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Gazans bury their dead after bloodiest day in years 31 Mar 2018 - 10:15 pm

Gaza City: Gazans buried their dead on Saturday with calls for "revenge" a day after a mass protest led to clashes that saw...

'Germany should clear cases of mosque attacks' 31 Mar 2018 - 10:15 pm

COLOGNE: The cases of attacks targeting mosques in Germany should be solved as soon as possible, said the head of Turkey'ss religious affairs...

Turkish PM spurns French terrorist mediation offer 31 Mar 2018 - 10:05 pm

ANKARA: Turkey’s prime minister on Saturday underlined Ankara’s rejection of a French offer to mediate between Turkey and terrorist groups in Syria. Speaking...

Trump blasts California governor's immigrant pardons 31 Mar 2018 - 10:01 pm

LOS ANGELES: President Donald Trump blasted California Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday for his pardon of five ex-convicts facing deportation, including two who...

Tunisia raises fuel prices again to reduce budget deficit 31 Mar 2018 - 10:01 pm

TUNIS: Tunisia raised fuel prices on Saturday for the second time in three months in an effort to rein in its budget deficit,...

Israel says it will expand response if Gaza clashes go on 31 Mar 2018 - 08:50 pm

GAZA CITY, GAZA Strip: Israel will target militant groups inside Gaza if violence along the territory's border with Israel drags on, the chief...

Hundreds line Cambridge streets to honor Stephen Hawking 31 Mar 2018 - 07:43 pm

LONDON: The life of renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking was celebrated Saturday in English city of Cambridge, with hundreds of well-wishers lining...

French statues get anti-pollution masks in clean air protest 31 Mar 2018 - 07:34 pm

Paris: Activists put masks on statues in Paris and other French cities on Saturday to highlight what they say is France's failure to...

State of play in tit-for-tat expulsions in spy poisoning row 31 Mar 2018 - 07:05 pm

Paris: Russia on Saturday demanded that Britain further reduce its diplomatic staff in Moscow, the latest move in an escalating tit-for-tat dispute following...

Gold miners take over Grace Mugabe's farm in Zimbabwe: media 31 Mar 2018 - 06:15 pm

Harare: Illegal gold miners in Zimbabwe have seized a farm belonging to former first lady Grace Mugabe, local media reported, just four months...

Italy summons French ambassador over border incident 31 Mar 2018 - 06:14 pm

ROME, Italy's Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the French ambassador to explain why armed French border police entered a clinic run by a...

Relatives kidnap impaired brother, sister for over 8 months 31 Mar 2018 - 05:49 pm

THESSALONIKI, Greece, Greek police say a brother and sister were held prisoner by relatives for over eight months near the northern Greek city...

Over 1,100 arrested under Ethiopia state of emergency 31 Mar 2018 - 04:52 pm

Addis Ababa, More than 1,100 people have been arrested in Ethiopia since the nation declared a state of emergency following the prime minister's...

Fire breaks out at World Food Program warehouses in Yemen 31 Mar 2018 - 03:34 pm

SANAA, Yemen: A massive fire broke out on Saturday and engulfed storage facilities belonging to the World Food Program in the Yemeni Red...

Russia's World Cup drives some students to rare protests 31 Mar 2018 - 01:59 pm

MOSCOW: Many students would be delighted to have the World Cup in town, but not Maria Cheremnova. The 20-year-old physics student in Moscow...

Syrian mother hopes to reunite family shattered by war 31 Mar 2018 - 01:51 pm

DAMASCUS: Amira Gharmoush's family has been a victim of both sides of the war for the eastern Ghouta region near Damascus. The 67-year-old...

UK mulls Russian request for access to Yulia Skripal 31 Mar 2018 - 01:25 pm

London: Britain said Saturday it was considering Moscow's request for consular access to Yulia Skripal, the daughter of a former Russian spy targeted...