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5 Saudi soldiers killed at Yemen border 14 Sep 2015 - 06:18 pm

Soldiers loyal to Yemen's exiled government take up a position during fighting with Houthi militia , on September 13, 2015. (Reuters) RIYADH: Five...

Pakistan air strikes kill 15 militants in tribal region: military 14 Sep 2015 - 05:15 pm

ISLAMABAD: Fifteen Islamist militants have been killed and seven of their hideouts destroyed in fresh air attacks in Pakistan's lawless tribal region bordering...

Qatar urges international community to protect rights of Palestinians 14 Sep 2015 - 05:08 pm

A Palestinian national asked to undress in public at an Israeli checkpoint in this file photo. DOHA/GENEVA: Qatar urged the international community on...

6 dead in Nigeria school collapse 14 Sep 2015 - 05:04 pm

NIGERIA: Six people died after a primary school collapsed at a town near Jos, central Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said...

Taliban's Mullah Omar died of natural causes inside Afghanistan 14 Sep 2015 - 04:59 pm

Taliban's founder Mullah Omar ISLAMABD: The Afghan Taliban's founder Mullah Omar died of natural causes in his home country, his son has said...

Australia to get new PM as Abbott loses out to rival Turnbull 14 Sep 2015 - 03:08 pm

Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a millionaire lawyer and former investment banker, walks out of a government party room meeting in Canberra's Parliament...

Germany could face one million asylum seekers this year: vice chancellor 14 Sep 2015 - 01:47 pm

Germany's Vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel (C) , waves as he poses with volunteer helpers for refugees, in Berlin, Saturday Aug. 29, 2015. BERLIN:...

Czechs not planning border controls with Austria: foreign minister 14 Sep 2015 - 01:35 pm

A Czech police officer writes a number on the skin of a refugee in Breclav on September 1, 2015. PRAGUE: The Czech Republic...

Austria deploys army to boost refugee checks, Slovakia brings back border controls 14 Sep 2015 - 01:27 pm

A member of the Austrian army guards (Reuters). The Austrian army has been sent to assist in introducing tougher border checks amid the...

U.N. rights chief urges Europe to expand migration channels 14 Sep 2015 - 01:15 pm

Jordan's Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights speaks during a news conference at the United Nations European...

Egyptian forces mistakenly kill Mexican tourists 14 Sep 2015 - 12:10 pm

Safari cars drive through the Black desert near the Bahariya Oasis, about 400km (249 miles) southwest of Cairo. (file picture) CAIRO: Egyptian security...

Indonesia sending hundreds of troops to fight smog-causing fires 14 Sep 2015 - 10:37 am

PADAMARAN, Indonesia: Indonesia said on Friday it will send more than 1,000 troops to fight fires in southern Sumatra, as smoke makes thousands...

Taliban storm Afghan prison, free hundreds of inmates 14 Sep 2015 - 09:34 am

GHAZNI, Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents stormed a mud fort being used as a prison in Afghanistan on Monday, killing police and releasing more than...

Pakistan Blast Leaves 11 People Dead, 59 Injured 14 Sep 2015 - 09:26 am

Islamabad: At least 11 people were killed and 59 others injured in a suicide blast at Vehari Chowk in Multan in Pakistan. Rescue...

Australian PM asked to step down by senior ministers 14 Sep 2015 - 09:24 am

Sydney, Australia High-profile Australian minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday challenged Prime Minister Tony Abbott for the leadership of the Liberal Party, saying the...

34 refugees drown off Greece 14 Sep 2015 - 01:44 am

Clockwise from top: Syrian and Afghan refugees fall into the sea; a refugee raises a child into the air; a Syrian refugee holding...

Yemen govt shuns talks, begins major military push 14 Sep 2015 - 01:39 am

Armed Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees, supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed fugitive President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, hold position in Marib...