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Weapons storage blast fires off bombs on Baghdad, causing casualties 02 Sep 2016 - 11:09 am

BAGHDAD: A blast caused by a fire at a weapons storage in eastern Baghdad on Friday set off rockets that hit neighboring districts,...

Kolkata remembers Mother Teresa on the eve of sainthood 02 Sep 2016 - 11:03 am

Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, gather in front of the official canonization portrait of Mother Teresa, along with artist Chas Fagan (L),...

Cover up, stay in: Singaporeans wary as Zika spreads 02 Sep 2016 - 10:28 am

People shop for remaining stocks of insect repellent products at a pharmacy in SingaporeSeptember 2, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su By Fathin Ungku and Aradhana...

Bombs kill at least 12, wound dozens at Pakistan court 02 Sep 2016 - 10:24 am

Pakistani police officials inspect the site of a suicide bomb attack at a district court in Mardan on September 2, 2016. (AFP /...

UN Syria envoy eyes 'political initiative' 01 Sep 2016 - 05:46 pm

Geneva: The UN Syria envoy said Thursday he was planning to present "an important political initiative" for the war-ravaged country this month, even...

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes during test firing in Florida 01 Sep 2016 - 05:45 pm

A still image taken from video of smoke rising on the launch site of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Cape Canaveral, Florida, September...

Turkish PM says made explicit to EU that cannot change anti-terror law 01 Sep 2016 - 05:32 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on July 16, 2016 shows Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (C), flanked by Chief of the General Staff...

Taiwan faces new rout of China ties over controversial diplomat 01 Sep 2016 - 05:17 pm

Taipei: Taiwan's already frosty relations with Beijing are set to cool further after the appointment of a controversial diplomat to handle cross-strait ties...

Russia lifts ban on study abroad in Turkey 01 Sep 2016 - 05:14 pm

Istanbul University MOSCOW: Amid revived ties with Ankara, Russia announced Thursday that it is lifting restrictions on study abroad in Turkey. Speaking to...

Man dies in Spain from tick-borne disease, nurse ill 01 Sep 2016 - 05:07 pm

MADRID: Spanish health authorities said on Thursday they were investigating a possible outbreak of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) which has killed one man ...

Nigeria targets officials accused of stealing food from Boko Haram victims 01 Sep 2016 - 04:40 pm

A security personnel gestures at the Bakkasi camp for Internally Displaced People (IDP), after security was called in to control a protest rally...

Gabon capital smoulders after night of election violence 01 Sep 2016 - 04:37 pm

Gabonese police forces patrol as they clear barricades in the streets adjacent to the National Assembly, in Libreville, on September 1, 2016. AFP...

Pakistan military admits IS presence in country 01 Sep 2016 - 04:33 pm

File photo of a Pakistani flag on a mast as paramilitary Frontier Corps soldiers talk while guarding. Reuters Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Pakistan's military on...

Canada to open seven new visa centres in China 01 Sep 2016 - 02:38 pm

Beijing: The Canadian government will open seven additional visa application centres in China to help serve a growing number of Chinese tourists who...

Syria rebels make gains in major Hama offensive: monitor 01 Sep 2016 - 02:16 pm

Syrians fleeing from the town of Souran, in northern Hama, drive past burning vehicles on September 1, 2016, after fighters from the Jund...

Indonesia Warns Over Zika Risk in Singapore 01 Sep 2016 - 01:51 pm

Health workers fumigate the area to eradicate mosquitoes that spread diseases such as Aedes aegypti, Zika virus and other dangerous diseases or viruses...