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US embassy denies Trump’s decision not to meet Iraqi PM 06 Feb 2017 - 11:13 am

BAGHDAD: The U.S. embassy in Baghdad has denied reports that President Donald Trump refused to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi. In a...

Thousands in Pakistan mark Kashmir Solidarity Day 06 Feb 2017 - 11:09 am

KARACHI, Pakistan: Human chains, rallies, and massive protests marked Kashmir Day across Pakistan Sunday to express solidarity with the ongoing freedom struggle in...

IS 'besieged' in last bastion in Syria's Aleppo province: monitor 06 Feb 2017 - 11:00 am

Beirut: The Islamic State group was "completely besieged" in Al-Bab after forces loyal to Syria's regime cut off a road into the jihadists'...

54 militants killed in Southern Afghanistan, including Taliban Commander 06 Feb 2017 - 10:54 am

Kabul: At least 54 militants including a local commander of the Taliban group was killed during the clearance operations in Afghanistan's southern Helmand...

Somalia's al Shabaab executes four men accused of spying 06 Feb 2017 - 10:49 am

MOGADISHU: Al Shabaab militants in Somalia publicly beheaded four men accused of spying for the country's Western-backed government, the United States and neighbouring...

18 killed in foot spa fire in China 06 Feb 2017 - 10:45 am

Beijing: At least 18 people have been killed and another two injured after a foot spa caught fire in east China, local authorities...

Afghan civilian casualties hit record high in 2016: UN 06 Feb 2017 - 10:43 am

Kabul: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan in 2016 hit their highest recorded level, the UN said Monday, with nearly 11,500 non-combatants -- one third...

Iran imports 149 tonnes of uranium from Russia: atomic chief 06 Feb 2017 - 10:28 am

Tehran: Iran will receive the final part of a 149-tonne shipment of uranium from Russia as part of its nuclear deal with world...

Trump's whirlwind start draws admiration on French far-right 05 Feb 2017 - 06:55 pm

LYON, France: Donald Trump's first two weeks in office have left some European politicians leaders aghast but are drawing cheers from France's far-right...

Fire in China massage parlour kills at least 18 05 Feb 2017 - 06:25 pm

BEIJING: A fire at a massage parlour in eastern China on Sunday killed at least 18 people with two others injured, state media...

Syrians in Lebanon resume travel to US as ban blocked 05 Feb 2017 - 06:20 pm

Beirut: Syrian nationals began flying out of Beirut on Sunday en route to the United States after a US court placed a temporary...

Iraq says ruling against Trump travel ban is 'move in right direction' 05 Feb 2017 - 03:01 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq expresses satisfaction on Sunday with a U.S. appeals court ruling against a travel ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, a...

Bomb blast kills 2 soldiers in eastern Iraq 05 Feb 2017 - 02:43 pm

DIYALA, Iraq: Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and five others injured in a bomb blast Sunday in eastern Iraq, according to a local...

U.S. court refuses to immediately restore Trump travel ban 05 Feb 2017 - 02:26 pm

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT: A U.S. appeal court late on Saturday denied a request from the U.S. Department of Justice to immediately restore a immigration order...

Ukraine: Calm returns to flashpoint 'Avdiivka' town as Trump pledges to help 05 Feb 2017 - 02:18 pm

Avdiivka, Ukraine: Fighting subsided around a flashpoint Ukrainian town on Sunday following a week-long surge in violence that prompted US President Donald Trump...

Kuwait denies it imposed travel ban praised by Trump 05 Feb 2017 - 01:03 pm

DUBAI: Kuwait has denied a media report which said it had imposed a travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, a story...

Heavy snow claims over 40 lives in Afghanistan 05 Feb 2017 - 12:17 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Over 40 people have been confirmed dead on Sunday as snowstorms wreak havoc on various parts of Afghanistan, prompting the government...