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European Parliament to award Sakharov prize 27 Oct 2016 - 08:28 am

Strasbourg, France: Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dundar, Crimean Tatar activist Mustafa Dzhemilev and two Yazidi victims of the Islamic State group have been...

Strong twin quakes rock central Italy 27 Oct 2016 - 08:25 am

Visso, Italy: Two strong earthquakes rocked central Italy on Wednesday, toppling buildings and injuring dozens of people, according to initial reports, two months...

Afghan women seek to rebuild palace destroyed by men 26 Oct 2016 - 10:03 pm

LONDON: Men turned it to ruins. Now women aim to help restore Afghanistan’s iconic Darul Aman Palace to its former glory. Long a...

Islamic State holds up Iraqi army south of Mosul 26 Oct 2016 - 09:32 pm

QAYYARA/BAGHDAD, Iraq: Islamic State fighters kept up on Wednesday their fierce defence of the southern approaches to Mosul, which has held up Iraqi...

Israel recalls UNESCO ambassador in protest at Jerusalem resolutions 26 Oct 2016 - 08:57 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel on Wednesday recalled its ambassador to UNESCO for consultations after the U.N. culture body adopted a second resolution in two weeks...

Syria airstrikes kill 22, mostly children, outside school in Idlib 26 Oct 2016 - 08:18 pm

BEIRUT: Airstrikes in Syria killed up to 22 people, mostly children, on Wednesday when warplanes struck a residential area housing a school complex...

Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east 26 Oct 2016 - 07:33 pm

BRUSSELS: Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery...

Pakistan militant group claims IS support in police attack 26 Oct 2016 - 07:17 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistani militant organisation said Wednesday it had worked with the Islamic State to carry out a huge raid on a police...

National Geographic green-eyed 'Afghan girl' arrested in Pakistan 26 Oct 2016 - 06:12 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: An Afghan woman immortalised on a celebrated National Geographic magazine cover as a green-eyed 12-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday for living...

Gambia becomes latest African nation to quit ICC 26 Oct 2016 - 06:00 pm

Dakar: The Gambia has become the latest African nation to announce its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, accusing the war crimes tribunal...

Germany cancels Istanbul concert marking Armenian massacres 26 Oct 2016 - 03:07 pm

BERLIN: The German Foreign Ministry has cancelled a long-planned concert by the Dresden Sinfoniker orchestra in Istanbul on Nov. 13 that was to...

Iraqi troop advance puts civilians on Mosul frontline 26 Oct 2016 - 02:50 pm

HASSAN SHAM, Iraq: White flags flying from their radio antennas, the pickup trucks laden with refugees and a few precious livestock snaked out...

UN calls for intensified response to Cholera outbreak in Haiti 26 Oct 2016 - 02:29 pm

New York: Deputy UN Secretary-General Jan Eliasson urged the international community to show solidarity with the Haitian people as they struggle to cope...

Chinese diplomat discusses border security with North Korea 26 Oct 2016 - 02:22 pm

BEIJING: A senior Chinese diplomat visited North Korea this week where he discussed border security and infrastructure projects, China's Foreign Ministry said on ...

Airports seen adopting discreet screening measures to allay security fears 26 Oct 2016 - 01:59 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities will adopt more "invisible" screening measures to step up security in and around airports as they increasingly become targets for...

Opposition commander urges Turkey to join Mosul battle 26 Oct 2016 - 01:30 pm

GAZIANTEP, Turkey: Turkish troops should take part in the ongoing operation to retake Iraq’s second-largest city Mosul from Islamic State, a commander linked...