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Indonesian killed in shootout after bomb attack 27 Feb 2017 - 11:08 am

Bandung, Indonesia: Indonesian police shot dead an attacker during a firefight at a government office Monday after a small bomb was set off...

Iraqi forces foil ISIS attack in Northeast Iraq 27 Feb 2017 - 10:53 am

Baghdad: Iraqi security forces and army foiled last night an attack organized by ISIS militants in Diyala province, northeast Iraq. An Iraqi police...

Gunmen kill seven in Sri Lanka prison bus shooting 27 Feb 2017 - 10:50 am

COLOMBO: Gunmen opened fire on a prison bus in Colombo on Monday, killing five prisoners and two warders on their way to court...

South Korea special prosecutors to decide on charges 27 Feb 2017 - 10:40 am

Seoul: Special prosecutors investigating South Korea's swirling corruption scandal said they would decide Tuesday whether to indict the heir to the Samsung empire,...

China arrests seven after deadly hotel fire 27 Feb 2017 - 10:32 am

Shanghai: Authorities have formally arrested seven people after a hotel fire sparked by unsafe welding and cutting work killed 10 people in central...

Four million without water in deadly Chile floods 26 Feb 2017 - 08:04 pm

Santiago: Rainstorms and landslides in Chile killed four and contaminated a major river, forcing authorities to cut off drinking water to four million...

UN envoy sets out framework for sputtering Syria talks 26 Feb 2017 - 07:36 pm

Geneva: Several more rounds of Syrian peace talks will be needed to reach any accord, the UN envoy bidding to kickstart the sputtering...

Man who paid Dh33m for a number plate pays Dh4.5m for a mobile number 26 Feb 2017 - 07:05 pm

Dubai: How much will you fork out a special mobile number? Balwinder Sahni just paid Dh4.5 million for a Du mobile number in...

France's farm expo: a high-stakes photo op as election looms 26 Feb 2017 - 05:24 pm

Paris: With France's election just two months away, glad-handing at the annual farm show is not just a photo op for presidential hopefuls,...

Two German archaeologists kidnapped in Nigeria have been freed-police 26 Feb 2017 - 05:19 pm

KADUNA, Nigeria: Two German archaeologists who were kidnapped in central Nigeria have been freed, a police official said on Sunday. No ransom was...

India demands 'strongest action' from US after Kansas killing 26 Feb 2017 - 05:12 pm

New Delhi: India demanded the "strongest action" from the US government Sunday after an Indian expatriate was killed and another wounded in a...

Lebanese army shuts down Ain Helweh entrance 26 Feb 2017 - 04:48 pm

Beirut: Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) closed the entrance of Ain Helwe Camp, in the direction of Sidon Governmental hospital, due to heavy sniping...

Malaysia declares airport safe for travel 26 Feb 2017 - 03:58 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia on Sunday declared its international airport a "safe zone" after completing a sweep of the terminal where the estranged half-brother...

Iraq forces in west Mosul aim for key bridge 26 Feb 2017 - 03:33 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Iraqi forces battled jihadists in west Mosul Sunday, aiming to build a floating bridge across the Tigris to establish an important...

Kim suffered painful death within 20 minutes of attack: minister 26 Feb 2017 - 01:43 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Kim Jong-Nam was dead within 20 minutes of being attacked and would have suffered a "very painful death" as his major...

Indonesia, Australia resume military cooperation 26 Feb 2017 - 01:36 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia and Australia agreed Sunday to resume military cooperation after Indonesia had suspended it due to "offensive" teaching material found at...

28 hurt after car plows into parade crowd in US 26 Feb 2017 - 01:32 pm

NEW YORK: Twenty-eight people were injured Saturday after a vehicle ran over a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans,...

Kenya's Red Cross suspends food aid efforts in W county 26 Feb 2017 - 01:25 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) on Saturday announced that it has suspended the distribution of relief food to starving residents...