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Suicide bombing kills 6 soldiers in S. Yemen 07 Jan 2017 - 02:20 pm

ADEN, Yemen: Six Yemeni soldiers were killed and another 20 injured Saturday by a suicide bomber that targeted a checkpoint in southern Abyan...

Heavy gunfire heard at military camps in Ivory Coast 07 Jan 2017 - 02:06 pm

YAMOUSSOUKRO: Heavy gunfire was heard overnight and early on Saturday near military camps in two cities in Ivory Coast, where disgruntled soldiers launched...

Many dead in explosion in Syrian town near Turkish border 07 Jan 2017 - 02:02 pm

BEIRUT: An explosion in the busy centre of a rebel-held town near Syria's border with Turkey caused deaths and wounded dozens on Saturday,...

Israeli forces target Palestinians in Southern Gaza 07 Jan 2017 - 01:54 pm

Khan Younis: The Israeli forces opened live fire at Palestinian agricultural land east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday...

12 dead as torrential rains submerge Thai south 07 Jan 2017 - 01:48 pm

Nakhon Si Thammarat , Thailand: Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand's flood-ravaged south on Saturday, bringing the death toll up to 12 and...

Cold snap kills 10 in Poland in two days 07 Jan 2017 - 01:43 pm

Warsaw: Ten people have died in two days in Poland in a snap coldwave that is expected to continue this weekend, the authorities...

Israeli forces storm towns and villages in Jenin 07 Jan 2017 - 01:33 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation soldiers stormed a number of towns and villages in the West Bank city of Jenin early Saturday and erected military...

Entering Mosul from north, Iraqi army faces gruelling urban combat 07 Jan 2017 - 01:28 pm

NORTH OF MOSUL, Iraq: In the morning, spirits were high among Iraqi troops battling Islamic State for control of Mosul as they advanced...

Repair teams poised to begin work restoring Damascus water 07 Jan 2017 - 01:24 pm

Beirut: Repair teams were poised to enter a restive region near Damascus on Saturday to begin work on restoring the Syrian capital's water...

Myanmar to talk Rohingya repatriation with Bangladesh 07 Jan 2017 - 01:11 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar is preparing to send a diplomatic team to Bangladesh to discuss the growing political headache of what to do with...

438 injured from Syria's Aleppo treated in Turkey 07 Jan 2017 - 01:07 pm

HATAY: The number of injured civilians from Syria’s war-torn Aleppo city sent to hospitals in Turkey has reached 438, according to a Turkish...

Pakistan abolishes military courts 07 Jan 2017 - 01:02 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan’s controversial military courts will no longer be functioning from Saturday after completing their two-year term, officials said. “The military courts’...

Turkish forces 'neutralize' 21 IS terrorists 07 Jan 2017 - 12:56 pm

ANKARA: At least 21 Islamic State terrorists were “neutralized” in northern Syria in the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing Operation...

Human trafficking on rise in Vietnam, says government 07 Jan 2017 - 12:52 pm

HANOI: Vietnamese state security forces have reported a 12.8 percent increase in Vietnamese human trafficking victims for 2016, according to state media. Despite...

Death toll rises as Mexico gasoline protests continue 07 Jan 2017 - 12:50 pm

MEXICO CITY: At least five people have been killed in weeklong nationwide protests and looting over a sharp increase in gasoline prices that...

Heavy snowfall paralyses Istanbul 07 Jan 2017 - 12:44 pm

Istanbul: A heavy snowstorm paralysed life in Istanbul on Saturday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and the Bosphorus closed to shipping traffic. The...

French court convicts 4 PKK members 07 Jan 2017 - 12:41 pm

PARIS: A French court sentenced Friday four members of the PKK terrorist organization to two months in prison. The convicts aged between 25...

US Congress certifies Trump's Nov. 8 victory 07 Jan 2017 - 12:38 pm

WASHINGTON: A joint session of Congress on Friday certified Electoral College returns, cementing Donald Trump as the country’s president-elect. The proceedings were largely...