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‘Positive US signals’ on Gulen extradition 13 Aug 2016 - 12:14 am

AFP Ankara: Turkey said yesterday it had received “positive signals” from the US over its requests to extradite Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, 75,...

IS abducts 2,000 civilians as ‘human shields’ to flee stronghold in Syria 13 Aug 2016 - 12:14 am

AFP Beirut: Islamic State (IS) group fighters seized around 2,000 civilians to use as “human shields” yesterday as they fled their stronghold of...

Pope in surprise visit to ex-prostitutes 13 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Pope Francis. Reuters Vatican City: Pope Francis surprised 20 former prostitutes on Friday by knocking on their door in Rome and popping in...

Indian bride asks books for Mehr 13 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Sahla Nechiyil and Anees Nadodi. By AP Muhammed Afsal DOHA: In a rare incident, a young woman from India’s gold-obsessed Kerala state demanded...

US court rejects former Guantanamo inmate’s torture claim 12 Aug 2016 - 06:45 pm

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously ruled that a 2006 law that created...

Israel must charge or release hunger-striker: Amnesty 12 Aug 2016 - 06:29 pm

The mother (C) of Palestinian prisoner Bilal Kayed (portrait), who has been fasting for 53 days over his detention without trial, demonstrates against...

Italy frees Iranian activist after son of late shah appeals 12 Aug 2016 - 06:27 pm

Former Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is seen before he speaks at the National Press Club in Washington June 22, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing...

New members barred from UK Labour’s leadership race 12 Aug 2016 - 06:23 pm

Friday’s decision is a blow to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is opposed by most of his lawmakers but has strong support among...

Don’t demonise refugees, UN says, as poll reveals negative attitudes 12 Aug 2016 - 06:14 pm

Refugees and migrants children try to learn how to swim on the sea near the refugee camp of Kara Tepe in Mytilene, on...

IS kills five for smuggling people out of its territory: SITE 12 Aug 2016 - 06:12 pm

Iraqi men look at books displayed by a street vendor on al-Mutanabbi street in central Baghdad on August 12, 2016. AFP / AHMAD...

Putin gets new right-hand man as chief of staff exits 12 Aug 2016 - 06:05 pm

A newly-appointed Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino looks on during a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin...

Torture, sexual violence on rise in Burundi: UN experts 12 Aug 2016 - 06:00 pm

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza at the President's office in Bujumbura on May 17, 2015. AFP By Cecile Mantovani GENEVA: Torture is on the...

IS abducts around 2,000 civilians in north Syria 12 Aug 2016 - 05:53 pm

Syrian merchats sell fuel at a market in an opposition-held district in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, on August 12, 2016. Russia's defence...

As Earth swelters, global warming target in danger of being missed 12 Aug 2016 - 04:13 pm

Developing nations see overshoot as a betrayal of commitments by the rich and a recipe to worsen heatwaves such as in the Middle...

Syrian child refugees tell Pope of new life in Rome 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This handout photo taken and released by the Osservatore Romano on August 11, 2016 shows Pope Francis reading a book to Syrian refugee...

Labour union to fight Royal Mail’s plan to end pension scheme 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A Royal Mail post box stands on the edge of a field near Lymm, northern England, May 9, 2016. Reuters/Phil Noble A labour...

Paperwork, rights concerns hold up US aid for Central America 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Anti-narcotics and Military Police officers prepare everything for the incineration of more than 200 kilos of cocaine seized in southern Honduras near the...