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37 killed in three days in Brazilian city 22 Jul 2015 - 09:45 pm

SAO PAULO: Thirty-seven people were killed in three days in the Brazilian city of Manaus, and one hypothesis being considered is a coordinated...

US Air strike kills Al-Qaeda leader in Syria 22 Jul 2015 - 08:46 pm

November 18, 2002, image from the Al-Watan Kuwaiti newspaper shows Kuwaiti citizen Muhsin al-Fadhli, the alleged leader of Al-Qaeda's Khorasan Group (AFP Photo)...

Saudi Arabia Receive First Batch of Pilgrims next week 22 Jul 2015 - 08:38 pm

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia will receive the first batch of pilgrims next week intending to perform Hajj rituals of this year, Minister of Hajj...

All 39 Indians held hostage by ISIS in Iraq are safe: Govt 22 Jul 2015 - 08:19 pm

NEW DELHI: All the 39 Indians held hostage in Mosul town of Iraq by ISIS militants over a year ago were "safe", government...

Israeli brothers jailed for Jewish-Arab school arson 22 Jul 2015 - 07:35 pm

A picture file shows a worker cleans up in a torched classroom in an Arab-Jewish school in Jerusalem, November 30, 2014 (Reuters). JERUSALEM:...

Two get jail term for stealing TV 22 Jul 2015 - 07:22 pm

DOHA: A criminal court has pronounced one year jail sentence to two Asians for stealing a television (TV) from a farmhouse located in...

Egypt sentences former Mubarak PM to five years jail 22 Jul 2015 - 07:05 pm

Nazif attends a meeting between Egypt's President Mubarak and Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at the presidential palace in Cairo in this file...

Several killed in twin attacks in north Cameroon 22 Jul 2015 - 06:28 pm

YAOUNDE: Several people were killed on Wednesday when two young girls apparently blew themselves up in northern Cameroon, an area often targeted by...

Will do 'everything possible' to stop Iran deal - U.S. House speaker 22 Jul 2015 - 06:19 pm

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) speaks at his weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington July 9, 2015. WASHINGTON: U.S. House...

At keast 12 dead in Syrian raid on IS-held village 22 Jul 2015 - 06:17 pm

The picture shows a Syrian man carries a block of stone he salvaged from a destroyed house as others sift through the rubble...

Lok Sabha adjourned over Lalit Modi, Vyapam 22 Jul 2015 - 05:25 pm

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday following repeated disruptions by the opposition parties over the issues of...

Suicide bomber kills 19 in Afghan market 22 Jul 2015 - 04:46 pm

In this file photo Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack near a bank branch in Jalalabad, east of Kabul,...

Blair tells Labour: Forget about power if you tack left 22 Jul 2015 - 02:45 pm

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks at the 2014 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California April 28, 2014. LONDON: Tony...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank arrest raid - witness 22 Jul 2015 - 02:33 pm

File photo of a Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes in Ramallah. RAMALLAH (West Bank): Israeli...

Greek bailout vote to test Syriza party rebellion 22 Jul 2015 - 01:53 pm

Greek Former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis (R), former Deputy Labor Minister Dimitris Stratoulis (C) and former Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis attend a parliamentary...

UK's Cameron seeks Syria bombing mandate to renew global image 22 Jul 2015 - 01:22 pm

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron may have won an unexpectedly decisive election victory in May, but he has yet to convince Britain's allies...

UN envoy says deeply concerned by battle at Syria border 22 Jul 2015 - 10:38 am

Syrian children sit atop debris after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to President Bashar Al Assad on Arbin...

Pakistan court agrees to hear Christian woman's blasphemy appeal 22 Jul 2015 - 10:16 am

Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan's Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear an appeal by a Christian woman against her death sentence for blasphemy, lawyers said,...