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Syria situation 'worsening': Russian military 17 Sep 2016 - 04:29 pm

Syrian government soldiers walk in the damaged al-Farafira souk in the government-held side of Aleppo's historic city centre on September 16, 2016. Violence...

Spotlight on Syria as world leaders gather at United Nations 17 Sep 2016 - 09:29 am

A general view taken on September 15, 2016, shows the UNESCO-listed citadel (C) in the government-controlled side of the divided northern Syrian city...

Fourth attack on Israelis in uptick in violence 17 Sep 2016 - 09:26 am

Israeli security forces gather at the scene of a stabbing attack, where a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier before he was shot dead,...

Argentina, IMF to resume financial checkups next week 17 Sep 2016 - 09:11 am

Buenos Aires: An International Monetary Fund mission will go to Argentina to assess the state of the country's economy, the government said Friday....

Kerry, Lavrov agree to 48-hour extension of Syria truce 15 Sep 2016 - 09:46 am

By Kasim Ileri WASHINGTON: Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Wednesday agreed to a 48-hour extension for...

South Sudan 'will not return to civil war' 14 Sep 2016 - 11:08 am

By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG: South Sudan is committed to peace and will not return to civil war, the country’s vice president said in...

Quake of magnitude 6 strikes off Solomon Islands 14 Sep 2016 - 11:00 am

SINGAPORE: A shallow earthquake of magnitude 6 struck 89 km (55 miles) west of the South Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands on...

Strongest Typhoon in 21 years hits Taiwan 14 Sep 2016 - 10:26 am

Taipei: Parts of Taiwan were brought to a standstill Wednesday as super typhoon Meranti skirted past the island's southern tip, bringing the strongest...

Maldives opposition leader in talks to 'topple' president 14 Sep 2016 - 10:18 am

Colombo: Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president, who repeatedly threw him in jail,...

7 Niger soldiers killed by Boko Haram: army 14 Sep 2016 - 10:08 am

Niamey: Seven Niger soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in two separate attacks by Boko Haram Islamists over the past week, the...

Syria truce brings 'significant drop' in fighting 14 Sep 2016 - 10:03 am

Aleppo, Syria: The UN's Syria envoy on Tuesday applauded a "significant drop" in violence through the first 24 hours of a fragile ceasefire...

Strikes on IS group in Syria may have hit civilians: Pentagon 14 Sep 2016 - 09:44 am

Washington: The Pentagon said Tuesday it launched various strikes on Islamic State group forces in Syria over the past several days, including hits...

Where eagles dare! Dutch police unveil new arm against drones 12 Sep 2016 - 07:34 pm

Ossendrecht, Netherlands: After months of tests, Dutch police will become the world's first force to train and employ an army of eagles, using...

Trump hopes Clinton 'gets well,' will release health record 12 Sep 2016 - 04:08 pm

Washington: Donald Trump said Monday he hopes his Democratic White House rival Hillary Clinton recovers from pneumonia and announced he would be releasing...