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Turkish military 'neutralizes' 34 IS terrorists 01 Jan 2017 - 12:09 pm

ISTANBUL: A total of 34 Islamic State terrorists were “neutralized” in the Syria's north during the ongoing Turkish-led Operation Euphrates Shield, according to...

DRC: Deal reached for peaceful political transition 01 Jan 2017 - 12:02 pm

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: Representatives of the government and opposition on Saturday reached a deal for peaceful political transition in the Democratic...

5 dead, 20 missing in tourist boat fire 01 Jan 2017 - 11:59 am

TUBAN, Indonesia: At least five people have been confirmed dead after a fire broke out on a large boat carrying tourists to islands...

1 dead, 7 injured in public restroom explosion in China 01 Jan 2017 - 11:56 am

BEIJING: One person has been killed and seven others injured after an explosion at a public restroom in China's northwest Shaanxi Province. State...

UN Security Council endorses Syria peace plan 01 Jan 2017 - 11:47 am

NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council on Saturday unanimously backed a Syria peace plan brokered by Russia and Turkey. It involves a...

Akhilesh to head SP, his supporters 'sack' Shivpal 01 Jan 2017 - 11:15 am

Lucknow: A convention of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's supporters on Sunday elected him as the Samajwadi Party's new chief in place...

Agonised wait after night of horror at Istanbul club 01 Jan 2017 - 10:45 am

Istanbul: At the security cordon outside Istanbul's Reina nightclub, where a gunman went on the rampage killing New Year revellers, a man yells...

Philippines says 'fear of Duterte' lessens New Year injuries 01 Jan 2017 - 10:19 am

Manila: Fears that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte would harshly punish revellers who celebrate the New Year with firecrackers caused a "remarkable" decline in...

Kim says N. Korea in 'final stages of test launching ICBM' 01 Jan 2017 - 10:01 am

Seoul: North Korea is in the "final stages" of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile, leader Kim Jong-Un said Sunday, adding the country had...

Five dead, around 100 rescued after fire on Indonesia tourist boat 01 Jan 2017 - 09:32 am

JAKARTA: Five people were killed and around 100 people rescued on Sunday after a fire ripped through a boat carrying tourists to islands...

Rescue work ongoing as India mine collapse toll rises to 16 01 Jan 2017 - 09:28 am

New Delhi: The death toll from a mine collapse in eastern India's Jharkhand state rose to 16 Sunday as rescue workers continued to...

Trump seems to rule out meeting with Taiwan president 01 Jan 2017 - 09:03 am

Washington: President-elect Donald Trump seemed to rule out Saturday a meeting with the president of Taiwan when she travels to America next month....

Burundi Minister assassinated: Police 01 Jan 2017 - 08:54 am

Nairobi: Burundi's environment minister was shot dead in the capital Bujumbura early Sunday, police said, the first assassination of its kind since the...

Turkey nightclub attack: What we know 01 Jan 2017 - 08:49 am

Istanbul: Thirty-nine people were killed and dozens wounded Sunday when a gunman reportedly wearing a Santa outfit stormed a popular Istanbul nightclub and...

New York's Times Square erupts with cheer as a new year dawns 01 Jan 2017 - 08:42 am

NEW YORK: Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers witnessed the descent of the kaleidoscopic New Year's Eve ball in Times Square at midnight on...

At least 16 foreigners among 39 killed in Istanbul attack: minister 01 Jan 2017 - 08:17 am

Istanbul: At least 16 foreigners were among 39 people killed in the gun attack on an Istanbul club during New Year festivities, Turkish...

Death toll rose to 27 in Baghdad twin suicide blasts 31 Dec 2016 - 10:18 pm

Baghdad: Two suicide bombers ripped through a busy market area in central Baghdad yesterday, shattering a relative lull in attacks in the capital...

Families get remains of EgyptAir crash victims 31 Dec 2016 - 10:09 pm

Cairo: Egyptian authorities yesterday started handing the remains of those killed in the crash of EgyptAir flight 804 to their families, the airline...