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56 killed, 177 injured in northeast Nigeria bombings 10 Dec 2016 - 12:46 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Fifty-six civilians were killed and 177 others were injured in two suspected suicide blasts in northeastern Nigeria’s Madagali town on Friday,...

Turkish organizations launch aid campaigns for Aleppo 10 Dec 2016 - 12:39 pm

ANKARA: Turkey's aid campaign for the besieged people of Aleppo continued on Friday with several nongovernmental organizations sending food, water and clothing. Turkish...

6 Egyptian police personnel killed in Cairo blast 10 Dec 2016 - 12:36 pm

CAIRO: Six security personnel were killed and another three injured on Friday when an improvised explosive device went off near two security checkpoints...

Russia declines Japanese dog diplomacy ahead of summit 10 Dec 2016 - 12:25 pm

TOKYO: Russia appears to have snubbed a Japanese attempt at puppy-love diplomacy by declining a gift of a dog for President Vladimir Putin...

US: 200 more troops to be deployed to Syria 10 Dec 2016 - 12:23 pm

ISTANBUL: United States Defense Secretary Ash Carter has announced Saturday that an additional 200 troops will be deployed to Syria for the Raqqah...

Over 70 PKK/IS terrorists 'neutralized' by Turkey 10 Dec 2016 - 12:13 pm

ANKARA: Over 70 PKK and Islamic State terrorists have been killed in airstrikes carried out by Turkish jets across eastern and southeastern Turkey...

Cashless foreigner allowed to eat without paying at Kerala joint 10 Dec 2016 - 12:11 pm

Munnar (Kerala): Call it a demonetisation pain eased by a fine example of hospitality in the God's Own Country. A 40-year-old foreigner ate...

Muslim student attacked in NYC subway reported missing 10 Dec 2016 - 12:07 pm

NEW YORK: A Muslim teen who was the victim of a bias attack earlier this month on the city’s subway has been missing...

Syrian army rushes forces to historic Palmyra in IS battle 10 Dec 2016 - 11:45 am

BEIRUT: The Syrian army said it has sent reinforcements to Palmyra, where Islamic State fighters have advanced to its outskirts in some of...

45,000 left homeless after Indonesia quake 10 Dec 2016 - 11:07 am

Jakarta: Tens of thousands of people have been displaced after a devastating earthquake in Indonesia killed more than 100 people, an official said...

Solomon Islands scrambles to reach areas hit by second major quake 10 Dec 2016 - 11:01 am

SYDNEY: The Solomon Islands plans to dispatch emergency supplies to areas affected by a 6.9 magnitude aftershock on Saturday, a day after a...

Four killed in Bulgarian train blast 10 Dec 2016 - 11:00 am

Sofia: At least four people died Saturday and 23 were injured when a train transporting gas derailed in the northeastern Bulgarian village of...

CIA says Russia favored Trump 10 Dec 2016 - 09:51 am

The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather...

Turkish air strikes kill 19 Kurdish militants in north Iraq - military sources 10 Dec 2016 - 09:35 am

DIYARBAKIR: Turkish jets carried out air strikes against Kurdish militants in the Gara region of northern Iraq on Friday and killed 19 militants,...

US adds 200 military personnel to Syria anti-IS campaign-Carter 10 Dec 2016 - 09:33 am

MANAMA: The United States is sending 200 additional military personnel to Syria to help the campaign to drive the Islamic State militant group...

Ghana opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo wins presidential poll 09 Dec 2016 - 09:58 pm

Accra: Ghana's main opposition leader, Nana Akufo-Addo, has won the West African country's presidential election with an absolute majority over President John Mahama,...

No respite for Libya after IS driven from coastal city 09 Dec 2016 - 09:55 pm

Tunis: As Islamic State’s last defences crumbled this week in their Libyan bastion Sirte, dozens of women and children used as human shields...

Iraq destroys car bomb factories 09 Dec 2016 - 09:54 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi forces captured a neighbourhood in east Mosul yesterday, pushing deeper to the heart of Islamic State’s Iraq stronghold and destroying three...