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Pakistani court closes licensed liquor shops for non-Muslims 27 Oct 2016 - 03:38 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the closure of all liquor shops in the southern province of Sindh, officials said, cutting...

Rebel fire kills 6 children in Aleppo 27 Oct 2016 - 03:24 pm

Damascus: At least six children were killed and 15 injured in rebel rocket attacks in the government-held west of Aleppo city on Thursday,...

Iraqis search for loved ones at camp for displaced 27 Oct 2016 - 03:17 pm

Khazir, Iraq: Leaning against his car, Massud Ismail Hassan peers through the chain-link fence surrounding a camp for Iraqi civilians fleeing the assault...

Pakistan bans protests ahead of anti-government demonstration 27 Oct 2016 - 02:57 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday banned all public gatherings in Islamabad for two months, setting the stage for confrontation ahead of a major protest...

5 PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in SE Turkey 27 Oct 2016 - 02:55 pm

ANKARA: Five PKK terrorists have been "neutralized" in Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, the military said Thursday. In a statement, the Turkish General Staff...

Russia says has nothing to do with strike on Syria school 27 Oct 2016 - 02:44 pm

Moscow: Russia said Thursday it had nothing to do with air strikes on a school in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province that killed 22...

Nightmare recurs on Italy's earthquake frontline 27 Oct 2016 - 02:32 pm

USSITA, Italy: "It's never ending. These damned earthquakes won't leave us alone!" As she distributes pastries, hot coffee and juice to the traumatised...

Erdogan says Turkish military operation will target Raqa 27 Oct 2016 - 02:16 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that the military operation supporting Syrian opposition fighters in northern Syria will target the IS-held...

U.N. peace plan for Yemen appears to sideline exiled president 27 Oct 2016 - 02:09 pm

SANAA: A U.N. peace proposal to end a 19-month war in Yemen appears aimed at sidelining exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and setting...

Indonesian handed 20 years in 'poisoned coffee' murder 27 Oct 2016 - 01:45 pm

Jakarta: A young Indonesian woman was jailed for 20 years Thursday for murdering a college friend by poisoning her coffee, capping a sensational...

Rebel fire kills 3 Aleppo school children 27 Oct 2016 - 01:42 pm

Damascus: At least three children were killed and 14 injured in a rebel rocket attack on a school in the government-held west of...

Almost 100 migrants missing off Libyan coast 27 Oct 2016 - 01:29 pm

Tripoli: The Libyan navy said Thursday that almost 100 migrants were missing after their Europe-bound boat sank off the country's coast, while 29...

Polar bear in Chinese mall showing signs of 'mental decline' : animal rights groups 27 Oct 2016 - 01:07 pm

BEIJING: A three-year-old female polar bear kept in a shopping mall aquarium in southwestern China, at the centre of an animal rights controversy,...

145 children released by armed groups in South Sudan: UNICEF 27 Oct 2016 - 12:52 pm

Pibor, South Sudan: Some 145 child soldiers fighting for two rebel groups in South Sudan have been released, UNICEF has announced. This is...

Israeli soldiers arrest nine Palestinians in West Bank 27 Oct 2016 - 12:41 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces arrested on Thursday nine Palestinians from different areas of the West Bank. Israeli soldiers invaded today morning the town...

Spain jobless under 20 pct for first time in six years 27 Oct 2016 - 12:25 pm

Madrid: Spain's unemployment fell below 20 percent for the first time in six years, official figures showed Thursday, in good news for acting...

US general says 800-900 IS fighters killed in Mosul offensive 27 Oct 2016 - 12:19 pm

Baghdad: A US general told AFP on Thursday that between 800 and 900 Islamic State group fighters have been killed since the Iraqi-led...

German airline strikes ground 400 flights 27 Oct 2016 - 11:59 am

Berlin: Strikes at German low-cost airlines Eurowings and Germanwings led to the cancellation of nearly 400 flights Thursday, stranding some 40,000 passengers, a...