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Ten people wounded in blast near Istanbul police station - governor 06 Oct 2016 - 05:43 pm

ISTANBUL: Ten people were wounded when a bomb was detonated on a motorbike left near a police station in Istanbul on Thursday, provincial...

Hundreds of thousands flee coast to escape Matthew's fury 06 Oct 2016 - 05:33 pm

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: Hundreds of thousands of anxious people boarded up their homes and businesses and grabbed a few belongings to flee inland...

In South Africa's deep mines, drones may soon go where humans should not 06 Oct 2016 - 05:33 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is developing drones for the mining industry for inspections in potentially unsafe areas underground, removing the need to put humans...

U.N. to make first aid delivery in months to Syrian refugees on Jordan border 06 Oct 2016 - 04:58 pm

LONDON: United Nations aid agencies will make their first deliveries of relief in two months to thousands of Syrian refugees stranded on Jordan's ...

Blast near police station in Istanbul injures 5 people 06 Oct 2016 - 04:53 pm

ISTANBUL: A bomb-laden motorcycle exploded near a police station in Istanbul, injuring five people, including one critically on Thursday, the city's governor tweeted. ...

Hurricane Matthew death toll rises to 65 in Haiti, total toll 69 06 Oct 2016 - 04:47 pm

MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 69 people, the death toll in struggling Haiti alone rising to 65, local officials said,...

Palestinian factions slam Israeli seizure of the aid ship Zaytouna-Oliva 06 Oct 2016 - 04:37 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Several Palestinian factions condemned Thursday Israel’s interception and seizure yesterday evening of the Zaytouna-Oliva, a Gaza-bound aid ship. "We condemn...

Emergency hunger levels likely to hit Madagascar by year-end - U.N. 06 Oct 2016 - 04:24 pm

ROME: Hunger is expected to reach emergency levels by the end of the year in drought-hit southern Madagascar, where many families have already...

Crime, traffic: Tirades aside, what Duterte has done so far 06 Oct 2016 - 04:19 pm

Rodrigo Duterte’s promise of radical change helped win him power in one of Asia’s oldest democracies. Since taking office in the Philippines, he’s...

Explosion hits near police station close to Istanbul airport - TV 06 Oct 2016 - 04:18 pm

ISTANBUL: A suspected car bomb exploded close to a police station near Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Thursday and at least one person was...

British UKIP politician Woolfe has bleeding on the brain - party colleague 06 Oct 2016 - 04:00 pm

LONDON: Steven Woolfe, a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Britain's UKIP party, is suffering from bleeding on the brain following an...

Eleven killed, 14 missing in Central African Republic clashes 06 Oct 2016 - 03:46 pm

BANGUI: Eleven people were killed in clashes in Central African Republic's capital this week set off by the murder of an army officer,...

Millions flee as Southeast U.S. braces for deadly Hurricane Matthew 06 Oct 2016 - 03:33 pm

Bahamas: Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, slammed into the Bahamas early on Thursday and intensified as it barreled...

Palestinian president in hospital undergoing heart test - medical source 06 Oct 2016 - 03:22 pm

RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was taken to hospital in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and a medical source said...

Tensions with India complicate Pakistan pick for next army chief 06 Oct 2016 - 03:08 pm

Marking Pakistan’s Defence Day in a northern military garrison town, army chief Raheel Sharif presided over a highly-choreographed ceremony playing propaganda films. One...