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US blacklists 271 Syrian chemists, other experts over sarin attack 25 Apr 2017 - 09:47 am

Washington: The US government put 271 Syrian chemists and other officials on its financial blacklist Monday, punishing them for their presumed role in...

Roadside bomb kills at least 10 people in minibus, official says 25 Apr 2017 - 09:16 am

PARACHINAR, Pakistan: A remote-controlled roadside bomb targeting a minibus killed at least 10 people and wounded several others on Tuesday in Pakistan's remote...

Dubai Mall briefly plunges into darkness by power outage 25 Apr 2017 - 08:08 am

DUBAI: A power outage briefly plunged the glitzy Dubai Mall, one of the world's largest shopping centres, into darkness on Monday, Dubai's government...

Turkish military says struck PKK targets in Iraq's Sinjar, northeastern Syria 25 Apr 2017 - 08:07 am

ISTANBUL: The Turkish military said on Tuesday that it has carried out air strikes against Kurdish militant PKK targets near Iraq's Sinjar mountains...

Venezuela protesters vow to block roadways 24 Apr 2017 - 06:39 pm

Caracas: Protesters rallied Monday vowing to block Venezuela's main roads to raise pressure on President Nicolas Maduro after three weeks of deadly unrest...

US-backed forces enter major Islamic State-held Syria town Tabqa 24 Apr 2017 - 06:03 pm

Beirut: The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces penetrated the Islamic State group's bastion of Tabqa in northern Syria on Monday, overrunning territory in the...

Hollande 'will vote Macron', calls Le Pen 'risk' for France 24 Apr 2017 - 05:57 pm

Paris: French President Francois Hollande on Monday endorsed pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron in May's presidential run-off, citing "the risk for our country's future"...

Accidental grenade blast kills boy at Russian school 24 Apr 2017 - 05:09 pm

Moscow: A grenade blast Monday at a school in Russia's restive Dagestan region killed one student and injured 11 others, the police said,...

Maoists massacre 26 CRPF troopers in Chhattisgarh 24 Apr 2017 - 04:47 pm

Raipur: Hundreds of Maoists on Monday massacred at least 26 CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district in the bloodiest attack in the state...

As Indian Kashmir’s lush valleys turn to concrete, fears of flooding rise 24 Apr 2017 - 04:29 pm

SRINAGAR: Until a few years ago, Mohammad Sultan Parray and his fellow villagers in Zainakote had no shortage of places to fish. They...

Indian court orders police to rescue boys trafficked to sweet shops 24 Apr 2017 - 04:26 pm

CHENNAI: An Indian court on Monday ordered police to rescue 50 boys believed to have been trafficked from Tamil Nadu to sweet shops...

Iran reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak in northern part of country 24 Apr 2017 - 03:38 pm

PARIS: Iran has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus in backyard ducks in the northern part of the...

Maoist rebels kill 12 police in central India 24 Apr 2017 - 03:31 pm

New Delhi: Suspected Maoist rebels killed 12 paramilitary commandos on Monday in a remote part of central India, a police official said, the...

Health of jailed Palestinian MP deteriorates: Panel 24 Apr 2017 - 03:23 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestine: The health of hunger-striking Palestinian lawmaker Marwan Barghouti has reportedly deteriorated inside an Israeli prison, a Palestinian committee said Monday. Barghouti...

Landmine explosion kills 2 soldiers in north Cameroon 24 Apr 2017 - 03:15 pm

MAROUA, Cameroon: Two Cameroonian soldiers were killed and five injured Monday morning in a landmine explosion near the Nigerian border, a military official...

8 bodies recovered off Greek island of Lesbos, 2 women saved 24 Apr 2017 - 03:07 pm

ATHENS, Greece: Rescue crews on Monday recovered eight bodies believed to be migrants from the sea off the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos...

Egypt sentences 20 to death in police killings 24 Apr 2017 - 03:04 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian court has upheld death sentences against 20 suspected Islamists convicted of murder in the deaths of 15 people, including 11...

Iranian court rejects final appeal of jailed British-Iranian charity worker 24 Apr 2017 - 02:59 pm

DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a five-year jail sentence for a British-Iranian charity worker who was convicted on unspecified charges relating to...