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US says no deal on Syria, blames Russian backtracking 04 Sep 2016 - 02:20 pm

US President Barack Obama grimaces as he speaks to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) during the opening ceremony of the G20 Summit...

Syria regime advances south of Aleppo, threatens new siege 04 Sep 2016 - 02:13 pm

Civilians walk past damaged buildings in the rebel-held al-Sheikh Said neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 1, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Damascus: Syrian government forces...

UAE eases visas for Chinese visitors 04 Sep 2016 - 02:08 pm

(Reuters/Mohammed Omar) Dubai: Chinese visitors to the United Arab Emirates will now be granted visas on arrival, the Gulf state's prime minister announced...

168 return to Indonesia after Hajj passport scam 04 Sep 2016 - 01:49 pm

By Ainur Rohmah TUBAN, Indonesia: Nearly 170 Indonesians who were arrested at a Manila airport after being caught with Philippine Hajj passports returned...

2 Saudis injured by shelling from Yemen 04 Sep 2016 - 01:43 pm

RIYADH: Two Saudis were injured late Saturday by shelling from war-torn Yemen, according to local media. A shell struck a house in the...

Turkish jets hit 4 militians positions in Syria 04 Sep 2016 - 01:41 pm

By Ozcan Yildirim ANKARA: Turkish jets hit four militians positions late Saturday evening in Syria's al-Kadi and Wuguf areas in the northwestern Aleppo...

Young activists take on China in key Hong Kong election 04 Sep 2016 - 12:14 pm

People queue as they wait to cast their votes for the Legislative Council election at a polling station in Hong Kong, China September...

Pope declares Mother Teresa a saint 04 Sep 2016 - 11:58 am

A general view of Saint Peter's Square as Pope Francis leads a mass for the canonisation of MotherTeresa of Calcutta at the Vatican...

Bangladesh hangs Islamist party's top financier 04 Sep 2016 - 11:17 am

Ambulance carrying the body of Mir Quasem Ali, leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, drives outside Kashimpur Central Jail on the outskirts of Dhaka...

Crowds flock to Vatican for Mother Teresa sainthood ceremony 04 Sep 2016 - 11:06 am

Faithful wait for the holy mass and Canonisation of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, on St. Peter square in the Vatican, on September 4,...

Gabon's post-election violence claims more lives 04 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

This photo taken on September 3, 2016 in Libreville shows bullet holes in the window of a guard post on the gate of...

Kuwait tells citizens to check phones before travelling to U.S.-agency 04 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

DUBAI: Kuwait has advised citizens to make sure their phones contain no material that might be seen as being linked to Islamist militants...

More Turkish tanks enter Syria in new front 04 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrian civilians, with Turkish Army tanks in the background, walk through the Turkish border as they are pictured from a village in Kilis...

Free Syrian Army liberates new regions, airport 04 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkish military tanks are seen during clashes between Turkish soldiers and Islamic State group fighters, 20 km west of the Turkish-Syrian border town...

Lithuania sends ammunition to Ukraine to fight rebels 03 Sep 2016 - 05:35 pm

Vilnius: Lithuania has supplied 150 tonnes of ammunition to Ukrainian troops fighting pro-Russian separatists in the country's east, the Baltic NATO member said...

Al-Sadr urges Iraq civil servants to strike 03 Sep 2016 - 05:34 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called on civil servants to go on strike in a new escalation against the Iraqi...

Zambian court allows more time for poll challenge 03 Sep 2016 - 04:43 pm

Lusaka: Zambia's constitutional court gave the country's main opposition leader two more days Saturday to present a petition challenging last month's disputed re-election...