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One in three U.S. Muslims fear for safety in Trump presidency 22 Mar 2017 - 05:28 pm

More than one in three U.S. Muslims fear they could be targeted by white supremacist groups following President Donald Trump's election and 42...

Germany says has no plans to restrict electronics on some flights 22 Mar 2017 - 05:08 pm

BERLIN: Germany said on Wednesday it has no plans to introduce restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from some Muslim-majority countries...

Lavrov Meets UN Special Envoy for Syria 22 Mar 2017 - 04:03 pm

Moscow: Russian Minister of Foreign Sergey Lavrov met on Wednesday with United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, a day...

Scottish parliament set to back new independence vote 22 Mar 2017 - 04:00 pm

Edinburgh: The Scottish parliamentwas expected to vote on Wednesday for a second independence referendum -- amid dire warnings about the damage that constitutional...

15 Islamic State members killed in Anbar 22 Mar 2017 - 03:15 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi joint forces have killed at least 15 Islamic State members at Karabla and Rawa districts in the western province of Anbar....

Palestinian students injured by poisonous gas in Jerusalem 22 Mar 2017 - 02:59 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Dozens of schoolchildren and students of Al-Quds University were severely suffocated by inhaling poisonous and tear gas fired by the Israeli...

Le Pen finds fertile ground in south of France 22 Mar 2017 - 02:52 pm

Saint-Raphael, France: Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has won over voters in many parts of France, and on the southern Riviera coast...

Fire damages historic Ottoman mosque in Greece 22 Mar 2017 - 02:45 pm

Thessaloniki, Greece: A fire during restoration works has caused serious damage to a historic 15th century Ottoman mosque in Didymoteicho, northeastern Greece, local...

Three killed as suicide blasts rock migrant camp in Nigeria 22 Mar 2017 - 02:30 pm

Kano, Nigeria: At least four suicide bomb blasts rocked a camp for migrants fleeing Boko Haram insurgents in restive northeastern Nigeria Wednesday, killing...

Water carriers in Madagascar bear brunt of global crisis 22 Mar 2017 - 02:22 pm

Antananarivo: As usual, they get up before dawn and, one by one, place their cans in a neat row at the base of...

North Korea fails in new missile test: Seoul 22 Mar 2017 - 02:16 pm

Seoul: A new North Korean missile test failed on Wednesday, the South and US said, two weeks after Pyongyang launched four rockets in...

Vietnam drug smugglers sentenced to death over heroin haul 22 Mar 2017 - 02:04 pm

Hanoi: Vietnam has sentenced nine drug traffickers to death for smuggling nearly half a tonne (500 kilograms) of heroin into the country from...

33 dead in US-led north Syria air strike 22 Mar 2017 - 01:58 pm

Beirut: At least 33 people were killed in a US-led coalition strike on a school used as a centre for displaced people near...

Japan to end its mission in South Sudan 22 Mar 2017 - 12:48 pm

TOKYO: Japan will end its only international peacekeeping mission in May amid charges that the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe covered up...

Laptop, tablet bans on flights: What we know 22 Mar 2017 - 12:45 pm

London: Britain and the US on Tuesday banned laptops and tablet computers from the passenger compartment of flights from several Middle East and...

Syrian regime raids kill 3 civilians east of Damascus 22 Mar 2017 - 12:43 pm

DAMASCUS: Syrian regime airstrikes killed three civilians and injured 15 others in an opposition-held area east of capital Damascus on Tuesday, according to...

Libya strongman accused of summary killings in Benghazi 22 Mar 2017 - 12:38 pm

TRIPOLI: Forces loyal to East Libya-based military commander Khalifa Haftar are facing allegations of war crimes and summary killing after footage appeared to...