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French anti-terror police arrest six 21 Nov 2016 - 12:52 pm

Paris: French anti-terror police have arrested six men in the cities of Strasbourg and Marseille, security sources told AFP on Monday. Four men...

Suicide blast at Kabul mosque kills 27, wounds 35 21 Nov 2016 - 12:41 pm

Kabul: A massive suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Kabul killed at least 27 people Monday and wounded 35 as worshippers gathered...

Erdogan calls on 'our friends' to crack down on terror 21 Nov 2016 - 12:34 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s president has called on the international community to stop terrorist organizations using their countries as bases for propaganda and illegal activities....

15 Militants killed, 5 wounded in airstrikes in Afghan Laghman 21 Nov 2016 - 12:26 pm

Kabul: At least 15 militants were killed and five others were wounded in a series of airstrikes conducted in eastern Laghman province of...

Israel imposes first penalty for using loudspeaker at mosque 21 Nov 2016 - 12:16 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli authorities have imposed the first penalty of $200 on a mosque in the city of Lod in implementation of the...

No more working hospitals in eastern Aleppo: UN 21 Nov 2016 - 11:51 am

Geneva: There are no more functioning hospitals in the rebel-held eastern part of Syria's Aleppo, where more than 250,000 people are living under...

'I was the only one alive' says India train survivor 21 Nov 2016 - 11:44 am

Pukhrayan, India: The last thing Uttam Kumar remembers is a huge bang as his carriage was violently crushed. When he came to, he...

Egypt tries 292 for plots to assassinate Sisi 21 Nov 2016 - 11:43 am

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities said Sunday Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi had faced two assassination attempts since 2014. In a statement, prosecutor-general Nabil Sadeq said...

Cambodia charges Australian nurse for running surrogacy clinic 21 Nov 2016 - 11:36 am

PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court charged an Australian nurse on Monday for allegedly operating an illegal fertility clinic, police said, weeks after the...

Obama returns home from last foreign trip 21 Nov 2016 - 11:27 am

Washington: President Barack Obama returned to the White House early Monday, ending the last foreign tour of his tenure as he prepares to...

Gas explosion kills 4 at coal mine in central China 21 Nov 2016 - 11:23 am

BEIJING: A gas explosion at a coal mine in central China has left at least four people dead and one seriously injured. State...

6 killed, 20 injured in multiple attacks across Baghdad 21 Nov 2016 - 11:18 am

BAGHDAD: At least six people, including a soldier were killed and 20 others were injured in a spate of attacks across Baghdad on...

Cluster bomb attack kills 4 in Syria’s Aleppo 21 Nov 2016 - 11:14 am

ALEPPO, Syria: Four people were killed and eight others injured in a cluster bomb attack Sunday in war-battered Aleppo city in northern Syria....

Haiti awaits results of re-run vote, shattered by hurricane 21 Nov 2016 - 11:08 am

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti waited overnight for the results of a re-run presidential election held on Sunday in the impoverished Caribbean country, which has been...

Thailand to begin building late king's funeral pyre next year 21 Nov 2016 - 11:01 am

BANGKOK: Thailand will begin building the funeral pyre for late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died last month at the age of 88, next...

S. Korea, Japan to sign Intel-Sharing pact 21 Nov 2016 - 10:57 am

Seoul: South Korea and Japan plan to sign a military intelligence-sharing pact this week to better counter mounting threats from North Korea, South...

Clashes as Yemen ceasefire nears end 21 Nov 2016 - 10:51 am

Sanaa: Yemeni government forces and rebels were engaged in fierce fighting as a 48-hour ceasefire declared by the pro-government Arab coalition approached its...