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Renault to open plant in Pakistan by 2018: Govt 03 Nov 2016 - 06:19 pm

Islamabad: French carmaker Renault is set to break into the Pakistan's rapidly growing car market with a manufacturing plant to open there by...

US airstrikes kill 30 Afghan civilians, officials say 03 Nov 2016 - 05:28 pm

Kunduz, Afghanistan: US airstrikes early Thursday killed at least 30 Afghan civilians, including women and children, in the volatile northern province of Kunduz,...

Identifying migrant deaths in Arizona desert 03 Nov 2016 - 05:22 pm

Tucson: A tiny orange-striped baby sock, a hand-written prayer on a crumpled piece of paper, or a lock of hair. The items may...

China launches first heavy-lift rocket 03 Nov 2016 - 05:07 pm

Beijing: China launched its most powerful rocket ever on Thursday, state media said, as the country presses on with a program which has...

Italy quake zones fear tourism collapse as displaced total rises 03 Nov 2016 - 05:00 pm

Rome: The number of people living in temporary shelter due to a series of earthquakes in Italy has risen to 26,000, officials said...

Syria rebels renew Aleppo attack before Russia ceasefire 03 Nov 2016 - 04:54 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Syrian rebels renewed their bid to break a government siege on eastern Aleppo on Thursday, shelling regime-held parts of the city,...

On Mosul frontline, Iraqi soldiers keen to take on IS 03 Nov 2016 - 04:44 pm

Ali Rash, Iraq: Ammunition strapped across his chest and armed with a Dragunov sniper rifle, Ahmed Thair Jassem of Iraq's 9th Armoured Division...

Yemenis protest UN peace roadmap 03 Nov 2016 - 04:29 pm

Aden: Thousands of Yemenis protested Thursday against a new UN plan to end the devastating conflict between rebels and the Saudi-backed government, saying...

Separate bombings kill five in violence-prone Baghdad 03 Nov 2016 - 03:53 pm

BAGHDAD: Two members of the Shia Hashd al-Shaabi militia and three civilians were killed Thursday in three separate bombings that shook capital Baghdad,...

30 Afghan civilians killed in Kunduz NATO airstrike: officials 03 Nov 2016 - 03:40 pm

Kunduz, Afghanistan: At least 30 Afghan civilians, including women and children, were killed in a NATO airstrike Thursday in the volatile northern province...

21 dead, dozens injured as Pakistan trains collide 03 Nov 2016 - 03:21 pm

Karachi: At least 21 people have been killed and dozens more injured after two trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided in Pakistan's southern...

Kenya police break up anti-corruption rally with tear gas 03 Nov 2016 - 03:18 pm

Nairobi: The anti-corruption protest had barely begun when it was brought to an abrupt end, baton-wielding police firing volleys of tear gas and...

Lebanon's new PM a vocal critic of Hezbollah, Syria 03 Nov 2016 - 02:44 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's new prime minister Saad Hariri, the son of former billionaire premier Rafik Hariri, is a vociferous critic of Hezbollah and the...

Flooding kills 8 in central Vietnam 03 Nov 2016 - 02:35 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: Ongoing floods in central Vietnam have killed at least eight people as emergency services mobilize. Six were reported dead in Quang...

Vietnamese blogger arrested for criticizing government 03 Nov 2016 - 02:30 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested a blogger for spreading “anti-state propaganda”. The VN Express news site reported police as...

Turkish warplanes bomb PKK shelters in Iraq, SE Turkey 03 Nov 2016 - 02:10 pm

ANKARA: Turkish fighter jets destroyed PKK terrorist shelters and mortar emplacements in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey’s Hakkari province early Thursday, according to...

Australia nabs 2 suspects under foreign fighter laws 03 Nov 2016 - 01:59 pm

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australian counterterrorism police have arrested a Sydney man and a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of breaching foreign fighter laws. News broadcaster...

Philippine president meets rebel leader after arrest warrant lifted 03 Nov 2016 - 01:47 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte held talks with a wanted Muslim rebel leader at the presidential palace on Thursday, immediately after a court...