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Vietnam: Japan emperor meets children of WWII soldiers 02 Mar 2017 - 03:06 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: At an emotional ceremony in Hanoi, the Vietnamese children of Japanese soldiers left behind by their fathers after World War II...

Ethiopia marks victory over Italian forces that kept it free 02 Mar 2017 - 03:01 pm

ADWA, Ethiopia: Ethiopia is celebrating Adwa Victory Day, marking a battle that helped to ensure that the country was never colonized. Just two...

Sweden reintroduces military draft for first time in 7 years 02 Mar 2017 - 02:54 pm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Sweden's left-leaning government is reintroducing a military draft for both men and women because of what Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist calls...

Syrian army advances inside Palmyra 02 Mar 2017 - 02:47 pm

BEIRUT: Syria's army and allied forces advanced inside Palmyra on Thursday after Islamic State pulled most of its forces back from positions inside...

Kurds 'will not to take part in Syria's Raqqah assault' 02 Mar 2017 - 02:43 pm

GENEVA: The attack on Daesh’s Syrian stronghold Raqqah will not involve the PKK/PYD, a leading Syrian-Kurdish politician said Thursday. Fouad Aliko, who is...

Syrian warplanes strike Homs district 02 Mar 2017 - 02:18 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian warplanes carried out eight air strikes in the rebel-held al-Waer district of Homs on Thursday, a military media unit run by...

Death toll from Afghanistan attacks climbs to 22 02 Mar 2017 - 02:12 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan Health Ministry says the death toll from simultaneous suicide bombings in the capital has climbed to 22, with another...

Sudan's first PM since 1989 coup takes oath 02 Mar 2017 - 02:09 pm

Khartoum: A former army general and top aide to President Omar al-Bashir was sworn in Thursday as Sudan's first prime minister since the...

Palestinians clash with Israeli forces near Jenin 02 Mar 2017 - 01:17 pm

Jenin: Israeli soldiers Thursday fired tear gas canisters at Palestinians during clashes in the village of Zaboba to the west of Jenin, said...

Syrian army deserter flees to Turkey 02 Mar 2017 - 01:05 pm

HATAY, Turkey: member of the Syrian regime army deserted and fled to Turkey on Thursday, security sources have said. The soldier was found...

4 members of family killed in ambush in Thai south 02 Mar 2017 - 12:57 pm

BANGKOK: Four members of a family were killed and another injured in an ambush in Thailand’s Muslim majority south Thursday. A deputy-investigator at...

Canadian school receives bomb threat against Muslims 02 Mar 2017 - 12:51 pm

TRENTON, Ont.: A Canadian university was evacuated Wednesday after separate media outlets received the same letter that threatened to detonate bombs targeting Muslim...

Nigeria: Nearly 8,000 taken from Boko Haram lairs 02 Mar 2017 - 12:03 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nearly 8,000 civilians were taken from Boko Haram hideouts in Nigeria’s insurgency-wracked northeastern region during the month of February, an army...

Syria: Regime reportedly ready to talk transition 02 Mar 2017 - 11:56 am

GENEVA: The Syrian opposition at Geneva IV peace talks said Wednesday they had been told by UN mediator Staffan de Mistura that the...

US general: Kurds to participate in Raqqah operation 02 Mar 2017 - 11:44 am

WASHINGTON: Kurdish forces will likely participate in the liberation of Islamic State's de facto Syrian capital "in one form or fashion", the general...

African countries urged to give to ICC victims fund 02 Mar 2017 - 11:36 am

KAMPALA, Uganda: African members of the International Criminal Court were urged Wednesday to contribute money to a trust fund for hundreds of thousands...

UN: Aleppo aerial bombardment was war crime 02 Mar 2017 - 11:31 am

GENEVA: The aerial bombardment of eastern Aleppo by Russian and Syrian forces was a war crime, a UN panel on Syria said on...

Sinai Peninsula ‘will remain part of Egypt’: Al-Sisi 02 Mar 2017 - 11:25 am

CAIRO: Sinai will remain Egyptian territory, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi declared this week amid rumors of plans to resettle Palestinians in the desert...