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Syrian state media: air defence thwarts attack on Homs air base 08 Jul 2018 - 09:51 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian military air defences shot down missiles targeting the T4 air base in Homs province in an act of "aggression" on Sunday...

Little chance of Myanmar ICC trial over Rohingya: Yanghee Lee 08 Jul 2018 - 08:59 pm

Dhaka: A top UN rights expert said Rohingya were still being persecuted inside Myanmar but warned there is little chance perpetrators will end...

Ten killed, 73 injured in Turkey train derailment 08 Jul 2018 - 07:55 pm

Istanbul: Ten people were killed and 73 injured on Sunday when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey, sate-run TRT...

Ankara angry as Israel charges Turkish tourist with aiding Hamas 08 Jul 2018 - 07:55 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel charged a detained Turkish tourist on Sunday with helping smuggle money and packages to Palestinian militant group Hamas, in a case...

4 rescued from Thai cave in risky operation; 9 remain inside 08 Jul 2018 - 07:19 pm

MAE SAI: Expert divers Sunday rescued four of 12 boys from a flooded cave in northern Thailand where they were trapped with their...

Six boys rescued from flooded Thai Cave: Official 08 Jul 2018 - 04:52 pm

Mae Sai, Thailand: Six boys among a group of 13 trapped in a flooded Thai Cave for more than a fortnight were rescued...

Pompeo appeals for North Korea to replicate Vietnam's 'miracle' 08 Jul 2018 - 04:36 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: Undeterred by a blistering rebuke of his efforts to forge a denuclearization deal with North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Mike...

Nine police killed in attack in western Tunisia: Report 08 Jul 2018 - 03:12 pm

Tunis: Nine members of Tunisia's security forces were killed on Sunday in an attack in the west of the country, close to the...

First two of Thai soccer team rescued from Cave, says official 08 Jul 2018 - 03:03 pm

CHIANG RAI, Thailand: The first two schoolboys have emerged from a flooded Thai cave after divers launched a daring and dangerous mission to...

Syrian girl born without legs gets new prosthetics in Turkey 08 Jul 2018 - 01:11 pm

ISTANBUL, The 8-year-old Syrian girl, quietly crying in an Istanbul clinic, was overwhelmed by the new set of prosthetic legs she had just...

Iraqi police open fire on protesters near southern oilfields 08 Jul 2018 - 01:03 pm

BASRA, Iraq: Iraqi police opened fire to disperse dozens of protesters near the southern oil hub of Basra on Sunday as they demonstrated...

Turkey sacks 18,500 staff before expected end of coup emergency 08 Jul 2018 - 12:32 pm

Ankara: Turkish authorities on Sunday ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees, including police officers, soldiers and academics, ahead of the...

IMF bailout on the cards for Pakistan's next government: analysts 08 Jul 2018 - 12:19 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's next government, to be chosen in a July 25 election, faces growing fears of a balance of payments crisis with speculation...

Philippines probe spate of brazen politician murders 08 Jul 2018 - 11:58 am

Manila, Philippine authorities were Sunday investigating the brazen killing of a vice mayor near Manila, the third deadly attack by gunmen against local...

Relatives identify victims of deadly Thai tourist boat sinking 08 Jul 2018 - 11:26 am

Phuket, Thailand, Distraught relatives descended on a Thai hospital Sunday as many waited for news of missing family members who disappeared when a...

Dutch carrier KLM says it will halt flights to Iran 08 Jul 2018 - 11:22 am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dutch airline KLM says it will halt flights to Tehran "as a result of the negative results and financial...

With hugs, leaders of rivals Ethiopia, Eritrea finally meet 08 Jul 2018 - 11:17 am

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: With laughter and hugs, the leaders of longtime rivals Ethiopia and Eritrea met for the first time in nearly two...

US farmers caught in trade war with China 08 Jul 2018 - 10:28 am

Harvard, United States: Terry Davidson expects to be farming long after the US-China trade tariffs that took effect Friday become a distant memory. ...