crimes police unit on Tuesday established a telephone hotline for people seeking to confess to tax evasion...

Spain's Podemos forms election alliance with far-left party 10 May 2016 - 02:30 pm

Podemos' Party leader Pablo Iglesias (C-L) and IU'Party leader Alberto Garzon (C-R) cheer the crowd during an event with supporters held in Madrid,...

Bangladesh set to execute Jamaat-e-Islami leader 10 May 2016 - 02:21 pm

Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard outside a jail in Dhaka on May 10, 2016, where comvicted Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami is said...

Mali to boost 2016 spending to cover peace investment fund 10 May 2016 - 02:17 pm

BAMAKO: Mali will boost spending in its 2016 budget by 4 percent, partly to cover implementation of a peace agreement with armed groups...

Afghan Taliban tighten squeeze on Helmand capital 10 May 2016 - 02:10 pm

epa05295009 Afghan Police inspect a destroyed check post in Baba jee area of Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, 08 May 2016. Five Afghan cops...

U.K. ‘must probe’ legality of drones in war 10 May 2016 - 02:03 pm

LONDON: A group of British lawmakers has called on the U.K. government to urgently clarify the legality of its drone strikes in Iraq...

U.S. launches second WTO complaint in China chicken trade dispute 10 May 2016 - 02:02 pm

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration on Tuesday brought a fresh challenge to China’s anti-dumping duties on U.S. broiler chicken products at the World Trade...

Philippines' Duterte open to territory-row talks with China 10 May 2016 - 01:47 pm

Rodrigo Duterte, Mayor of Davao and presidential candidate, speaks during a news conference after casting his vote during the presidential election on Monday....

Israel court convicts Palestinian boy of attempted murder 10 May 2016 - 01:41 pm

Ahmed Manasra, a Palestinian from Beit Hanina in northern Jerusalem, sits in his hospital bed at Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem, in this handout...

US weighs remaining Myanmar sanctions under Suu Kyi administration 10 May 2016 - 01:33 pm

US ambassador Scot Marciel discusses US-Myanmar relations during a press conference in Yangon, on May 10, 2016. AFP Photo/Romeo Gacad Yangon: Washington's new...