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Afghan soldier injures 7 US troops in northern province 18 Jun 2017 - 10:16 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan soldier shot and injured seven U.S. soldiers in an apparent inside attack at a military base in northern Afghanistan...

Syria talks in Geneva to resume on July 10 18 Jun 2017 - 10:13 am

GENEVA: The seventh round of Syrian peace talks in Geneva is expected to begin next month, the UN announced Saturday. "The Special Envoy...

Syrian regime declares 48-hour cease-fire in Daraa city 18 Jun 2017 - 10:11 am

ANKARA: Syrian regime has declared a 48-hour cease-fire in the southwestern Daraa city, starting as of 12 noon local time (0900GMT) on Saturday,...

At least 58 presumed dead in London Grenfell fire 18 Jun 2017 - 10:07 am

LONDON: At least 58 people, who are missing following the recent fire disaster in residential Grenfell Tower block in west London, are presumed...

Taliban attack kills five Afghan police, injures 15 18 Jun 2017 - 10:00 am

Kabul: At least five Afghan policemen were killed and 15 people injured in an attack by Taliban insurgents on the police headquarters in...

Forest fires kill 39 in Portugal 18 Jun 2017 - 09:44 am

Lisbon: A forest fire in central Portugal killed 19 people and injured at least 20 others, most of them as they tried to...

Three killed in blast at upscale Bogota mall 18 Jun 2017 - 09:37 am

Bogota: Three people including a young Frenchwoman were killed and nine wounded Saturday when an explosion rocked an upscale Bogota mall, as Colombia's...

Macron eyes next stage in revolution in parliament polls 18 Jun 2017 - 09:29 am

Paris: French voters went to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary elections set to hand a landslide victory to the centrist party of...

Trump goes from regal to rustic this weekend at Camp David 17 Jun 2017 - 09:34 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump chose simple over swanky this weekend. Nearly five months into his presidency, Trump flew for the first time Saturday...

Syrian army declares city ceasefire as Russia, UN plan July peace talks 17 Jun 2017 - 09:03 pm

BEIRUT: The Syrian army said it would suspend combat operations in the southern city of Deraa for 48 hours from Saturday, as mediators...

58 presumed dead in London tower fire 17 Jun 2017 - 07:23 pm

London: The presumed death toll from the London tower block inferno jumped to 58 on Saturday as embattled Prime Minister Theresa May, accused...

Seven US soldiers wounded in Afghan 'insider attack' 17 Jun 2017 - 07:10 pm

Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan: Seven American troops were wounded Saturday in an insider attack by an Afghan soldier at a military base, as the US...

Tennessee man: Fugitive inmates surrendered without a word 17 Jun 2017 - 05:33 pm

SHELBYVILLE, Tennessee: The man credited by law enforcement with holding two Georgia prison escapees at gunpoint until police arrived rejected the "hero" label...

Tension persists in W. Bank after Jerusalem attacks 17 Jun 2017 - 02:42 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestine: The situation remained tense in Israel-occupied West Bank on Saturday, one day after three Palestinians and an Israeli policewoman were killed...

More than 900 refugees caught by Libyan coast guard 17 Jun 2017 - 01:46 pm

TRIPOLI, Libya: More than 900 refugees were picked up Friday by the Libyan coast guard on the Mediterranean Sea, according to a local...

Afghanistan: 700 pro-IS militants killed in 3 months 17 Jun 2017 - 01:42 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan security forces have eliminated up to 700 militants affiliated with Islamic State in the past three months in the eastern...

Violence in Kashmir kills 9 17 Jun 2017 - 01:39 pm

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir: Violence in disputed Kashmir on Friday killed nine people, including six policemen, two civilians and a militant. Police officials...

59 Marawi city evacuees die of diseases 17 Jun 2017 - 01:35 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: At least 59 Marawi city evacuees died due to dehydration and other diseases, said Philippines’ Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial in...