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Three killed by separate roadside bombings in Baghdad 21 Mar 2017 - 10:49 am

BAGHDAD: At least three people were killed and another five injured on Monday in two separate attacks in Iraqi capital Baghdad, according to...

Thais shell-shocked as coin-swallowing turtle dies 21 Mar 2017 - 10:31 am

Bangkok: A sea turtle nicknamed "Piggy Bank" has died after complications from surgery to remove nearly 1,000 coins she swallowed during captivity, Thai...

Hunger kills at least 26 in Somalia's Jubbaland region 21 Mar 2017 - 10:25 am

MOGADISHU: At least 26 people died from hunger in the semi-autonomous Jubbaland region of southern Somalia in just a day an a half,...

China overtakes Japan in S.Koreans' worst countries list 21 Mar 2017 - 10:18 am

Seoul: The row between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of a US missile defence system has seen China overtake even former coloniser...

Nearly 1,500 people sent from Syria’s Al-Waer to Jarabulus 20 Mar 2017 - 06:50 pm

HOMS, Syria: Nearly 1,500 opposition fighters and civilians have been sent to Syria’s northern Aleppo province from the Al-Waer district of the western...

Bill Gates again world's richest man; Trump slips 220 spots 20 Mar 2017 - 05:32 pm

New York: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world's richest billionaires, while US President Donald Trump...

Plane crashes at South Sudan airport, several people injured 20 Mar 2017 - 05:24 pm

JUBA: A plane belonging to a small South Sudanese airline crash-landed at the airport of the northwestern town of Wau on Monday, injuring...

Kuwait lawyer seeks driving ban on expatriates 20 Mar 2017 - 04:54 pm

Kuwait City:A Kuwaiti lawyer filed a lawsuit Monday seeking a temporary driving ban on millions of expatriates to ease traffic congestion in the...

Russia invites US to talks on Afghanistan 20 Mar 2017 - 04:26 pm

MOSCOW: Russia has invited the United State to talks on Afghanistan due to be held in Moscow next month, President Vladimir Putin’s special...

Gazans run to support Palestinian prisoners in Israel 20 Mar 2017 - 04:23 pm

GAZA CITY: Scores of Palestinians took part in a marathon across in the Gaza Strip on Monday in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in...

In Idlib tent city, Syrian displaced live hand to mouth 20 Mar 2017 - 04:18 pm

IDLIB, Syria: Tent cities set up in Syria’s opposition-held northwestern city of Idlib host hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians who have fled...

Merkel warns Germany could ban Turkish campaign events 20 Mar 2017 - 04:03 pm

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday warned that Germany could ban future campaign events by Turkish politicians on its soil unless Ankara stopped...

Trump tweets Russia collusion claims 'fake news' 20 Mar 2017 - 03:55 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday shot down as "fake news" allegations that he worked with Russia, which US intelligence says tried to...

Paris fraud squad offices evacuated over bomb scare 20 Mar 2017 - 03:51 pm

Paris: Around 100 people were evacuated Monday from the offices of France's financial fraud prosecutors over a bomb alert, two days after an...

Chinese police arrest dinosaur-egg bandit 20 Mar 2017 - 03:46 pm

Beijing: Chinese police have arrested a man accused of stealing dozens of fossilised dinosaur eggs, state media said Monday, but some eggs are...

Islamic State force young men to fight in defence of Mosul 20 Mar 2017 - 03:00 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: Islamic State militants are forcing young men in western Mosul to fight for them in defence of the remaining pockets of...

Turkish Red Crescent boosting aid to Syria’s Al-Bab 20 Mar 2017 - 02:41 pm

KILIS, Turkey: Most parts of a northern Syrian town captured from Islamic State have suffered widespread destruction and the Turkish Red Crescent will...

Britain to launch Brexit process on March 29 20 Mar 2017 - 02:27 pm

BRUSSELS: Prime Minister Theresa May will write to the European Union on March 29 formally announcing Britain's withdrawal from the bloc, EU sources...