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Syrian refugees glad to see Turkish forces in Manbij 20 Jun 2018 - 03:10 pm

SANLIURFA, Turkey: People from Manbij, Syria living just across the border in southeastern Turkey expressed approval of Turkish forces taking up patrols in...

Ten killed in Zambia copper mine dump collapse -police 20 Jun 2018 - 03:10 pm

LUSAKA: Ten people were killed and another 10 injured after a dumping site for copper mining waste collapsed in the town of Kitwe...

Eritrea welcomes Ethiopia PM's olive branch, raising hopes of breakthrough 20 Jun 2018 - 02:59 pm

ADDIS ABABA: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki raised hopes of a breakthrough in one of Africa's most intractable conflicts on Wednesday by describing recent...

EU to impose duties on U.S. imports Friday after Trump tariffs 20 Jun 2018 - 01:43 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union will begin charging import duties of 25 percent on a range of U.S. products on Friday, in response to...

UK's Prince Louis to be christened next month, palace says 20 Jun 2018 - 12:43 pm

LONDON: Prince Louis, the third child of Britain's Prince William and wife Kate, will be christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury next month,...

US leaving UN's Human Rights Council, cites anti-Israel bias 20 Jun 2018 - 12:11 pm

Washington: The United States is leaving the United Nations' Human Rights Council, which Ambassador Nikki Haley called "an organization that is not worthy...

Most Germans doubt Merkel will get European immigration deal -poll 20 Jun 2018 - 11:34 am

BERLIN: Three-quarters of Germans do not believe Chancellor Angela Merkel will manage to secure a European solution to the immigration dispute that is...

Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers in first major attack since ceasefire 20 Jun 2018 - 11:32 am

KABUL: Taliban militants killed 30 Afghan soldiers and captured a military base in the western province of Badghis on Wednesday, the provincial governor...

Moon suggests Russian gas be piped to Koreas, Japan 20 Jun 2018 - 11:30 am

Seoul, New pipelines could be laid to bring Russian gas through North Korea to the South and even on to Japan following the...

Russian airline launches flight to Iraq 20 Jun 2018 - 10:49 am

Moscow, Russian airline Red Wings on Wednesday made its maiden flight to Iraq as commercial services between Moscow and Baghdad resume following the...

Australia telecom giant Telstra to axe 8,000 jobs 20 Jun 2018 - 09:54 am

Sydney, Australia's dominant telecommunications company Telstra Wednesday announced plans to axe 8,000 jobs -- a quarter of its workforce -- as part of...

Taliban kill 30 soldiers in first major attack since ceasefire, governor says 20 Jun 2018 - 09:43 am

KABUL: Taliban militants killed 30 security forces in an ambush on two checkpoints in the farwestern province of Badghis early on Wednesday, the...

Mali admits soldiers implicated in deaths during security sweep 20 Jun 2018 - 09:31 am

Bamako, Mali's defence minister admitted on Tuesday that soldiers were involved in killings in the country's unstable centre, after the discovery of a...

Trump urges Republicans to fix family separation crisis 20 Jun 2018 - 09:22 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump told Republican lawmakers Tuesday he backed their efforts to craft an immigration solution that ends the politically toxic...

Indonesia lists 180 missing on doomed ferry, launches underwater search 20 Jun 2018 - 08:59 am

TIGARAS, Indonesia: The death toll from an Indonesian ferry disaster could top 180, as authorities raised an estimate of the number of people...

Syrian rebel warns of "volcanoes of fire" if Assad attacks south 19 Jun 2018 - 07:46 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces and their Iran-backed allies will face "volcanoes of fire" if they launch a threatened offensive in the opposition-held southwest,...

Blurring the border, Turkey deepens roots in northern Syria 19 Jun 2018 - 07:28 pm

AL-BAB, Syria: A newly paved road links the Turkish town of Elbeyli to the Syrian town of al-Bab, across the border. In al-Bab,...

Coronation plans threaten Thai election schedule 19 Jun 2018 - 05:41 pm

BANGKOK, Thailand's prime minister said Tuesday his military government will hold elections only after a coronation ceremony for the new Thai king takes...