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Japan aborts smallest satellite-carrying rocket launch 15 Jan 2017 - 12:38 pm

TOKYO: Japan's space agency aborted its launch of the world's smallest satellite-carrying rocket shortly after liftoff Sunday following a communication system abnormality. The...

Beijing reiterates One China policy ‘nonnegotiable’ 15 Jan 2017 - 12:34 pm

BEIJING: Beijing has reiterated that the “One China” policy is “nonnegotiable” after United States President-elect Donald Trump said he is not fully committed...

9 killed in Iraq suicide car bomb attack 15 Jan 2017 - 12:11 pm

DIYALA, Iraq: At least nine victims were killed and 20 others injured Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack, police told Anadolu Agency....

Syrian opposition backs Astana peace talks 15 Jan 2017 - 11:55 am

ANKARA: The political representative committee for the Syrian opposition announced on Saturday that it would support Syrian peace summit in the Kazakh capital...

8 dead as refugee boat capsizes off Libyan coast 15 Jan 2017 - 11:50 am

ROME: A refugee boat carrying more than 100 people bound for Europe has capsized off the coast of Libya, killing at least 8,...

Kenya: Fire crews battle inferno in national park 15 Jan 2017 - 11:43 am

NAIROBI, Kenya: More than 200 firefighters have been deployed to Kenya’s Aberdare National Park to battle an inferno which has so far destroyed...

S. African photojournalist kidnapped in Syria 15 Jan 2017 - 11:37 am

JOHANNESBURG: A South African photojournalist has been kidnapped in Syria near the Turkish border, a relief organization said Saturday. The Gift of the...

Sanctions ended, Sudan pledges to act against terrorism 15 Jan 2017 - 11:29 am

KHARTOUM, Sudan: Sudan said Saturday that it will press forward on its cooperation with Washington in countering international terrorism, one day after outgoing...

IS ambush kills 8 Shia militiamen in NE Iraq 15 Jan 2017 - 11:20 am

DIYALA, Iraq: Eight members of the Shia Hashd al-Shaabi militia were killed in a Islamic State ambush Saturday in northeastern Iraq, according to...

Palestine opens embassy to the Vatican 15 Jan 2017 - 11:03 am

VATICAN CITY: In a historic move, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas opened his country's embassy to the Vatican on Saturday. "Today we met with...

UAE Minister of Economy confident about economic growth prospects in 2017 15 Jan 2017 - 10:13 am

Abu Dhabi: Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates Sultan Al Mansouri said he was confident about the country’s prospects for economic...

India boat accident toll rises to 26, more dead feared 15 Jan 2017 - 09:16 am

New Delhi: The death toll from a boat accident in eastern India rose to 26 on Sunday, a senior official said, warning of...

Divided European Parliament to elect new president 15 Jan 2017 - 05:25 am

Brussels: The European Parliament faces a stormy election for a new president on Tuesday after a long-standing coalition of pro-EU parties collapsed just...

Iraq troops pound IS in Mosul varsity campus 15 Jan 2017 - 04:45 am

Mosul: Iraqi special forces drove back Islamic State militants at the strategic Mosul University campus yesterday while elite police units took over large...

Sudan says US eased sanctions after 'secret' talks 15 Jan 2017 - 04:45 am

Khartoum: Sudan's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour yesterday said "secret" talks between American and Sudanese officials led to the easing of US sanctions on...

Gambian crisis takes centre stage at Mali summit 15 Jan 2017 - 04:45 am

Bamako: The Gambia's political crisis dominated a Mali summit on Saturday as Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow appealed to west African leaders for help...

Selling shells in opera costume 15 Jan 2017 - 04:39 am

Japan and Australia boost defence ties 15 Jan 2017 - 04:39 am

Sydney: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney yesterday where the pair agreed to deepen defence ties...