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Syria regime targeting Homs residents: Opposition chief 31 Aug 2016 - 02:53 pm

By Ayse Aktas ANKARA (AA) – The Assad regime has stepped up attacks on civilians in the Al-Waer district of Syria’s western city...

Family of murdered pundit flees Cambodia 31 Aug 2016 - 02:48 pm

FILE PHOTO - Bou Rachana, the widow of Kem Ley, an anti-government figure and the head of a grassroots advocacy group, "Khmer for...

At least 14 dead in Tunisia road accident 31 Aug 2016 - 02:35 pm

Tunis: At least 14 people were killed and another 51 injured on Wednesday when a lorry crashed into a bus in central Tunisia,...

Turkey denies truce with Kurdish-backed militia in Syria 31 Aug 2016 - 02:23 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken around 5 kilometres west from the Turkish Syrian border city of Karkamis in the southern region of Gaziantep...

Turkey seeks to push Islamic State from 90 km stretch of Syria 31 Aug 2016 - 02:17 pm

Turkish military tanks and armored vehicles is seen near Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep, Turkey during the "Operation Euphrates Shield" led by Turkish Army...

Severe turbulence hospitalized 16 in Ireland 31 Aug 2016 - 02:05 pm

By Michael Sercan Daventry LONDON: Sixteen people were hospitalized Wednesday after severe turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean forced a passenger jet to make...

Israel closes West Bank radio station for ‘incitement’ 31 Aug 2016 - 01:58 pm

By Anees Bargouthi HEBRON, Palestine: Israeli forces on Wednesday raided and closed a Palestinian radio station based in the occupied West Bank on...

Life in Syria's Jarabulus getting back to normal 31 Aug 2016 - 01:52 pm

Children react to soldiers on the streets in Jarabulus District of Aleppo, Syria after taking control of the district's centrum from Islamic State...

Lebanon: Bomb blast in Zahle City kills one, wounds two people 31 Aug 2016 - 01:35 pm

BEIRUT: A bomb blast on a road in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Wednesday killed at least one person and wounded two others, a...

IS spokesman, 'architect' of attacks, "Al Adnani" killed in Syria 31 Aug 2016 - 01:31 pm

Beirut: Top Islamic State group strategist Abu Mohamed al-Adnani has been killed in Syria, the group said, robbing the jihadists of their propaganda...

Maldives issues arrest warrant for ex-president Nasheed 31 Aug 2016 - 01:26 pm

Colombo: The Maldives government said Wednesday it was seeking the arrest of former president Mohamed Nasheed for failing to return to the archipelago...

Frankfurt Airport to resume operations at 1030 GMT after partial evacuation 31 Aug 2016 - 01:25 pm

People gather at Frankfurt airport terminal after Terminal 1 departure hall was evacuated in Frankfurt, Germany, August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Andy Buerger TPX IMAGES...

Frankfurt airport departure hall evacuated after passenger breaches security 31 Aug 2016 - 12:46 pm

Taxis drive past Frankfurt airport, Germany March 6, 2014. Picture taken March 6, 2014. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File photo BERLIN/FRANKFURT: Frankfurt airport's Terminal 1 departure...

Chris Brown arrested for suspected assault at L.A. home 31 Aug 2016 - 12:23 pm

Los Angeles Police Department representative briefs the media after Chris Brown was driven away and hidden from the media gathered as they waited...

Turkish foreign visitors fall more than third after coup attempt, bombings 31 Aug 2016 - 12:04 pm

Istanbul Classic Automobile Association (IKOD) members are seen during 94th Anniversary of Turkey’s Victory Day in Istanbul, Turkey on August 30, 2016. (...

Britain's Corbyn to win bigger mandate in Labour leadership vote-poll 31 Aug 2016 - 11:07 am

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the Labour Digital Democracy Manifesto launch in London, Britain August 30, 2016. (REUTERS/Peter Nicholls) ...

Venezuela's Maduro vows crackdown on protest violence 31 Aug 2016 - 10:32 am

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (R) greets supporters while he arrives to a meeting in Caracas, Venezuela August 30, 2016. (Miraflores Palace/Handout ) Caracas:...