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Bangladesh pushes on with Rohingya island plan 30 Jan 2017 - 12:41 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities are to push ahead with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who arrived from Myanmar...

Elderly Sufi woman found with throat slit in Bangladesh 30 Jan 2017 - 12:35 pm

Dhaka: An elderly woman believed by followers to be a Sufi mystic has been found with her throat slit in Bangladesh, police said...

Ukraine says more soldiers killed in deadliest clashes in weeks 30 Jan 2017 - 12:22 pm

KIEV: Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and nine wounded as a result of an offensive by pro-Russian separatists over the weekend, the Ukrainian...

Macedonia's conservatives fail to reach coalition deal 30 Jan 2017 - 12:17 pm

SKOPJE: Macedonia's conservative VMRO-DPMNE party said on Monday it had failed to reach agreement on a new coalition government with ethnic Albanians and...

Palestinian official survives shooting in Lebanon 30 Jan 2017 - 12:01 pm

BEIRUT: A security official at the Palestinian embassy survived an assassination attempt in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on Sunday, an embassy...

Hamas says seeking to bolster ties with Iran 30 Jan 2017 - 11:59 am

ALGIERS: A senior Hamas leader said Sunday the Palestinian group Hamas was seeking to bolster relations with Iran. Speaking during a visit to...

20 IS terrorists 'neutralized' in north Syria 30 Jan 2017 - 11:55 am

ANKARA: A total of 20 Islamic State terrorists were "neutralized" in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of Turkish-backed Operation...

11 dead as Chile wildfires rage in 10 regions 30 Jan 2017 - 11:49 am

SANTIAGO, Chile: The death toll from the worst wildfires in the country’s history reached 11, including five firefighters, authorities said Sunday. A state...

Casualties reported after gun attack on Canadian mosque 30 Jan 2017 - 11:36 am

NEW YORK: Multiple casualties were reported late Sunday after gunmen opened fire on worshipers inside a mosque in Quebec, Canada, according to media...

US: Attorneys general of 16 states condemn refugee ban 30 Jan 2017 - 11:33 am

NEW YORK: Attorneys General of 16 U.S. states Sunday fulminated against President Donald Trump’s executive action to deny entry to refugees from seven...

France: Hamon wins Socialists’ presidential primary 30 Jan 2017 - 11:27 am

PARIS: Former education minister Benoit Hamon became on Sunday the left-wing candidate for the April 23 presidential election after beating the former Prime...

Egyptian military court jails 227 dissidents 30 Jan 2017 - 11:23 am

CAIRO, Egypt: An Egyptian military court Sunday sentenced 227 dissidents to jail for allegedly promoting violence following the August 2013 violent crackdown of...

Swiss FM: Muslim travel ban by US 'in wrong direction' 30 Jan 2017 - 11:17 am

GENEVA: Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter has termed U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order calling for a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries as...

Trump’s 'Muslim ban' angers African Muslims 30 Jan 2017 - 11:08 am

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: Muslim leaders and activists in Africa have voiced fears that U.S President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders banning refugees and...

Prominent Muslim lawyer shot dead at Myanmar airport 30 Jan 2017 - 11:04 am

YANGON, Myanmar: A Muslim lawyer associated with the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) was shot dead at an airport in Myanmar’s former...

15 IS-linked militants killed in Philippines 30 Jan 2017 - 11:01 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Airstrikes and artillery fire by military on IS-linked groups in southern Philippines killed 15 militants on Sunday, an army official...

Germany reacts to Trump's refugee ban 30 Jan 2017 - 10:59 am

BERLIN: The German government has reacted Sunday to the U.S. President Donald Trump's refugee ban decision. Trump signed an executive action Friday that...