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Seven dead as Afghan army copter crashes: officials 09 Oct 2016 - 09:21 am

Kabul: An Afghan army helicopter crashed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, the defence ministry said, citing technical...

Arab coalition says to probe Yemen raid that killed 140 09 Oct 2016 - 09:10 am

Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen said Sunday it is ready to investigate together with the United States an air strike...

Trump faces uphill battle at second showdown with Clinton 09 Oct 2016 - 09:04 am

Washington: White House candidate Donald Trump desperately needs a strong debate performance against Hillary Clinton on Sunday, but a damaging video of him...

Train derailment injures dozens, disrupts service on Long Island, N.Y. 09 Oct 2016 - 08:48 am

NEW YORK: A Long Island Rail Road passenger train derailed on Saturday near the community of New Hyde Park, New York, injuring as...

South Africa basks in continent's first solar-powered airport 09 Oct 2016 - 08:20 am

George, South Africa: At first glance there's nothing out of the ordinary about the regional airport in George, a town of just 150,000...

Trump vows not to quit race over lewd talk about women 08 Oct 2016 - 09:27 pm

Washington: Donald Trump rejected calls that he step aside as the Republican presidential nominee over lewd videotaped remarks about women, telling The Wall...

Official: 470 dead in 1 district of Haiti's southwest 08 Oct 2016 - 05:56 pm

JEREMIE, Haiti: A civil protection official says at least 470 people have died in one district of Haiti's hard-hit southwest region after Hurricane...

Lindsay Lohan visits Syrian refugees in southeast Turkey 08 Oct 2016 - 05:45 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's state-run news agency says Lindsay Lohan has visited a government-run refugee camp near Turkey's border with Syria. The Anadolu Agency said...

Morocco's ruling party secures 2nd term 08 Oct 2016 - 04:27 pm

RABAT, Morocco: Morocco’s ruling Justice and Development Party (PJD) won the largest share of seats in the parliamentary election on Saturday, taking an...

German police hunt Syrian suspected of attack plot 08 Oct 2016 - 04:22 pm

Berlin: German police named a 22-year-old Syrian on Saturday as the target of a manhunt in the eastern town of Chemnitz over a...

Iraq sends troops to Anbar to fight Islamic State 08 Oct 2016 - 04:12 pm

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi army division has been deployed to the Al-Ratba district near the Syrian border in the western Anbar province to fight...

Vietnam court rejects fishermen lawsuits against Taiwan's Formosa 08 Oct 2016 - 12:43 pm

Hanoi: A Vietnamese court has rejected hundreds of lawsuits filed by fishermen who demanded more compensation from a Taiwanese-owned steel plant responsible for...

UNICEF: Half a Million Children Live in Areas Hardest Hit by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti 08 Oct 2016 - 12:36 pm

Geneva: An estimated 500,000 children live in the Grande Anse and Grand South departments in southern Haiti, the areas worst hit by Hurricane...

Syria's White Helmets: 'heroes' who run towards bombs 08 Oct 2016 - 12:09 pm

Beirut: Before war broke out they were bakers, decorators or students. Now Syria's volunteer rescuers known as the White Helmets risk their lives...

Saudi grooves to new beat as entertainment opens up 08 Oct 2016 - 11:22 am

Riyadh: With pumping hip hop beats and electrifying dancers, Saudi Arabia has launched what's being hailed as an entertainment revolution for the ultra-conservative...