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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...

Zimbabwe appeals for millions after deadly floods 20 Mar 2017 - 02:21 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe on Monday officially launched an appeal for almost $189 million to help victims of recent deadly flooding. Extreme weather has...

Falling tree kills at least 18 at Ghana waterfall 20 Mar 2017 - 01:59 pm

ACCRA: At least 18 people were killed when a large tree fell into the pool they were bathing in at the base of...

Lebanese descend on capital to protest proposed tax hikes 20 Mar 2017 - 01:56 pm

Beirut: Several thousand people descended on the Lebanese capital Sunday to protest proposed tax hikes to cover a salary increase for teachers and...

Taymur Jumblatt becomes leader of Lebanon's Druze community 20 Mar 2017 - 01:52 pm

Beirut: Taymur Jumblatt, 35, on Sunday took over from his father Walid as leader of Lebanon's small but influential Druze community and heir...

Iraqis pouring out of Mosul find no place at crowded camps 20 Mar 2017 - 01:41 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: Mohammed Ali and his family, carrying all their worldly possessions in a few bags, had been on the road for 18...

Ghana: 18 dead after tree falls at waterfall 20 Mar 2017 - 01:33 pm

ACCRA, Ghana: At least 18 people have died at a popular tourist site in Ghana after a tree at the top of a...

Pakistan reopens border with Afghanistan after 1 month 20 Mar 2017 - 01:31 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced the reopening of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan after a month-long closure due to rise in...

Palestinian officer killed in refugee camp shootout 20 Mar 2017 - 01:26 pm

JERUSALEM: A member of the Palestinian security forces was killed during a shootout with gunmen in a refugee camp in the occupied West...

Road accidents claim 3 lives in Turkey 20 Mar 2017 - 01:22 pm

BALIKESIR, Turkey: At least two people were killed and 22 others injured in a serious road accident in northern Turkey on Monday. A...

Pakistani engineer kidnapped in South Sudan 20 Mar 2017 - 01:15 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: A Pakistani engineer working for an international petroleum company has reportedly been kidnapped in South Sudan, his family said on Sunday....

2 soldiers martyred in SE Turkey 20 Mar 2017 - 12:42 pm

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Two soldiers were martyred in the operations against PKK terrorists in Lice district of Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakir, security sources...

Iraqi Turkmen urge 'immediate' PKK exit from Sinjar 20 Mar 2017 - 12:39 pm

ERBIL, Iraq: Turkmen political parties and groups in the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) declared Sunday that they want the terrorist PKK out...

Israel threatens Syria after missiles fired at jets 20 Mar 2017 - 12:33 pm

JERUSALEM: Days after the Syrian army claimed to have downed an Israeli jet, Israel's defense minister on Sunday threatened to "destroy" Syrian air...

Refusal to see Gulen's role incriminates Germany: Isik 20 Mar 2017 - 12:28 pm

ANKARA: The skepticism of German intelligence that the Fetullah Terrorist Organization’s (FETO) head was behind last July’s defeated coup is raising questions about...

1st group of Waer evacuees arrive in Aleppo countryside 20 Mar 2017 - 12:24 pm

ALEPPO, Syria: The first batch of opposition fighters and civilians who were evacuated from the Syrian city of Homs arrived in Azaz city...

Indonesia deports 2 French journalists for visa breach 20 Mar 2017 - 12:18 pm

TUBAN, Indonesia: Indonesia has deported two French journalists for violating their visas by shooting a documentary without permission in the easternmost province of...

Over 11,700 anti-PKK ops in 6 months: Interior minister 20 Mar 2017 - 12:15 pm

KARAMAN, Turkey: Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Sunday that the Turkish Armed Forces have carried out 11,738 military operations against the PKK terrorist...