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In movie-style heist, Kenya robbers tunnel into bank opposite police station 21 Nov 2017 - 06:08 pm

NAIROBI: In a heist reminiscent of a Hollywood movie, Kenyan robbers spent months tunnelling into the bowels of a bank located opposite a...

13 mln Syrians need aid despite violence drop: UN 21 Nov 2017 - 05:46 pm

Beirut: More than 13 million Syrians are in need of aid despite a relative drop in violence in their war-torn country in recent...

Car bomb kills 21 in town north of Baghdad 21 Nov 2017 - 05:11 pm

Kirkuk, Iraq: A car bomb killed at least 21 people and wounded dozens in a flashpoint town north of Baghdad on Tuesday, a...

Russia denies nuclear incident after contamination reports 21 Nov 2017 - 05:00 pm

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday denied there had been an incident at any of its nuclear facilities after the country's weather service reported radioactive...

Weather improves in search for missing Argentine submarine 21 Nov 2017 - 04:01 pm

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina: The search continued on Tuesday for an Argentine submarine with 44 crew aboard, missing in the South Atlantic for...

Six Syrians arrested for 'planning terror attack' in Germany 21 Nov 2017 - 03:19 pm

Frankfurt am Main: German police on Tuesday arrested six Syrian refugees suspected of preparing a terror attack in the name of the Islamic...

Germany struggles to emerge from crisis after govt talks collapse 21 Nov 2017 - 03:07 pm

Berlin: Germany's president was to start a difficult round of talks with party leaders Tuesday in a last-ditch attempt to save the EU's...

Silvio Berlusconi, 'the immortal' in yet another comeback bid 21 Nov 2017 - 02:45 pm

Rome: They used to call him the Comeback Kid, but even Silvio Berlusconi's most ardent supporters may have underestimated the scandal-hit former leader's...

'Mum, they're killing me': Child kidnappings surge in DR Congo's Goma 21 Nov 2017 - 02:15 pm

Goma, DR Congo: Valerie pulls a pair of blue shorts and a small white shirt out of a plastic bag. The shirt is...

Ukraine expels Belarus diplomat over Minsk spy-ring spat 21 Nov 2017 - 01:46 pm

KIEV: Ukraine said on Tuesday it had expelled a Belarussian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move linked to allegations from Belarus that the Ukrainian...

US to end protective status for Haitian quake victims 21 Nov 2017 - 01:26 pm

WASHINGTON: Nearly 60,000 Haitians living and working in the U.S. since an earthquake struck their country will stop receiving protective status, the Department...

Nigeria promotes 137 officers to rank of army generals 21 Nov 2017 - 01:20 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria has promoted 137 senior officers of the military to the rank of generals, the highest number of promotions under Muhammadu...

Gambia: Poor rains leave thousands food insecure 21 Nov 2017 - 01:16 pm

BANJUL, Gambia: Over 23,000 people in Gambia are in need of immediate food assistance, while some 271,500 are on the brink of food...

Sudan: New measures set to stem fall in currency 21 Nov 2017 - 01:12 pm

Khartoum, SUDAN: Sudan announced new economic and financial measures on Monday to stop the sharp drop of the local currency against the U.S....

At least 50 dead in Nigeria mosque bombing: Police 21 Nov 2017 - 12:35 pm

Kano, Nigeria, At least 50 people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bomb blast at a mosque in the northeastern town of...

Syria: Regime kills 9 more civilians in eastern Ghouta 21 Nov 2017 - 12:16 pm

EASTERN GHOUTA/ANKARA: At least nine more civilians including children were killed by airstrikes conducted by Bashar al-Assad’s regime in eastern Ghouta region, east...

Turkey rebuilds over 400 war-torn schools in Syria 21 Nov 2017 - 12:11 pm

KILIS, Turkey: Over the last eight months Turkey has rebuilt over 400 damaged schools in Syria's Aleppo region, enabling 152,000 children to continue...