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New map records sites of Australia's colonial massacres 06 Jul 2017 - 12:15 pm

SYDNEY: A new map that tracks the massacres of indigenous Australians by European settlers over more than 80 years, dating from the 18th...

Trump warns of 'consequences' for N. Korea 'very bad behaviour' 06 Jul 2017 - 11:58 am

Warsaw: US President Donald Trump lashed out Thursday at North Korea's military sabre-rattling, calling on the global community to ensure there are "consequences"...

Chinese president meeting Merkel, visiting pandas in Berlin 06 Jul 2017 - 02:42 am

BERLIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed economic and other issues with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday ahead of the Group of 20...

Seven die in downtown Johannesburg building blaze 05 Jul 2017 - 03:01 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Seven people died in a high-rise apartment block fire in Johannesburg on Wednesday including a man who jumped to his death to...

US-backed forces face fierce IS resistance in Raqa Old City 05 Jul 2017 - 02:29 pm

Beirut: US-backed fighters inched forwards in Raqa's Old City against fierce resistance Wednesday, after penetrating the heart of the Islamic State group's Syrian...

Cyprus talks temporarily suspended: UN 05 Jul 2017 - 01:07 pm

Geneva: Talks aimed at ending the decades-old conflict on Cyprus have been temporarily suspended at the request of the two sides, but were...

Death toll in Pakistan oil tanker fire jumps to 212 05 Jul 2017 - 12:48 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Death toll in late last month's fuel tanker blast in Pakistan’s northeastern Punjab province has risen to 212, a government official...

Rohingya man stoned to death in western Myanmar 05 Jul 2017 - 12:09 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: A Buddhist mob stoned a Rohingya man to death and wounded six others in the country’s western Rakhine state, the government...

Communal clashes leave 150 dead in Nigeria 05 Jul 2017 - 12:07 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: At least 150 people were killed and several thousand others displaced in communal clashes last week in Nigeria's oil-rich southern Cross...

Syrian national arrested with suicide belt in Turkey 05 Jul 2017 - 12:01 pm

HATAY, Turkey: Turkish security forces on Tuesday arrrested a Syrian national carrying an explosive belt in southern Turkey’s Hatay province, according to a...

Scores of Iraqi civilians killed in clashes in W. Mosul 05 Jul 2017 - 11:53 am

BAGHDAD: Scores of civilians were killed in late June amid an ongoing Iraqi army campaign aimed at retaking the northern city of Mosul...

Ghana mine collapse kills 14 05 Jul 2017 - 11:51 am

ACCRA, Ghana: A 15-member rescue team was deployed on Tuesday to search for survivors after 14 miners died in a collapsed mine in...

Afghanistan agrees on joint border ops with Pakistan 05 Jul 2017 - 11:46 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Tuesday said his country agreed to conduct joint border operations with Pakistan. His statement came two...

Syria regime planes hit sites inside de-escalation zone 05 Jul 2017 - 11:41 am

DAMASCUS: Assad regime warplanes on Tuesday struck the city of Douma east of capital Damascus, which lies within one of several so-called de-escalation...

UK car sales fall in June for third month in a row 05 Jul 2017 - 11:31 am

LONDON: British new car registrations fell by an annual 4.8 percent in June, the first time in six years sales have fallen for...

Russia, China display unity over North Korea 05 Jul 2017 - 12:38 am

ANKARA: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that finding solutions to the issues plaguing the Korean peninsula constituted a "joint foreign policy...

Detained Bahrain activist at risk of torture: Amnesty 04 Jul 2017 - 09:12 pm

Dubai: Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Bahraini authorities to release a detained human rights activist it said was at "high risk of torture"....