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Turkey will 'never allow' Kurdish state in Syria warns Erdogan 27 Jun 2015 - 06:24 pm

Ankara - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will never allow the establishment of a Kurdish state in Syria after major...

UK must prepare for many citizens killed in Tunisia: PM 27 Jun 2015 - 06:21 pm

London - Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday warned the country to prepare for the fact that "many" of those killed in the...

Ex-Qualcomm exec gets $500k fine, jail time for insider trading 27 Jun 2015 - 06:15 pm

Washington - A former high-ranking executive of US computer chip giant Qualcomm was fined $500,000 and sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday...

US, Iran say 'hard work' ahead to seal nuclear deal 27 Jun 2015 - 06:05 pm

Vienna - US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran's foreign minister both warned Saturday of "hard work" ahead as they sought to...

Tourists scramble to leave Tunisia after seaside massacre 27 Jun 2015 - 06:01 pm

Port el Kantaoui, Tunisia - Thousands of scared foreign holidaymakers were being flown from Tunisia on Saturday after an Islamist gunman killed 38...

Civilian toll in IS attack on Syria's Kobane tops 200: monitor 27 Jun 2015 - 05:48 pm

Beirut - More than 200 civilians were killed by the Islamic State group in its two-day assault on the Syrian Kurdish town of...

As death toll rises, Britain in shock over Tunisia attack 27 Jun 2015 - 05:33 pm

London - Britain was in shock Saturday as it braced for news of further casualties from the bloody attack on a Tunisian beach...

Delhi court allows India's Pachauri to visit US 27 Jun 2015 - 05:11 pm

New Delhi - An Indian court Saturday allowed former UN climate panel head Rajendra Pachauri, who is currently facing sexual harassment charges, to...

Iraq announces arrest of senior Saddam-era official 27 Jun 2015 - 05:08 pm

Baghdad - Iraqi forces have arrested Abd al-Baqi al-Saadun, one of the most senior officials from Saddam Hussein's regime still at large, Prime...

Kurds oust IS from Syria's Kobane as civilian toll mounts 27 Jun 2015 - 05:03 pm

Beirut - Kurdish forces drove Islamic State group fighters from the flashpoint Syrian border town of Kobane on Saturday, after a killing spree...

Two Iranians among Kuwait mosque dead: official 27 Jun 2015 - 04:52 pm

Tehran - Two of the victims in the jihadist attack at a Shiite mosque in Kuwait were Iranian nationals, Iran said Saturday after...

Thousands in anti-corruption march against Honduras president 27 Jun 2015 - 04:51 pm

Tegucigalpa - Tens of thousands of Hondurans marched Friday in Tegucigalpa, many with torches in hand, as they demanded the resignation of President...

Burundi election material torched ahead of polls 27 Jun 2015 - 04:29 pm

Bujumbura, Burundi - Attackers in Burundi set fire to a building storing election material on Saturday, two days ahead of key polls and...

Iraq forces made 'unauthorised' withdrawal from Ramadi: PM 27 Jun 2015 - 04:29 pm

Baghdad - Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Saturday that Iraqi forces made an "unauthorised" withdrawal from Ramadi last month, leading to the Islamic...

Bomb attacks kill four people at Baghdad street markets 27 Jun 2015 - 04:23 pm

In this file photo smoke can be seen rising from the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad in which eighteen civilians were...

14 Thai students face seven years in jail for anti-junta rally 27 Jun 2015 - 03:55 pm

Bangkok - Fourteen Thai students were taken into custody Saturday after staging an anti-coup rally on charges that could see them jailed for...

French police interrogate attack suspect after grisly decapitation 27 Jun 2015 - 03:35 pm

Paris - French police interrogated a suspected Islamist Saturday as they tried to piece together an attack in which the man put his...

Greece's Tsipras calls referendum, top-level talks still on 27 Jun 2015 - 03:23 pm

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is seen on a television monitor whille addressing the nation early June 27, 2015. ATHENS/BRUSSELS: Greek Prime Minister...