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Yazidi survivors of Islamic State torture win Europe rights prize 27 Oct 2016 - 06:05 pm

Strasbourg, France: Two Yazidi women who survived a nightmare ordeal of kidnapping, rape and slavery at the hands of Islamic State jihadists won...

Man shot dead after stabbing officer outside US embassy in Kenya: police 27 Oct 2016 - 05:56 pm

Nairobi: A man was shot and killed by Kenyan police outside the US embassy in the capital Nairobi on Thursday after stabbing an...

Podemos sees golden opportunity in Spain Socialist woes 27 Oct 2016 - 05:39 pm

Madrid: As Spain's conservatives prepare to re-take power after 10 months of political limbo, anti-austerity party Podemos has set its sights on replacing...

Peshmerga forces will not enter Mosul: Kurdish leader 27 Oct 2016 - 04:03 pm

ERBIL, Iraq: Kurdish Peshmerga forces will not enter Mosul, Masoud Barzani, president of northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), said Thursday, pledging to...

Al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan killed, spy agency confirms 27 Oct 2016 - 03:40 pm

Kabul: Two top Al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan were killed in a US drone attack, the nation's spy agency confirmed Thursday, in a major...

Pakistani court closes licensed liquor shops for non-Muslims 27 Oct 2016 - 03:38 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the closure of all liquor shops in the southern province of Sindh, officials said, cutting...

Rebel fire kills 6 children in Aleppo 27 Oct 2016 - 03:24 pm

Damascus: At least six children were killed and 15 injured in rebel rocket attacks in the government-held west of Aleppo city on Thursday,...

Iraqis search for loved ones at camp for displaced 27 Oct 2016 - 03:17 pm

Khazir, Iraq: Leaning against his car, Massud Ismail Hassan peers through the chain-link fence surrounding a camp for Iraqi civilians fleeing the assault...

Pakistan bans protests ahead of anti-government demonstration 27 Oct 2016 - 02:57 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday banned all public gatherings in Islamabad for two months, setting the stage for confrontation ahead of a major protest...

5 PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in SE Turkey 27 Oct 2016 - 02:55 pm

ANKARA: Five PKK terrorists have been "neutralized" in Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, the military said Thursday. In a statement, the Turkish General Staff...

Russia says has nothing to do with strike on Syria school 27 Oct 2016 - 02:44 pm

Moscow: Russia said Thursday it had nothing to do with air strikes on a school in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province that killed 22...

Nightmare recurs on Italy's earthquake frontline 27 Oct 2016 - 02:32 pm

USSITA, Italy: "It's never ending. These damned earthquakes won't leave us alone!" As she distributes pastries, hot coffee and juice to the traumatised...

Erdogan says Turkish military operation will target Raqa 27 Oct 2016 - 02:16 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that the military operation supporting Syrian opposition fighters in northern Syria will target the IS-held...