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Palestinian shot dead in West Bank clashes 18 Mar 2017 - 11:42 am

HEBRON, Palestine: A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, according to the...

South Sudan denies big military spending despite famine 18 Mar 2017 - 11:36 am

JUBA, South Sudan: South Sudanese government has denied it is spending more than 60 percent of its revenues on buying weapons to fight...

Taj security up after reported threat from IS 18 Mar 2017 - 11:36 am

Agra: Police on Friday patrolled the Yamuna river bank here and mounted extra vigil after a website threatened to target the Taj Mahal,...

Moroccan party official tasked with forming new govt 18 Mar 2017 - 11:31 am

RABAT, Morocco: Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Friday tasked Saadeddine al-Othmani, a leading member of the Justice and Development Party (JDP), with drawing...

Turkey court remands 2 Iraqis for IS links 18 Mar 2017 - 11:27 am

SAMSUN, Turkey: A court in northern Turkey remanded in custody two Iraqis for suspected links to Islamic State terror group, a police source...

UK announces drought aid, anti-terror support for Kenya 18 Mar 2017 - 11:19 am

NAIROBI, Kenya: British Secretary of State Boris Johnson has assured Kenya of the U.K.’s support in the fight against terrorism and also offered...

31 Somali migrants killed in airstrike off Yemen 18 Mar 2017 - 11:15 am

GENEVA: At least 31 people were killed and 80 others injured in an airstrike on a boat carrying Somali migrants, including women and...

Zambia: Opposition MPs boycott president's address 18 Mar 2017 - 11:05 am

LUSAKA, Zambia: The opposition members of Zambia’s parliament Friday boycotted an address by the president en masse, saying they refuse to recognize that...

Members of peaceful group killed in US Syria airstrike 18 Mar 2017 - 11:03 am

ALEPPO, Syria: Casualties from a deadly U.S. airstrike that destroyed a mosque in Aleppo city were mostly members of Tablighi Jamaat, a non-extremist...

Rohingya group seeks international probe into abuses 18 Mar 2017 - 10:57 am

GENEVA: The international community is reluctant to form an independent body to investigate crimes carried out against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, a campaign...

US denies report Tillerson cut short meetings over 'fatigue' 18 Mar 2017 - 10:49 am

Seoul: The United States on Saturday denied a report saying Secretary of State Rex Tillerson opted not to have dinner with his South...

Syrian rebels, families begin leaving Homs district in deal with government 18 Mar 2017 - 10:47 am

BEIRUT: Rebel fighters and their families began leaving their last bastion in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, state media and a...

Lebanese Parliament Fails to Pass Draft Law on Salaries Scale 18 Mar 2017 - 09:55 am

Beirut: Lebanese parliament failed on Thursday to pass a draft law on ranks and salaries scale to increase the salaries and allowances of...

Bangladesh police shoot suspected militant armed with explosives 18 Mar 2017 - 09:47 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh police shot and killed a suspected militant who tried to enter a security checkpost on a motorcycle armed with explosives on...

1.2 million asylum seekers registered in European countries in 2016 18 Mar 2017 - 09:43 am

Brussels - EU member states registered just over 1.2 million first-time asylum applications in 2016, which is slightly lower than the number of...

Park supporters march in Seoul against impeachment 18 Mar 2017 - 09:40 am

Seoul: Protesters marched through the streets of Seoul Saturday demanding the repeal of ex-President Park Geun-Hye's impeachment. Prosecutors have ordered the ousted president...