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London mosque attacker: 'I want to kill all Muslims' 19 Jun 2017 - 11:21 am

London: Worshippers leaving a London mosque just after midnight on Monday were helping an unwell elderly man when a van deliberately targeted them,...

Britain and EU launch Brexit talks in Brussels 19 Jun 2017 - 10:41 am

BRUSSELS: Brexit Secretary David Davis starts negotiations in Brussels on Monday that will set the terms on which Britain leaves the European Union...

Philippines military says seizes drugs worth millions of dollars in besieged city 19 Jun 2017 - 09:59 am

MARAWI CITY: The Philippine military found methamphetamine worth between $2 million to $5 million while clearing rebel positions in besieged Marawi City, officials...

As Philippines battle continues, some who fled die in refugee centres 19 Jun 2017 - 09:37 am

Marawi City, Philippines: Four weeks since fierce fighting broke out in the southern Philippines, some people who fled the battle are dying in...

Teen assaulted outside US mosque, found murdered in Virginia 19 Jun 2017 - 09:23 am

A 17-year-old American Muslim girl was beaten and abducted after leaving a mosque in Virginia on Sunday by a man who police later...

One dead as van rams pedestrians near London mosque 19 Jun 2017 - 08:59 am

London: A van ploughed into pedestrians near a London mosque in early Monday, killing one man and injuring eight other people in what...

Resort outside Mali's capital under attack 18 Jun 2017 - 09:51 pm

BAMAKO: A luxury resort popular with Western expatriates outside Mali's capital Bamako came under attack by gunmen on Sunday, the Security Ministry said....

Syria troops advance in Raqa towards Deir Ezzor 18 Jun 2017 - 09:32 pm

Beirut: The Syrian army on Sunday advanced into the northern province of Raqa as part of an offensive to reach the neighbouring oil-rich...

Deadly wildfires around the world 18 Jun 2017 - 08:31 pm

Paris: Portuguese firefighters kept up the battle Sunday after one of the worst wildfire disasters in recent history killed more than 60 people. ...

Woman delivers baby on a flight to India 18 Jun 2017 - 05:31 pm

Mumbai/Kochi: A woman from Kerala, a southern Indian state, gave birth to a healthy baby boy while flying at a height of 35,000...

Huge forest fires kill 62 in Portugal 18 Jun 2017 - 03:58 pm

PENELA, Portugal: Raging forest fires in Portugal have killed at least 62 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, the...

Mosul's Old City threatened as showdown looms 18 Jun 2017 - 03:53 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Mosul's Old City, where Iraqi forces are closing in on the Islamic State group's final urban refuge in Iraq, is an...

Iraqi forces launch final assault on Islamic State-held Mosul Old City 18 Jun 2017 - 01:55 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: Iraqi forces began storming the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, an assault they hope to be the last...

From luxury hotels to slums, Haiti puts used soap to good use 18 Jun 2017 - 11:54 am

Port-au-Prince: A Haitian program to recycle used soap bars from luxury hotels has proven a win-win-win proposition, reducing waste, helping fight water-borne disease...

Gunfire on Syria aid convoy wounds one: Red Crescent 18 Jun 2017 - 11:24 am

Damascus: At least one person has been wounded after a convoy seeking to deliver aid to a besieged Syrian rebel-held town came under...

Roadside bomb kills policeman south of Cairo 18 Jun 2017 - 10:40 am

Cairo: A roadside bomb Sunday killed an Egyptian policeman and wounded four others on a highway on the southern outskirts of Cairo, the...

Fresh landslides hit Bangladesh, kill four in their homes 18 Jun 2017 - 10:34 am

Dhaka: Fresh landslides killed four people and sent hundreds fleeing in Bangladesh on Sunday, police said, just days after the worst mudslides on...

Brothers who brought death and ruin to Philippine city 18 Jun 2017 - 10:23 am

Marawi, Philippines: Twenty years after obtaining Christian educations, Muslim brothers Omarkhayam and Abdullah Maute returned to their southern Philippine city with the black...