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Suicide bombers hit wedding in Iraq’s Saladin, kill 23 09 Mar 2017 - 01:49 pm

SALADIN, Iraq: At least 23 people were killed and another 20 injured when two blasts tore through a wedding in Iraq’s Saladin province...

Tunisia FM visits Baghdad for talks with Iraq officials 09 Mar 2017 - 01:07 pm

BAGHDAD: Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui on Wednesday visited Baghdad to discuss regional developments -- especially the fight against terrorism -- with Iraqi...

Ankara takes 156 military students, 8 officers to court 09 Mar 2017 - 12:35 pm

ANKARA: The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Ankara opened a case against 156 Turkish military academy students and eight high-ranking officials Wednesday, a...

Soldier martyred in eastern Turkey anti-PKK operation 09 Mar 2017 - 12:30 pm

BINGOL, Turkey: A Turkish soldier was martyred during an ongoing operation against the PKK terrorist group in southeastern Diyarbakir province Wednesday, according to...

Palestine leader meets UK foreign secretary in Ramallah 09 Mar 2017 - 12:23 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestine: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday met with U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank...

Lebanon appoints new armed forces commander 09 Mar 2017 - 12:18 pm

ISTANBUL: Lebanon’s cabinet on Wednesday appointed Joseph Aoun as commander of Lebanon’s armed forces after promoting him to the rank of general, according...

20 militants killed in Afghanistan airstrike 09 Mar 2017 - 12:07 pm

Kabul: At least 20 Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the foreign forces in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The...

Boy, two militants killed in Indian Kashmir firefight 09 Mar 2017 - 11:47 am

Srinagar, India: A teenage boy and two militants were killed in a firefight with government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir on Thursday that brought...

Retail giant Carrefour struggles in China, France 09 Mar 2017 - 11:30 am

Paris: France's biggest retailer Carrefour reported lower profits on Thursday as it struggled in China and in its French home market where cut-throat...

Famine-hit South Sudan to charge up to $10,000 for foreign work permits 09 Mar 2017 - 11:11 am

JUBA: War-ravaged South Sudan has hiked work permit fees 100-fold for foreign aid workers to $10,000, officials said, despite suffering from famine. The...

Death toll from Kabul hospital attack rises to 49 09 Mar 2017 - 11:05 am

Kabul: The death toll from an attack on a military hospital in Kabul by gunmen dressed as medics has risen to 49 with...

Hawaii first state to challenge new Trump travel ban 09 Mar 2017 - 10:58 am

Washington: Hawaii has become the first US state to file suit against President Donald Trump's amended travel order banning entry of people from...

Suspected coalition raids kill 14 civilians in north Syria: monitor 09 Mar 2017 - 10:44 am

Beirut: Air strikes thought to have been carried out by a US-led coalition Thursday killed 14 civilians, including six children, in a northern...

Guatemala in mourning after blaze kills 22 girls in shelter 09 Mar 2017 - 10:26 am

San José Pinula, Guatemala: Guatemala declared three days of mourning after a blaze Wednesday in a government-run children's shelter killed at least 22...

As far right reaps votes, immigrants face tougher times in Netherlands 09 Mar 2017 - 10:14 am

GRONINGEN, Netherlands: Dozens of migrants are sheltering on a former hospital ship in a Dutch canal, beneficiaries of a "Bed, Bath, Bread" programme...

Brazil’s female farmers occupy rural government offices in anti-austerity protest 08 Mar 2017 - 07:39 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO: Hundreds of female farmers in Brazil occupied rural government offices on Wednesday in protest against austerity plans which they say...

Islamic State leader Baghdadi abandons Mosul fight to field commanders 08 Mar 2017 - 07:14 pm

MOSUL: U.S. and Iraqi officials believe the leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has left operational commanders behind with diehard followers to...