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Deadly clashes hit Aleppo as evacuation deal on hold 14 Dec 2016 - 03:37 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Deadly clashes erupted in Syria's Aleppo on Wednesday as a deal for the evacuation of rebel areas was put on hold,...

Strike keeps Eiffel Tower shut for a second day 14 Dec 2016 - 03:33 pm

Paris: Striking workers kept the Eiffel Tower shut for a second day Wednesday in protest over an upcoming paint job at the famous...

As Aleppo battle ends, intimate film shows Syria in new light 14 Dec 2016 - 03:12 pm

DUBAI: When a group of friends took their cameras to the streets of Damascus to document Syria's 2011 uprising, they could not have...

Afghan police kill one foreigner, wound another outside Kabul airport 14 Dec 2016 - 02:56 pm

KABUL: An Afghan police officer shot and killed one foreigner and wounded another at a security checkpoint outside the Kabul airport on Wednesday,...

Nearly 1,000 people held at Iran checkpoint outside Syria's Aleppo 14 Dec 2016 - 02:53 pm

ISTANBUL: Nearly 1,000 people from Syria's Aleppo evacuated overnight after a ceasefire deal are held at an Iranian militia checkpoint outside the city,...

India's top court orders action on child drug abuse 14 Dec 2016 - 02:26 pm

New Delhi: India's top court on Wednesday ordered the government to come up with a plan to tackle child drug abuse, acting on...

Erdogan says he will discuss Aleppo truce with Putin 14 Dec 2016 - 02:18 pm

Ankara: Turkey's president said Wednesday he would speak with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in an effort to rescue a ceasefire deal which would...

Turkey under attack from terror groups, must respond in kind: Erdogan 14 Dec 2016 - 02:10 pm

ANKARA: Turkey is facing the biggest attack in its history from terrorist groups and needs to retaliate in kind, President Tayyip Erdogan said...

Deadly clashes hit Aleppo as evacuation deal on hold 14 Dec 2016 - 02:05 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Deadly clashes erupted in Syria's Aleppo on Wednesday and a deal for the evacuation of rebel areas was on hold, leaving...

Syrian state television says 6 dead in Aleppo rebel shelling 14 Dec 2016 - 01:35 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian state television on Wednesday reported that rebel shelling of the Bustan al-Qasr district, recently recaptured by the army, had killed six...

5 die in factory fire in China's east 14 Dec 2016 - 01:31 pm

BEIJING: Five people have died in a factory fire in China's east and four others were injured, local media reported Wednesday. State News...

Turkish Red Crescent expecting 50,000 Aleppo evacuees 14 Dec 2016 - 01:21 pm

HATAY, Turkey: Turkey’s Red Crescent said Wednesday at least 1,000 civilians who had been trapped in eastern Aleppo arrived last night in Idlib,...

The battle for Aleppo 14 Dec 2016 - 01:14 pm

Beirut: Following are key dates in the battle for Syria's Aleppo where fierce fighting resumed on Wednesday in a blow to hopes for...

France calls for UN observers in East Aleppo 14 Dec 2016 - 12:55 pm

PARIS: France wants United Nations observers to supervise the evacuation of civilians from the besieged city of Aleppo and prevent the killing of...

Myanmar rejects request to shut down labor camps 14 Dec 2016 - 12:44 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar's government has rejected a parliamentary request to close the country's notorious labor camps, amid allegations of rights abuse against prisoners....

Aleppo loss to spell end for Syria rebellion's dreams 14 Dec 2016 - 12:33 pm

Beirut: Syria's rebels once dreamed of overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad's government and taking control of the country, but with the imminent loss of...

IS claims deadly church bombing in Egypt 14 Dec 2016 - 12:27 pm

CAIRO: Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a weekend church attack in the Egyptian capital Cairo, which left 25 people dead....