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US general says 800-900 IS fighters killed in Mosul offensive 27 Oct 2016 - 12:19 pm

Baghdad: A US general told AFP on Thursday that between 800 and 900 Islamic State group fighters have been killed since the Iraqi-led...

German airline strikes ground 400 flights 27 Oct 2016 - 11:59 am

Berlin: Strikes at German low-cost airlines Eurowings and Germanwings led to the cancellation of nearly 400 flights Thursday, stranding some 40,000 passengers, a...

Children left in Calais Jungle as demolition gathers pace 27 Oct 2016 - 11:52 am

Calais, France: Dozens of migrants, including children, were left wandering Thursday through France's "Jungle" camp after sleeping rough on the edges of the...

Erdogan, Obama discuss fight against ISIS 27 Oct 2016 - 11:43 am

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Barack Obama emphasized their determination to continue to fight ISIS especially in Syria and...

Turkey: Arrest warrants issued for 73 army pilots 27 Oct 2016 - 11:38 am

KONYA, Turkey: Warrants have been issued early Thursday for 73 Turkish army pilots in an anti-terror investigation, security sources said. According to a...

Oldest member of Japan imperial family dies at age 100 27 Oct 2016 - 11:30 am

TOKYO: Prince Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan’s imperial family and uncle of Emperor Akihito, died at a Tokyo hospital Thursday at the...

At Iraqi village, victory is fraught with risks in Mosul offensive 27 Oct 2016 - 11:10 am

FADILIYA, Iraq: Kurdish peshmerga fighter Germad Yihya stood on a small berm overlooking a village where he said Islamic State militants had been...

UNICEF says school attack may be deadliest of Syria war 27 Oct 2016 - 11:06 am

BEIRUT: The U.N. Children's agency says airstrikes in Syria's rebel-held northern Idlib province a day earlier may be the deadliest attack on a...

Pakistan High Court moves to block opposition 'siege' 27 Oct 2016 - 10:29 am

KARACHI, Pakistan: A Pakistani high court Thursday issued orders blocking opposition parties from a planned “siege” of the capital Islamabad meant to force...

Turkey orders dozens of pilots detained in coup investigation - Anadolu 27 Oct 2016 - 10:13 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 73 air force pilots, the latest in a stream of police operations related to the...

Australia theme park defends safety standards after deaths 27 Oct 2016 - 09:47 am

Sydney: An Australian theme park defended its safety standards Thursday following the deaths of four people on a malfunctioning ride, while admitting it...

Perth Zoo's Puan the orangutan becomes oldest in world 27 Oct 2016 - 09:37 am

MELBOURNE: An orangutan at Perth Zoo has been named the world's oldest Sumatran orangutan in captivity by the Guinness Book of World Records,...

India to expel Pakistan embassy staffer for 'espionage' 27 Oct 2016 - 09:28 am

New Delhi: India will expel a Pakistani visa official for "espionage activities", the foreign ministry said Thursday, with tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours...

Abe has chance to be Japan's longest-ruling PM after rule change 27 Oct 2016 - 09:16 am

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a chance to stay in power through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and become the country's longest-ruling...

Russia says its planes, and Syria's, have not flown over Aleppo for 9 days 27 Oct 2016 - 09:08 am

MOSCOW: Russian and Syrian warplanes have not flown closer than 10 kilometres (6.21 miles) of Syria's Aleppo for nine days, the Russian defence...

European Parliament to award Sakharov prize 27 Oct 2016 - 08:28 am

Strasbourg, France: Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dundar, Crimean Tatar activist Mustafa Dzhemilev and two Yazidi victims of the Islamic State group have been...

Strong twin quakes rock central Italy 27 Oct 2016 - 08:25 am

Visso, Italy: Two strong earthquakes rocked central Italy on Wednesday, toppling buildings and injuring dozens of people, according to initial reports, two months...