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Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hits U.S. State of Oklahoma 03 Sep 2016 - 03:52 pm

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hit the U.S. state of Oklahoma on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey reported. It said the quake...

Uzbekistan bidding farewell to President Islam Karimov 03 Sep 2016 - 03:41 pm

People carry a coffin during a mourning ceremony following the death of Uzbek President Islam Karimov, in Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September...

Iraq parliament unable to play legislative role 03 Sep 2016 - 03:39 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi believes that the Iraqi parliament is incapable of playing its regulatory and legislative roles. In an...

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in US election 03 Sep 2016 - 03:36 pm

WASHINGTON: — A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: CLIMATE CHANGE It's as...

Turkish Army enters Syrian town of Kobani 03 Sep 2016 - 03:32 pm

By Sarp Ozer and Halit Suleyman ALEPPO, Syria: Armored vehicles of Turkish Armed Forces entered the Syrian town of Kobani in the northwestern...

Malaysia confirms first locally-transmitted Zika case 03 Sep 2016 - 03:29 pm

TOPSHOT - A pest control worker fumigates the grounds of a residential estate in the Bedok North area of Singapore on September 1,...

Libya pro-govt forces say attacking last IS bastion in Sirte 03 Sep 2016 - 03:03 pm

A member of Libyan forces shows a weapon that the forces said they captured from Islamic State militants during a battle in Sirte,...

9 ISIS Militants Killed in Air Strike South Mosul 03 Sep 2016 - 02:38 pm

TOPSHOT - An Iraqi man walks near smoke billowing from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State (IS) group militants before fleeing the...

India offers $500 million defense credit as Vietnam seeks arms boost 03 Sep 2016 - 01:56 pm

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) reviews the guard of honour with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a welcoming ceremony at...

Uzbekistan's autocratic president to be buried 03 Sep 2016 - 01:31 pm

People throw flowers on limousines as they gather along a road to watch the funeral procession of President Islam Karimov in Tashkent, Uzbekistan,...

China ratifies Paris climate pact, US tipped to follow 03 Sep 2016 - 01:23 pm

Smoke belches from a coal-fired power station near Datong, in China's northern Shanxi province (AFP Photo/Greg Baker) Beijing: China ratified the Paris climate...

Japan PM urges Putin to work together to resolve island dispute 03 Sep 2016 - 01:20 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visit an oceanarium on Russky Island before attending the Eastern Economic Forum...

Eleven killed in attack, clashes with Kurdish rebels in Turkey 03 Sep 2016 - 01:19 pm

Turkish soldiers guard a check point in the troubled southeast of the country (AFP Photo/Ilyas Akengin) Ankara: Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers'...

Hermine pounds Florida, then churns north into Carolinas 03 Sep 2016 - 10:39 am

Tom Reams looks over a tree on top of his 15 year old daughter's Volkswagen Beetle and house cause by the wind and...

Uzbekistan prepares to bury veteran leader Karimov 03 Sep 2016 - 10:00 am

People react as they gather to meet a mourning motorcade and to pay the tribute to the memory of Uzbek late President Islam...

Uzbekistan’s president dies after quarter century in power 03 Sep 2016 - 09:37 am

Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov attends a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, August 29, 2006. (REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File...