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Insight: As offensive nears, Islamic State rigs Mosul with bombs 12 Oct 2016 - 10:06 am

ERBIL/BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants have placed booby traps across the city of Mosul, dug tunnels and recruited children as spies in anticipation of...

South Sudan rebel leader heads to South Africa for medical tests 12 Oct 2016 - 09:46 am

Khartoum: South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar, a pariah for the West since his call last month for renewed civil war, headed to...

China adds fuel to speed up "Railway Express" to Europe 12 Oct 2016 - 09:35 am

SHANGHAI: China's state planner has drawn up a five-year plan to develop the China Railway Express to Europe, improving customs clearance and infrastructure,...

Rebel Hong Kong lawmakers challenge China in parliament 12 Oct 2016 - 09:24 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong rebel lawmakers swore, shouted, banged drums and railed against "tyranny" Wednesday when they took their oaths of office in...

US sees mounting evidence of Houthi role in strike on US warship 12 Oct 2016 - 09:17 am

WASHINGTON: The United States is seeing growing indications that Iran-allied Houthi rebels, despite denials, were responsible for Sunday's attack on a Navy destroyer...

Lawyers of Paris attacker say they will no longer defend him 12 Oct 2016 - 08:46 am

PARIS: Lawyers for the only known survivor of a group of Islamist militants who killed 130 people in Paris last year on Wednesday...

Pentagon hints at possible retaliation after Yemen missile fire 11 Oct 2016 - 09:22 pm

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Tuesday warned that whoever fired missiles at a U.S. Navy destroyer and an accompanying ship off the coast of...

Gunmen kill 14 in Kabul attack on Shiites marking Ashura 11 Oct 2016 - 09:15 pm

Kabul: Gunmen targeted Shiite pilgrims in Kabul late Tuesday, killing at least 14 people as they gathered to celebrate Ashura, one of the...

Spain seizes drugs shipment to Libya in global operation 11 Oct 2016 - 09:10 pm

Madrid: Spanish police said Tuesday a boat carrying nearly 20 tonnes of hashish to Libya was seized as part of a global operation...

Trump steps up attacks on U.S. House speaker, says “shackles” are off 11 Oct 2016 - 08:05 pm

WASHINGTON: White House candidate Donald Trump stepped up his attacks against U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday, calling him a weak and...

Ken Bone, everyman hero in a tawdry US campaign 11 Oct 2016 - 07:06 pm

Washington: His red pullover, dark framed glasses and moustache are already on sale as a Halloween costume -- proof that Ken Bone has...

UK’s Johnson urges Syria protests at Russian embassy 11 Oct 2016 - 07:01 pm

London: British foreign minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday called for anti-war campaigners to protest outside the Russian embassy in London, during a parliamentary...

Turkey has right to combat threats in Syria and Iraq: Erdogan 11 Oct 2016 - 06:59 pm

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan warned Iraq's prime minister he should "know his limits" after he criticised Turkey's military presence there and said the...

Chess master Kasparov wins human rights case against Russia 11 Oct 2016 - 06:14 pm

STRASBOURG: Chess master Garry Kasparov on Tuesday won a case against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights for unlawful arrest and...

Burundi suspends dealings with UN human rights body 11 Oct 2016 - 05:59 pm

BUJUMBURA, Burundi:Burundi suspended cooperation with the UN’s human rights arm on Tuesday, accusing it of creating “false controversy” with claims of violence against...

Taliban Captures Afghanistan's Ghormach District 11 Oct 2016 - 05:36 pm

Kabul: Taliban militants captured the Ghormach district of northwestern Faryab province following a fierce clash with security forces on Tuesday, Afghan News Agency...