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Malaysian PM Mahathir says may be prime minister for 1-2 years 15 May 2018 - 09:01 am

TOKYO: Newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he may remain premier for up to two years and will play...

Meghan Markle's father not attending royal wedding: report 15 May 2018 - 08:16 am

London, Meghan Markle's father will not attend her wedding to Prince Harry this weekend, US media reported Monday, as Kensington Palace pleaded for...

58 dead in Gaza protests as Israel fetes US Embassy move 15 May 2018 - 07:59 am

Gaza City, Gaza Strip: In a jarring contrast, Israeli forces shot and killed 57 Palestinians and injured more than 2,700 during mass protests...

Turkey says US shares blame for Gaza massacre as thousands protest 14 May 2018 - 09:36 pm

Istanbul: Turkey on Monday accused the United States of sharing responsibility with Israel for a "vile massacre" along the Gaza border in which...

Israeli forces kill over four dozen Palestinians in Gaza as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem 14 May 2018 - 08:32 pm

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli troops shot dead dozens of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border on Monday as the United States opened its embassy to...

Israeli warplane hits Hamas facility in Gaza during bloody protests: army 14 May 2018 - 05:31 pm

Jerusalem: Israel's air force hit a Hamas base in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the military said, as bloody clashes between protesters and...

Arab League blasts 'shameful' countries celebrating US embassy move 14 May 2018 - 05:15 pm

Cairo: Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit on Monday blasted as "shameful" countries that are celebrating the opening of the US embassy in...

Kushner: Israel embassy move shows the world can trust the US 14 May 2018 - 05:05 pm

Jerusalem: Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and his senior adviser on the Middle East, said on Monday that the United States showed...

Disillusionment appears to help Shiite cleric in Iraq vote 14 May 2018 - 04:55 pm

BAGHDAD: Widespread disillusionment with Iraq's current political class appears to have helped the political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr become the...

Israeli forces kill 41 in Gaza protests as anger mounts over U.S. Embassy 14 May 2018 - 04:32 pm

GAZA BORDER: Israeli forces killed at least 41 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday as angry protesters demonstrated at the frontier hours...

U.S. Embassy move encouraged "massacre" by Israeli forces 14 May 2018 - 04:22 pm

JERUSALEM: The United States officially opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Monday. "Today we open the United States embassy in Jerusalem,...

Violent storms in India kill at least 86 14 May 2018 - 02:36 pm

New Delhi: Indian authorities said Monday at least 86 people have been killed and over 100 injured in a fresh wave of violent...

Powerful storms kill at least 43 across northern India 14 May 2018 - 02:06 pm

LUCKNOW, India: Powerful winds and rainstorms swept across a crowded swath of northern India, demolishing houses, uprooting trees and killing at least 43...

Pakistan's Sharif ignites firestorm with Mumbai attacks interview 14 May 2018 - 02:04 pm

Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has sparked a firestorm at home and in India after suggesting Pakistani militants were behind the...

WHO calls for trans fats to be eliminated within five years 14 May 2018 - 01:45 pm

Geneva: The world could eliminate industrially-produced trans fats by 2023, the World Health Organization said on Monday, unveiling a plan that it said...

Two families staged Indonesian suicide bombings: police 14 May 2018 - 01:11 pm

Surabaya, Indonesia: A family of five, including a child, carried out the suicide bombing of a police headquarters in Indonesia's second city Surabaya...