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11 soldiers killed in attack on Mali military camp 07 Mar 2017 - 11:53 am

BAMAKO, Mali: Eleven Malian soldiers were killed and five others injured Sunday in an attack on a military camp in central Mali’s Boulikessi...

One killed in Kabul explosion 07 Mar 2017 - 11:37 am

Kabul: An explosion hit Kabul city on Tuesday morning killing one person, according to preliminary reports. The explosion, which took place in the...

US troops train Iraqi forces in key bridging skills 07 Mar 2017 - 11:16 am

Taji Base, Iraq: Iraqi soldiers manoeuvre sections of floating bridge on a muddy, man-made lake as American trainers instruct them in skills that...

German industrial orders plunge by 7 percent in January: data 07 Mar 2017 - 11:00 am

Frankfurt am Main: Industrial orders in Europe's largest economy Germany plunged 7.4 percent in January, preliminary official data showed Tuesday, countering a sharp...

Malaysia says ready for 'five-year' stake-out at N. Korea embassy 07 Mar 2017 - 10:54 am

Penang, Malaysia: Malaysia will wait to question suspects in the Kim Jong-Nam killing believed to be holed up in Kuala Lumpur's North Korean...

UN chief Guterres in Somalia to discuss famine threat 07 Mar 2017 - 10:51 am

Mogadishu: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Somalia Tuesday to discuss a hunger crisis which has pushed the country to the verge...

Iraq forces retake government HQ in Mosul 07 Mar 2017 - 10:38 am

Near Mosul, Iraq: Iraqi forces retook the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead on the River Tigris in west Mosul on Tuesday,...

Trump immigration crackdown a boon for scam artists 07 Mar 2017 - 09:30 am

Los Angeles: President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration has sent shockwaves through the Latino population across the United States and brought out...

Iraqi forces capture central bank branch in Mosul, IS justice court - military spokesman 07 Mar 2017 - 09:20 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces on Tuesday captured the central bank's main branch in Mosul, which Islamic State had looted when it overran the...

'Hormonal' women need protecting, Indian minister says 07 Mar 2017 - 09:14 am

New Delhi: Female students need curfews to protect them from their own "hormonal outbursts", India's women's minister has said, sparking ridicule on social...

French family of four killed with crowbar: prosecutor 06 Mar 2017 - 08:58 pm

Nantes: A crowbar was the murder weapon in a French family drama that left four people dead in an inheritance dispute over gold...

President Trump's new travel ban: key points 06 Mar 2017 - 08:58 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump's administration issued a revised immigration ban Monday that temporarily freezes US visa issuance to anyone from six mostly-Muslim countries...

China to launch 6-8 latest navigation satellites in 2017 06 Mar 2017 - 07:49 pm

Beijing: China plans to launch six to eight BeiDou-3 satellites in 2017, according to a senior designer of the satellite navigation system. It...

Indian state flags nation-first pension for widowers 06 Mar 2017 - 07:08 pm

New Delhi: An Indian state said Monday it was considering giving monthly cash handouts to men who lose their wives, a first for...

Three killed as protesters clash with police in Nepal 06 Mar 2017 - 06:46 pm

Kathmandu: At least three people died and a dozen were injured in clashes between police and minority protesters in Nepal Monday, officials said,...

Arab Israeli leader defends Arafat street sign 06 Mar 2017 - 06:26 pm

Jerusalem: A top Arab Israeli politician on Monday defended naming a street in northern Israel after the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, after...

Afghan fighting pressures hospitals, clinics -children’s rights group 06 Mar 2017 - 06:16 pm

KABUL: Hospitals and clinics in Afghanistan have increasingly been targeted by armed groups over the past two years, weakening an already degraded health...