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Turkish warplanes strike 15 targets in Syria's al Bab area - military 14 Nov 2016 - 09:14 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish warplanes struck 15 targets in the al Bab area of northern Syria on Sunday in an operation with Syrian rebels to...

"Utter devastation" after major quake, aftershocks hit New Zealand 14 Nov 2016 - 08:58 am

WELLINGTON: A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake pummelled central New Zealand's South Island early on Monday, killing at least two people, damaging roads and...

Jihadists say Trump victory a rallying call for new recruits 14 Nov 2016 - 08:51 am

KABUL/CAIRO: From Afghanistan to Algeria, jihadists plan to use Donald Trump's shock U.S. presidential victory as a propaganda tool to bring new fighters...

French journalist deported from Turkey after earlier arrest 13 Nov 2016 - 10:30 pm

PARIS: French journalist Olivier Bertrand has been released, his employer said on Sunday, following his arrest in Turkey which had drawn condemnation from...

Trump University asks for trial delay until after inauguration 13 Nov 2016 - 10:23 pm

CHICAGO: US President-elect Donald Trump has requested that a trial over a lawsuit by former students of his now-defunct Trump University be put...

US protesters plan fifth day of marches against Trump presidency 13 Nov 2016 - 10:16 pm

NEW YORK: Demonstrators across the United States planned to take to the streets for a fifth straight day on Sunday to protest President-elect...

Amid unending queues, Modi seeks 50 days to overcome demonetization crisis 13 Nov 2016 - 10:06 pm

New Delhi/Panaji: As hundreds of thousands thronged banks and ATMs across the country for a fourth day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday...

Trump softens promise of border wall, says parts could be fence 13 Nov 2016 - 09:57 pm

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump backed away from his promise to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border, saying some areas could instead be...

Islamic State uses wooden tanks and bearded mannequins in decoy attempts 13 Nov 2016 - 09:53 pm

BAWIZA, Iraq: Islamic State is using wooden replicas of tanks and Humvees in a bid to subvert an air campaign by the U.S.-led...

India hikes money withdrawal limits, seeks states' help 13 Nov 2016 - 09:13 pm

New Delhi: Amid unending queues of cash-starved citizens at banks and relentless attacks by the opposition, the government on Sunday announced an increase...

Merkel's bloc expected to decide Monday whom to back for president 13 Nov 2016 - 08:49 pm

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are set to decide Monday whether to back centre-left Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to become Germany's next president...

Cyprus talks a ‘last opportunity’, Turkey foreign minister says 13 Nov 2016 - 08:44 pm

ANKARA: Current talks on reuniting the divided island of Cyprus are a “last opportunity” and five-party negotiations that include Turkey, Greece and the...

Mauritanian clerics urge for blogger’s death penalty to be applied 13 Nov 2016 - 08:32 pm

NOUAKCHOTT: Muslim clerics in Mauritania on Sunday urged the authorities to execute a blogger who was sentenced to death in 2014 for apostasy...

Dozens killed in weekend of fresh violence in Myanmar's Rakhine 13 Nov 2016 - 08:28 pm

Yangon: Myanmar's Rakhine state was hit by fresh waves of violence over the weekend with more than 30 insurgents killed over two-days of...

Iraqi forces say recapture ancient city of Nimrud 13 Nov 2016 - 08:18 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Iraqi forces said on Sunday they had recaptured the site of an ancient Assyrian city blown up by the Islamic State...

Trump vows to immediately deport up to three million immigrants 13 Nov 2016 - 07:32 pm

Washington: Donald Trump will keep his vow to deport millions of undocumented migrants from the United States, he said in an interview to...

Iraq troops aim to tighten noose on Islamic State in Mosul 13 Nov 2016 - 07:17 pm

BAWIZA, Iraq: Iraqi soldiers fighting just north of Mosul, within sight of city neighbourhoods, said on Sunday they were ready to tighten the...

Rival Somalia regions agree to bury the hatchet, again 13 Nov 2016 - 06:59 pm

Mogadishu: The leaders of two neighbouring Somali regions have agreed to respect a ceasefire whose repeated violations have claimed some 45 lives in...