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Iraq builds new airport in Karbala to handle pilgrims 23 Jan 2017 - 05:56 pm

Karbala: Iraqi officials laid the cornerstone of a new airport near Karbala Monday, mostly to handle the millions of pilgrims who flock to...

Populist who called to end Nazi guilt can stay: German party 23 Jan 2017 - 05:37 pm

Berlin: German rightwing populist party AfD decided Monday not to expel a leading member over a speech criticising Berlin's Holocaust memorial and urging...

Puppies found alive in Italy avalanche hotel boost hope for survivors 23 Jan 2017 - 05:33 pm

Penne, Italy: Rescuers recovered three puppies from under the rubble of Italy's avalanche hotel Monday sparking fresh hopes some of the 23 people...

Turkey arrests more than 1,600 terror suspects in week 23 Jan 2017 - 04:55 pm

ANKARA: More than 1,600 terror suspects were arrested in Turkey last week, the Interior Ministry said Monday. They included 1,218 suspected members of...

Syria rebels vow to keep fighting if talks fail 23 Jan 2017 - 04:41 pm

Astana, Kazakhstan: Syrian rebels vowed Monday to keep fighting if the peace talks fail with the war-torn country's government in Kazakhstan, as the...

Malaysia arrests four linked to Islamic State cell in Philippines 23 Jan 2017 - 03:27 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police said on Monday they had arrested four people, among them three foreigners, with links to an Islamic State cell...

Senate Democrat says he will oppose Tillerson for State Department 23 Jan 2017 - 03:20 pm

WASHINGTON: The most senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday he would not support President Donald Trump's nominee for...

Syria peace talks off to rocky start 23 Jan 2017 - 02:57 pm

Astana, Kazakhstan: Syrian rebels began peace talks with the war-torn country's government Monday in Kazakhstan's capital Astana, but refused to negotiate face-to-face in...

Trump properties face global terror risk with presidency 23 Jan 2017 - 02:46 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Businesses around the world bearing U.S. President Donald Trump's name face an increased risk now that he is in...

Syria talks may signal shift in conflict dynamics 23 Jan 2017 - 02:31 pm

BEIRUT: Syria talks in the Kazakh capital Astana come at a time of significant changes to the conflict in its sixth year. Although...

Fog in London forces flight cancellations 23 Jan 2017 - 02:16 pm

London: A thick fog in London forced the cancellation of around 100 flights at Heathrow Airport on Monday and revived concern about air...

Hamas warns US against embassy relocation to Jerusalem 23 Jan 2017 - 01:37 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine: A senior Hamas leader has warned the new U.S. President, Donald Trump, against plans to move the U.S. embassy from...

Israel's Netanyahu to meet new US president next month 23 Jan 2017 - 01:33 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and newly-inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in Washington D.C. in February, the two men decided...

80 Houthi militants killed in airstrikes and clashes with army forces in Taiz 23 Jan 2017 - 01:28 pm

Aden: Eighty militants of the Houthi and the ousted Ali Abdulla Saleh militias were killed and tens others were injured in clashes with...

Italy reviews new electoral law as old problems pile up 23 Jan 2017 - 01:24 pm

ROME: After a turbulent first month in office, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni could learn this week how much longer his government might last...

Hungary holds day of mourning for bus crash victims 23 Jan 2017 - 12:20 pm

Budapest: Hungary flew black flags at half-mast on Monday as part of a national day of mourning for the young victims of a...

Melbourne vigil for shopping mall dead as suspect charged 23 Jan 2017 - 12:17 pm

Sydney: Thousands of people attended a vigil Monday in memory of the five victims mown down by a car at Melbourne's busiest mall...

65 IS terrorists 'neutralized' in north Syria 23 Jan 2017 - 12:04 pm

ANKARA: Sixty-five Islamic State terrorists were "neutralized" in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of Turkey-backed Operation Euphrates Shield, the...