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Church vows to keep pressure on DR Congo's Kabila 09 Feb 2018 - 08:20 pm

Kinshasa: The Democratic Republic of Congo's powerful Catholic church vowed Friday to maintain pressure on President Joseph Kabila to step down, at a...

26 million euros taken in Swiss van heist: French police source 09 Feb 2018 - 08:02 pm

A Swiss armoured van was held up by masked men holding the daughter of one of the security guards hostage in France, Vaud...

How Myanmar army, Buddhist villagers looted, torched Rohingya homes, then killed 10 and buried them in one grave 09 Feb 2018 - 06:35 pm

INN DIN, Myanmar: Bound together, the 10 Rohingya Muslim captives watched their Buddhist neighbors dig a shallow grave. Soon afterwards, on the morning...

High-level Hamas delegation sets out from Gaza to Cairo 09 Feb 2018 - 06:01 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine: A Hamas delegation headed by group leader Ismail Haniyeh set out from the blockaded Gaza Strip for Cairo on Friday...

Egypt closes Gaza border due to anti-jihadist operation 09 Feb 2018 - 05:55 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Egypt on Friday closed its border with the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said, after Cairo launched a major operation...

Philippines' Duterte says he cannot be tried by war crimes court 09 Feb 2018 - 05:47 pm

Davao, Philippines: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday declared himself beyond the jurisdiction of an International Criminal Court probe into thousands of deaths...

Home is where the Heimat is: Germans bemused by new ministry 08 Feb 2018 - 09:01 pm

BERLIN: After years focusing on the hard science of Germany becoming Europe's economic powerhouse, the proposed next government also wants to pursue the...

Egypt arrest Russian belly dancer over racy video 08 Feb 2018 - 07:40 pm

Cairo: Authorities in Egypt have arrested a Russian belly dancer for alleged "incitement to debauchery" after a video showing her scantily-dressed went viral,...

Paris attacks suspect in Belgian language mix-up acquittal bid 08 Feb 2018 - 07:04 pm

Brussels: A Belgian court must acquit Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam over a shootout with police because of a legal language mix-up between...

Bangladesh ex-PM jailed for five years for graft; plans to appeal 08 Feb 2018 - 04:57 pm

DHAKA: Bangladesh opposition leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia was jailed on Thursday for corruption but plans to appeal against her five-year...

Nestle defends itself against baby milk criticism 08 Feb 2018 - 02:45 pm

ZURICH: Nestle defended itself on Thursday against an activist group's criticism of its baby milk, saying it respects international marketing standards and does...

Turkish soldiers rescue old couple in Afrin operation 08 Feb 2018 - 02:42 pm

KILIS, Turkey: The Turkish army have rescued an elderly couple in a rural area to the northeast of Afrin in Syria, security sources...

Iraqi army takes two northern oilfields from Islamic State 08 Feb 2018 - 02:36 pm

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi army has recaptured two oilfields from the Islamic State terrorist group in an ongoing security operation in the northern Tuz...

22 dead in fresh regime air strikes on Syria enclave: monitor 08 Feb 2018 - 02:25 pm

Jisreen, Syria: A fourth consecutive day of heavy regime bombing raids on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus killed 22 civilians...

India's top court demands answers on Taj Mahal protection efforts 08 Feb 2018 - 01:27 pm

New Delhi: India's top court demanded a detailed plan for the future of the Taj Mahal on Thursday, warning the state government's "ad...

More than 100 pro-Assad forces killed in thwarted attack: US official 08 Feb 2018 - 01:08 pm

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT: More than 100 fighters aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were killed overnight when U.S. coalition and coalition-backed local forces repelled their...

How Trump’s travel ban hurt trusted traveler program members 08 Feb 2018 - 12:49 pm

U.S. Customs and Border Protection removed more than 400 people from "Trusted Traveler” programs in January 2017 following President Donald Trump’s first, and...

Whistleblowers should not go public, says WADA 08 Feb 2018 - 11:21 am

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Whistleblowers in sport should not go public with their information because they would be compromising their potential protection, the World...