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Over 35,000 suspects arrested in Turkey coup probe 23 Oct 2016 - 10:41 am

Ankara: Turkey has arrested more than 35,000 people over alleged links to the group run by the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is...

Taiwan beekeepers battle to cash in on pure honey buzz 23 Oct 2016 - 10:36 am

Ilan, Taiwan: Under a shady starfruit tree Taiwanese beekeeper Jiang Hwan-bin tends his hives, pumping out pure honey for a rapidly growing market...

One killed, two injured in Japan park blasts 23 Oct 2016 - 10:36 am

Tokyo: One person was killed and at least two injured by two near-simultaneous blasts in a Japanese park on Sunday, the local fire...

Mosul battle will be big, won't end soon - Kurdish region minister 23 Oct 2016 - 10:08 am

ERBIL, Iraq: Iraqi forces have advanced to 5 km (3 miles) from Mosul in an offensive against Islamic State's last major Iraq stronghold...

Paris, the upstart startup capital 23 Oct 2016 - 09:57 am

Paris: Could Paris, the City of Light, soon become known as the City of Innovation helping propel young entrepreneurs to push technological and...

Guard killed during mutiny at Haiti prison 23 Oct 2016 - 09:15 am

Port-au-Prince: Inmates killed at least one guard and wounded two others during a mutiny at a Haitian prison near the capital Port-au-Prince, with...

Sanaa air raids resume as Yemen truce expires-residents 23 Oct 2016 - 08:56 am

SANAA: Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition attacked targets in Sanaa at dawn on Sunday, hours after a three-day truce in Yemen's war expired,...

Confident Clinton steps up in battle for Congress 23 Oct 2016 - 08:43 am

Philadelphia: With polls giving her the edge on Election Day, Democratic White House nominee Hillary Clinton said late Saturday that she planned to...

Three injured by explosions in Japan park: fire dept 23 Oct 2016 - 08:40 am

Tokyo: Two near-simultaneous blasts in a Japanese park on Sunday injured at least three people, with one of them in critical condition, the...

Iraq parliament in surprise vote to ban alcohol 22 Oct 2016 - 10:47 pm

Baghdad: Iraq's parliament on Saturday voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol, in a surprise move likely to anger some...

Bashir rejects Amnesty 'lies' about Darfur chemical attacks 22 Oct 2016 - 10:24 pm

Khartoum: President Omar al-Bashir on Saturday accused Amnesty International of spreading "lies" that Sudanese government forces had used chemical weapons against civilians in...

French cheer police, reviving Charlie spirit 22 Oct 2016 - 09:49 pm

Paris: Angry French police have taken to the streets for five nights in a row -- and Parisians have started to cheer them...

Trump vows to weaken U.S. media ‘power structure’ if elected 22 Oct 2016 - 09:43 pm

GETTSYBURG, Pa.: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promised on Saturday to foil a proposed deal for AT&T Inc to buy Time Warner...

Colombia airline shuns Venezuela after warplane nears passenger jet 22 Oct 2016 - 09:32 pm

BOGOTA/CARACAS: Colombia’s Avianca airline is avoiding Venezuelan airspace after a flight from Spain was approached by at least one warplane on Friday, creating...

Freed 'Guantanamo Diary' author forgives US jailers 22 Oct 2016 - 09:26 pm

Nouakchott: A former Guantanamo Bay detainee from Mauritania who wrote a best-selling book about his experiences said Saturday he forgives those who tortured...