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London terror attack suspect acted alone: police 26 Mar 2017 - 11:22 am

LONDON: London police late Saturday said the suspect appeared to have acted alone in Wednesday's terror attack outside the U.K. parliament that killed...

IS militants kill three civilians in Afghanistan 26 Mar 2017 - 11:18 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan police in northern Jawzjan province have blamed the thriving pro-IS rebels in this part of the country for killing...

EU 'needs' Turkey to tackle refugee crisis, IS 26 Mar 2017 - 11:12 am

BRUSSELS: Europe needs Turkey to help tackle the refugee crisis, and defeat IS in Syria, Czech member of European Parliament Tomas Zdechovsky said...

Sudan’s PCP holds 1st conference since al-Turabi death 26 Mar 2017 - 11:10 am

KHARTOUM, Sudan: Sudan’s opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) has convened its first conference since the death of longstanding party leader Hassan al-Turabi last...

EU leaders celebrate 60th anniversary of Treaty of Rome 26 Mar 2017 - 11:07 am

ROME: The leaders of 27 EU countries have gathered in Rome Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding Treaty of Rome. ...

Syrian regime airstrike kills 17 east of Damascus 26 Mar 2017 - 11:04 am

DAMASCUS, Syria: At least 17 civilians including women and children were killed Saturday in a Syrian regime airstrike east of the capital Damascus,...

Turkish forces kill 6 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq 26 Mar 2017 - 11:01 am

ANKARA: Six PKK terrorists were killed during a Turkish military operation in northern Iraq, Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement on Saturday....

Platform collapse at China power plant kills 9 26 Mar 2017 - 10:59 am

ANKARA: At least nine people died Saturday when an operation platform collapsed at a power plant in southern China, state media reported. The...

Myanmar rejects UN probe of alleged abuses of Rohingya 26 Mar 2017 - 10:51 am

YANGON, Myanmar: The government of Myanmar has rebuffed the United Nations decision to probe into alleged human rights violations in the country’s western...

HRW calls on DRC to search for kidnapped UN workers 26 Mar 2017 - 10:47 am

ARU, Democratic republic of Congo: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo government to fully cooperate with the...

Philippines communist rebels to declare cease- fire 26 Mar 2017 - 10:41 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said Saturday it would declare a unilateral cease-fire no later than March 31....

Hamas official shot dead in Gaza Strip 26 Mar 2017 - 10:38 am

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Hamas official Mazen Faqha was assassinated late Friday in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza said....

Most Americans oppose oil drilling on federal lands 26 Mar 2017 - 10:24 am

SAN FRANCISCO: The majority of Americans oppose drilling for oil on federally protected lands, a new poll showed Friday. The results is the...

US' top diplomat to visit Turkey March 30 26 Mar 2017 - 10:20 am

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be in Turkey on March 30 to meet senior Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...

Syrian opposition 'committed to political solution' 26 Mar 2017 - 10:16 am

GENEVA: The head of the Syrian opposition delegation at peace talks in Geneva stressed their commitment to a "political solution" on Friday. UN...

US-led coalition opens probe into fatal Mosul airstrike 26 Mar 2017 - 10:09 am

WASHINGTON: The U.S.-led anti-IS coalition confirmed Friday it has opened a formal investigation into "multiple allegations" that a U.S. airstrike allegedly killed scores...