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Israel extends Palestinian journalist's detention: NGO 21 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Omar Nazzal Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Israeli authorities have extended by three months the detention without trial of a Palestinian journalist who had been...

Stigma “killing” South Africans living with HIV 21 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A nurse (L) hands out a red ribbon to a woman, to mark World Aids Day, at the entrance of Emilio Ribas Hospital,...

Opinion: Fears rise Trumpism will redefine party 21 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Supporters wave signs as US Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at The Summit Sports and Ice Complex in Diamondale, Michigan. By Karen...

Firefighters gain on California blaze but thousands still evacuated 20 Aug 2016 - 06:37 pm

The NASA image released August 19,2016 shows the Blue Cut fire at 10:36 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on August 17, 2016, as observed...

Japan hit by 6.0 magnitude quake, no tsunami warning 20 Aug 2016 - 05:56 pm

File Photo: Miyako city Tokyo: Japan was hit by a strong earthquake for the second straight day on Saturday, though there were no...

U.S. to send delegation to Turkey for Gulen probe: official 20 Aug 2016 - 05:32 pm

FILE PHOTO: U.S. based cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller/File photo U.S. Justice and...

India names Urjit Patel as new Reserve Bank of India governor 20 Aug 2016 - 05:22 pm

Urjit Patel (AFP/RBI) New Delhi: The Indian government on Saturday named insider Urjit Patel as the new governor of the Reserve Bank of...

Assad has no role in Syria's long-term future: Yildirim 20 Aug 2016 - 05:18 pm

This handout photo taken and released on August 20, 2016 by the Turkish Prime Minister Press Office shows Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim...

Turkey vows 'more active' Syria role in coming months 20 Aug 2016 - 03:43 pm

Syrian civil defence volunteers, known as the White Helmets, dig through the debris following an airstrike earlier in the day on August 20,...

After the protests, anger still boils in northern Ethiopia 20 Aug 2016 - 03:28 pm

A demonstrator (L) dressed in military fatigue joins members of the Oromo, Ogaden and Amhara community in South Africa as they demonstrate against...

Iraq speaker’s Iran visit not linked to graft allegations: MP 20 Aug 2016 - 02:57 pm

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi lawmaker has denied any link between a visit by parliament speaker Salim al-Jabouri to Iran and questioning the country’s defense...

Dem. Republic of Congo: Trial of Ugandan rebels begins 20 Aug 2016 - 02:57 pm

By Godfrey Olukya BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo: The trial of Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels charged with killing innocent people in...

Peshmerga forces don’t get orders from Iraq army: KRG 20 Aug 2016 - 02:18 pm

ERBIL, Iraq: The Kurdish peshmerga forces don’t receive orders from the Iraqi army, the Kurdistan Region Government (KRG) has said. In a statement...

Rwandan police kill 3 suspected terrorists 20 Aug 2016 - 02:05 pm

KIGALI, Rwanda: Rwandan police said they killed three terrorists during a targeted operation in Rusizi, in the western part of the country, in...

9 Militants Killed in Northwestern Pakistan's Khyber Region 20 Aug 2016 - 01:53 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani security sources sad its jets and ground forces have destroyed six militant hideouts in a northwestern tribal region, killing nine militants....

Turkish PM says US is 'strategic partner, not our enemy' 20 Aug 2016 - 01:50 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim addresses to the chiefs of the diplomatic mission at Cankaya in Ankara, Turkey on August 18, 2016. (...

Libyan tribes sign deal to halt fighting in eastern Libya 20 Aug 2016 - 01:47 pm

TUNIS: Libyan tribal leaders have signed a reconciliation deal in Tunisia with a view to halting fighting in eastern Libya and the city...

Philippines, rebels declare ceasefire ahead of talks 20 Aug 2016 - 01:37 pm

Jesus Dureza Manila: The Philippine government and communist guerrillas have agreed to ceasefires from Sunday, both sides said, ahead of crucial peace talks...