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Deep 6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia: USGS 28 Jul 2018 - 10:12 pm

Washington: A deep 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami...

Dolls, bicycles among charred belongings from Greek blaze 28 Jul 2018 - 10:12 pm

MATI, Greece: The soot-smothered mermaid doll lying among the detritus of a fire-gutted home may have been in a child's hands just before...

West Bank village prepares for homecoming of Ahed Tamimi 28 Jul 2018 - 10:12 pm

NABI SALEH, West Bank: On the eve of Ahed Tamimi's release from prison, the father of the Palestinian protest icon said Saturday that...

Munich airport cancels 200 flights after intruder alert 28 Jul 2018 - 09:00 pm

Berlin: Around 200 flights had to be cancelled and two terminals evacuated at Munich airport on Saturday after an unidentified person entered a...

Anadolu Agency films FETO-linked businessmen in US 28 Jul 2018 - 09:00 pm

NEW YORK: Anadolu Agency has captured on film the luxurious lives of two Turkish businessmen in California, who are being sought by Turkey...

Israeli Arab lawmaker quits 'racist' parliament over Jewish nation-state law 28 Jul 2018 - 09:00 pm

Jerusalem: - An Israeli Arab lawmaker resigned on Saturday and branded the parliament "racist" after it passed a controversial new law which declares...

Deadly Northern California wildfire grows by two-thirds overnight 28 Jul 2018 - 08:26 pm

REDDING, California: Nine people were reportedly missing as a monster wildfire in Northern California grew by two-thirds overnight after killing two firefighters, destroying...

US cardinal caught up in abuse scandal resigns 28 Jul 2018 - 08:26 pm

Vatican City: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a prominent US cardinal who is accused of sexually abusing a teenager nearly five...

Typhoon slams into Japan, approaches disaster-hit regions 28 Jul 2018 - 08:26 pm

Tokyo: A powerful typhoon slammed into central Japan early Sunday, prompting local authorities to issue evacuation orders, with western areas recently devastated by...

India says hopes new Pakistan govt will work for terror-free South Asia 28 Jul 2018 - 08:26 pm

NEW DELHI: India on Saturday said it hoped the new government of Pakistan would "work constructively" to end militancy in South Asia, in...

Funerals held for Gaza boy killed at border by Israel fire 28 Jul 2018 - 05:44 pm

Gaza CITY, Gaza Strip: A Palestinian teen died Saturday of wounds sustained by Israel army fire at a border protest a day earlier,...

Monsoon rains collapse houses in northern India, killing 37 28 Jul 2018 - 02:21 pm

LUCKNOW, India: At least 37 people have been killed in the past two days as monsoon rains triggered house collapses and flooded wide...

Disaster-hit Japan braces for powerful typhoon 28 Jul 2018 - 10:30 am

Tokyo: A powerful typhoon hurtled towards Japan on Saturday, prompting local authorities to issue early evacuation orders, with western areas recently devastated by...

Blasts, gunshots reported in eastern Afghan city 28 Jul 2018 - 09:57 am

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: A number of explosions were reported in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad and gunshots could be heard in the area...

Wildfire destroys 500 structures, nearly levels community 28 Jul 2018 - 09:30 am

REDDING, California: In the small northern California community of Keswick, only a handful of homes remain. The air is thick with the smell...

Iraq cleric Sistani urges government action on corruption amid further protests 28 Jul 2018 - 04:24 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called for a government to be formed as soon as possible to tackle corruption...

Forest fires, barbecue bans: heatwave scorches Europe 28 Jul 2018 - 04:12 am

Paris: A heatwave scorched much of Europe on Friday, with near-record temperatures leading to firefighters battling forest blazes and authorities banning barbecues, however...

Syrians celebrate retaking town near Israel-occupied Golan 28 Jul 2018 - 04:10 am

Quneitra: Syrian officials on Friday celebrated the recapture of this symbolic southern town near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, raising a flag and playing...