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Suu Kyi spoke at length about Myanmar troubles: Turnbull 18 Mar 2018 - 06:59 pm

SYDNEY: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at length about her country's troubled western state of Rakhine at a Sydney conference on...

13 Taliban Militants Killed in US Airstrikes in Kandahar 18 Mar 2018 - 06:31 pm

Kabul: At least thirteen Taliban militants were killed in the US airstrike in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, official said According to the...

Iran has nearly doubled gas production at South Pars: Rouhani 18 Mar 2018 - 05:41 pm

BEIRUT: Iran has nearly doubled gas production at South Pars, the world’s largest gas field, in the past year, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani...

Burundi sets May 17 for vote on contested reforms 18 Mar 2018 - 04:28 pm

Nairobi: Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has set May 17 as the date for a referendum on a controversial constitutional reform that could keep...

Fire at Manila hotel and casino kills at least 3 workers 18 Mar 2018 - 03:55 pm

MANILA, Philippines: A fire engulfed a hotel and casino in the Philippine capital on Sunday, killing at least three employees, trapping two others...

Syrian army gives Harasta rebels till 3pm to withdraw 18 Mar 2018 - 03:10 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian state TV said the Syrian army had given rebels in the Harasta pocket of opposition-held eastern Ghouta till 3pm local time...

Rebels in Syria's eastern Ghouta discussing ceasefire with U.N. 18 Mar 2018 - 02:11 pm

BEIRUT: The main rebel group in the southern pocket of Syria's opposition-held eastern Ghouta told Reuters on Sunday it was negotiating with a...

Turkey says its forces take control of Syrian town of Afrin 18 Mar 2018 - 01:48 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's president said Sunday that allied Syrian forces have taken "total" control of the town center of Afrin, the target of a...

Israel bombs Gaza 'underground' complex after blast 18 Mar 2018 - 01:19 pm

Jerusalem: Israel's military carried out an air raid overnight against an underground Hamas facility in the Gaza Strip and destroyed a separate tunnel...

Melting snow and heavy rain leave Croatia hit by floods 18 Mar 2018 - 01:02 pm

ZAGREB: Croatia declared a state of emergency on Sunday in its central Kosinj valley after the Lika river flooded, cutting off road access...

Russian diplomat hints UK lab could be nerve agent source 18 Mar 2018 - 12:38 pm

LONDON: Russia's ambassador to the European Union has suggested a nerve agent that poisoned a former spy in England could have come from...

Now N.Korean diplomat heads to Finland amid new diplomatic flurry 18 Mar 2018 - 12:00 pm

SEOUL/BEIJING: A senior North Korean diplomat left for Finland on Sunday for talks with former US and South Korean officials, Yonhap News Agency...

Four killed, 19 trapped in Philippine hotel fire 18 Mar 2018 - 11:44 am

Manila: Four people were killed and 19 feared trapped by a major hotel fire in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday, with others...

Majority believes Japan PM bears some responsibility for altered documents - poll 18 Mar 2018 - 11:28 am

Tokyo: A majority of Japanese believe Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bears some responsibility for altered documents at the centre of suspicions of a...

Tonnes of garbage cleaned up from Galapagos coast 18 Mar 2018 - 10:59 am

Quito: Officials at Ecuador's Galapagos National Park say they have collected 22 tonnes of garbage since January off the coasts of the pristine...

At least 4 dead in Philippine hotel fire, hundreds evacuated 18 Mar 2018 - 10:38 am

MANILA, Philippines: A Philippine official says at least four employees have been killed and two others are trapped in a fire that hit...

Sri Lanka ends emergency as ethnic tensions subside 18 Mar 2018 - 10:31 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's president announced Sunday he is lifting a nationwide state of emergency imposed 12 days ago to quell anti-Muslim riots in...

Turkey-led forces enter Syria's Afrin city: monitor 18 Mar 2018 - 10:24 am

Beirut: Turkish forces and their rebel allies have entered Syria's Kurdish-majority city of Afrin and taken control of several districts, a war monitor...