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Second storm hits Hong Kong and Macau amid typhoon recovery 27 Aug 2017 - 09:02 am

Hong Kong: A powerful storm lashed Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday, just days after a punishing typhoon swept through southern China and...

Trump asked attorney general about dropping Arpaio case: report 27 Aug 2017 - 08:54 am

Washington: Donald Trump asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions about dropping a criminal case against controversial ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio, a close ally of the...

In Harvey's wake: Smashed homes, businesses and heavy rain 26 Aug 2017 - 09:24 pm

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas: Hurricane Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind...

Occupation forces detain two Palestinians 26 Aug 2017 - 12:09 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces detained Saturday two Palestinians in Jenin and Bethlehem in the West Bank. Palestinian sources said that the occupation forces...

Three killed in Indian Kashmir stand-off with militants 26 Aug 2017 - 12:05 pm

Srinagar, India: Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir were battling suspected rebels Saturday after they stormed a police facility in a pre-dawn attack and...

French ministers visit Iraq in support of IS fight 26 Aug 2017 - 11:58 am

Baghdad: The foreign and defence ministers of France are to affirm their country's support in the fight against the Islamic State group during...

Hurricane Harvey slams into Texas coastline 26 Aug 2017 - 10:26 am

Corpus Christi, United States: Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first...

18 people die as bus falls into sea in southern Russia 26 Aug 2017 - 10:09 am

MOSCOW: At least 18 people died on Friday when a bus carrying construction workers fell into the Black Sea, the Russian Emergencies Ministry...

'Civilians killed' in Somali military operation 26 Aug 2017 - 09:58 am

MOGADISHU, Somalia: A Somali official on Friday accused the country’s armed forces and its foreign backers of killing nine civilians -- including a...

S. Africa: 2 farmers found guilty over 'coffin attack' 26 Aug 2017 - 09:53 am

JOHANNESBURG: A court in South Africa has found two white men who attempted to force a black man into a coffin guilty of...

500 families flee Iraq’s IS-held Tal Afar for Syria 26 Aug 2017 - 09:50 am

NINEVEH, Iraq: Roughly 500 families have fled Iraq’s IS-held Tal Afar district to next-door Syria in recent days amid an ongoing Iraqi army...

Nearly 90 killed in Myanmar’s Rakhine state 26 Aug 2017 - 09:46 am

YANGON, Myanmar: A series of attacks on border posts in western Myanmar on Friday has left 89 people dead, the government said. The...

Iraqi forces retake 3 more areas of IS-held Tal Afar 26 Aug 2017 - 09:42 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces on Thursday recaptured three more neighborhoods of northern Iraq’s IS-held Tal Afar district, according to Iraqi military sources. In statements...

Egypt to briefly re-open border with Gaza 26 Aug 2017 - 09:37 am

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities on Sunday will reopen the Rafah border crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip for two days, Palestine's Embassy in Cairo...

12 killed in Rohingya militant attacks in Myanmar west 26 Aug 2017 - 09:32 am

YANGON, Myanmar: The Myanmar government said at least 12 people, including five police officers, were killed on Friday in multiple assaults on border...

Uber to resume Philippine service 'soon' after fine 26 Aug 2017 - 09:11 am

Manila: Uber said Saturday it expects to resume operations in the Philippines "soon" after regulators agreed to lift a ban slapped against the...

Hurricane Harvey threatens thousands of pets and livestock 26 Aug 2017 - 09:10 am

Animal rescue advocates in Texas scrambled on Friday to protect or evacuate pets and livestock ahead of Hurricane Harvey, which threatened the lives...

One police killed in Indian Kashmir stand-off with militants 26 Aug 2017 - 09:04 am

Srinagar, India: Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir were battling suspected rebels Saturday after they stormed a police facility in a pre-dawn attack and...