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Geneva talks on Syria to be reconvened on May 16: UN 09 May 2017 - 01:20 pm

ANKARA: UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will reconvene the Syrian peace negotiations between the regime and the opposition in Geneva...

Somalia car bomb kills 6 09 May 2017 - 12:53 pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least six people were killed and more than six others wounded when a car bomb exploded near a busy coffee...

Tillerson to meet Russia's Lavrov this week 09 May 2017 - 12:05 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov later this week in Washington, the State Department confirmed...

Iran mine accident search ends with 43 dead 09 May 2017 - 11:52 am

Tehran: Iranian rescue workers on Tuesday pulled out the 43rd and last body of victims killed in a mine explosion after six days...

Macron victory is 'good news' for trade-reliant Asia: IMF 09 May 2017 - 11:43 am

Singapore: Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French presidential election is "good news" for trade-reliant Asia as it eases fears of rising protectionism in...

Double bombing hits Thailand's troubled south, injures 40 09 May 2017 - 11:36 am

Bangkok: At least 40 people were injured Tuesday when a double bombing hit a town in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, police said, the latest...

10 South Korean children die in China bus crash 09 May 2017 - 11:27 am

Beijing: Ten South Korean children were among 12 people killed when a school bus crashed and burst into flames in a tunnel in...

Pakistani premier meets omani minister responsible for foreign affairs 09 May 2017 - 11:26 am

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met here today with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman,Yusuf bin Alawi bin...

Five lions flee South Africa's Kruger park 09 May 2017 - 11:20 am

JOHANNESBURG: Armed South African wildlife rangers and police scoured farmland around a small town near the Mozambican border on Tuesday for five lions...

Fossils suggest hominids may have lived alongside modern humans 09 May 2017 - 11:09 am

Maropeng, South Africa: Primitive hominids may have lived in Africa at the same time as humans, researchers said Tuesday, in new findings that...

Only 1 in 10 children aged 6-23 months gets adequate diet 09 May 2017 - 11:02 am

Only one in 10 Indian children aged 6-23 months gets "adequate diet", according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data from National Family Health...

Paris railway station reopens after security alert 09 May 2017 - 10:55 am

Paris: The Gare du Nord train station in Paris reopened on Tuesday after a security alert, officials said. Platforms were evacuated and the...

Occupation navy targets Gaza fishing boats 09 May 2017 - 10:54 am

Gaza: Israeli occupation naval boats on Tuesday opened machine gunfire on Palestinian fishing boats offshore the city of Gaza, causing damages to at...

Shanghai stocks end flat, regulatory worries linger 09 May 2017 - 10:47 am

SHANGHAI: Shanghai stocks recouped earlier losses to end flat on Tuesday, snapping a five-day losing streak, but lingering concerns over tighter financial regulations...

South Koreans vote in historic election 09 May 2017 - 10:42 am

Seoul: South Koreans went to the polls Tuesday to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for corruption, against...

435,000 displaced from Iraq's Mosul since February: UN 09 May 2017 - 10:40 am

United Nations: At least 435,000 people have been displaced from Iraq's Mosul city since the military operations on its western neighbourhoods began on...