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Oman plane to evacuate 115 wounded from Yemen funeral raid 15 Oct 2016 - 02:16 pm

Sanaa: An Omani aircraft landed in the rebel-held Yemeni capital on Saturday to evacuate 115 of the most seriously wounded from a Saudi-led...

Turkey police detain 25 over rocket attack in Turkey's Antalya region: report 15 Oct 2016 - 02:10 pm

Istanbul: Turkish police on Saturday detained at least 25 suspects with alleged links to Kurdish militants a day after a rocket attack in...

Baghdad bomb targeting Shiites kills at least 13 15 Oct 2016 - 01:32 pm

Baghdad: A suicide bomber attacked a Shiite-majority area of north Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than two...

12 killed in stampede at religious gathering in India 15 Oct 2016 - 01:26 pm

Lucknow, India: A stampede at a religious gathering in northern India killed 12 people Saturday as they rushed to pay their respects to...

Gas explosion kills 7 in southwest China's coal mine 15 Oct 2016 - 01:04 pm

Beijing: Seven people have been killed after a gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s southwest Guizhou province. The local government said...

India, Russia sign 16 agreements across multiple sectors 15 Oct 2016 - 12:57 pm

Benaulim: India and Russia on Saturday signed 16 agreements across multiple sectors following delegation-level talks co-chairedd by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian...

Diplomats meet in fresh bid to halt Syria bloodshed 15 Oct 2016 - 12:50 pm

Lausanne: Top diplomats were to meet in Switzerland Saturday in a fresh push to revive a ceasefire in Syria, after pro-government forces intensified...

Turkey condemns cancellation of coup panel in Sweden 15 Oct 2016 - 12:42 pm

Istanbul: Turkey has angrily reacted to the cancellation of a panel in Sweden about the failed July coup attempt seeking to oust the...

UN chief set to visit hurricane-hit Haiti to highlight needs 15 Oct 2016 - 12:33 pm

Port-au-Prince: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon travels to Haiti on Saturday to visit areas devastated by Hurricane Matthew and highlight the emergency needs...

New refugees from Nauru expected in Cambodia next week 15 Oct 2016 - 12:23 pm

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: The three latest refugees detained on Nauru to volunteer for resettlement in Cambodia could be arriving as early as this...

200-ton jade stone found in north Myanmar 15 Oct 2016 - 12:07 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: An enormous jade boulder that weighs up to 192 tons has been found in Myanmar’s restive Kachin State, officials said Saturday....

Nine arrested after South Africa police, students clash again in Johannesburg 15 Oct 2016 - 12:00 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Nine people were arrested after overnight clashes in Johannesburg between police and students demanding free education, police said on Saturday. The latest...

Destitute migrants pile up in Djibouti as Yemen sends boats back 15 Oct 2016 - 11:44 am

GENEVA: Thousands of Ethiopians trekking through desert heat and war in Yemen for the sake of a low-paid job in Saudi Arabia risk...

Egyptian air strikes hit jihadists after deadly attack 15 Oct 2016 - 11:34 am

Cairo: Egypt's military launched air strikes against jihadist targets in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, the army said, after the Islamic State group...

Bypassing congress, Maduro decrees Venezuela budget 15 Oct 2016 - 11:17 am

Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro issued the government's 2017 budget by decree Friday, bypassing the opposition-held legislature in a move that could deepen...