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UN Yemen envoy heads to Aden bearing new peace plan 16 Jan 2017 - 02:17 pm

SANAA, Yemen: Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN’s special envoy to Yemen, will head to the southern city of Aden on Monday where...

Oslo temporarily bars diesel cars to combat pollution 16 Jan 2017 - 02:16 pm

Oslo: Oslo will ban diesel cars from the road for at least two days this week in a bid to combat rising air...

Palestinian MP among 13 arrested by Israeli authorities 16 Jan 2017 - 02:15 pm

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian lawmaker was among at least 13 activists arrested by Israeli forces on Monday in an operation targeting resistance movement Hamas...

9 killed in collision with AMISOM convoy 16 Jan 2017 - 02:11 pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least nine people were killed and 15 others wounded after a truck belonging to the African Union mission in Somalia...

Snow traps 1,000 motorists in Tunisia 16 Jan 2017 - 01:58 pm

Tunis: Heavy snow has trapped around 1,000 motorists in northwestern Tunisia, the prime minister's office said Monday. Drifts blocked roads including a major...

Indian security forces kill 3 Kashmiri militants 16 Jan 2017 - 01:12 pm

SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir: Three Kashmiri militants in the Indian-controlled part of the disputed region were killed by Indian security forces overnight, police said...

18 IS terrorists 'neutralized' in northern Syria 16 Jan 2017 - 01:05 pm

ANKARA: A total of 18 Islamic State terrorists were "neutralized" in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing...

Twin explosions hit Nigerian Maiduguri univ. campus 16 Jan 2017 - 12:56 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Dozen have been feared dead and many injured as twin bomb explosions hit a major university in the restive Nigeria's Maiduguri...

Gambia: Jammeh calls on ECOWAS chair to mediate crisis 16 Jan 2017 - 12:39 pm

BANJUL, Gambia: Gambia’s outgoing President Yahya Jammeh requested the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to facilitate transportation of judges to the...

S Korean probe team moves to arrest Samsung chief 16 Jan 2017 - 12:33 pm

SEOUL: South Korean investigators sought an arrest warrant for Samsung’s acting head Lee Jae-yong Monday, as Seoul’s presidential office scandal took a further...

Foreign diplomats pour in Paris for Mideast peace talks 16 Jan 2017 - 12:19 pm

PARIS: More than 70 world diplomats gathered for an international conference in the French capital on Sunday to urge restart of the stalled...

Afghan peace negotiator dismissed over Taliban remarks 16 Jan 2017 - 12:08 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan government on Sunday dismissed a top official responsible for reaching peace deal with the Taliban. Abdul Hakim Mujahid, deputy...

10 killed in explosion near Afghan-Pakistan border 16 Jan 2017 - 12:01 pm

ISLAMABAD and KARACHI, Pakistan: At least 10 people, including three security personnel, were killed and several others wounded in an explosion in eastern...

IS car bomb kills 12 FSA fighters in Syria's Al-Bab 16 Jan 2017 - 11:55 am

AZAZ, Syria: At least 12 members of the opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA) were killed and 30 others injured on Sunday in a...

'Turkey's acts amid Syrian war are lesson in humanity' 16 Jan 2017 - 11:51 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s conduct in the face of Syria’s nearly six-year civil war has served as an exemplary lesson in humanity, said a Turkish...

Philippines takes ASEAN helm at summit 16 Jan 2017 - 11:47 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in the Philippines Sunday for the launch of the nation’s...