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Blaze engulfs Saudi Mecca hotel, no casualties 17 Jul 2016 - 06:33 pm

Riyadh: A fire ripped through an uninhabited hotel in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on Sunday without causing casualties, the civil defence...

Two years on, villagers, relatives mourn MH17 crash 17 Jul 2016 - 06:24 pm

Local villagers walk past pictures of the passengers of MH17 flight at a makeshift memorial in Petropavlivka village, Donetsk region, on the second...

Hizmet: The Turkish global network accused of launching a coup 17 Jul 2016 - 06:21 pm

For their opponents, it is a shadowy organisation with links in the media and business whose spiritual leader Fethullah Gulen has much unelected...

Three US police officers shot in Baton Rouge: media 17 Jul 2016 - 06:15 pm

A man holds a sign reading "Stop killer cops" as he protests the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge,...

Turkey rounds up 6,000 suspects after failed coup 17 Jul 2016 - 06:01 pm

Imams attend a funeral service for victims of the thwarted coup in Istanbul at Fatih mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 17, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis...

Pakistani star's brother 'not embarrassed' by killing her 17 Jul 2016 - 04:28 pm

Pakistani relatives and residents offer funeral rayers for social media celebrity, Qandeel Baloch during her funeral in Shah Sadar Din village, around 130...

Erdogan and Gulen: uneasy allies turned bitter foes 17 Jul 2016 - 04:10 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen (/ AFP / ZAMAN DAILY / SELAHATTIN SEVI AND Thierry CHARLIER...

France says question marks over Turkey's role in fight with Islamic State 17 Jul 2016 - 03:52 pm

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (L) and Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault talk before a visit to the Interministerial Victim Support Unit (CIAV) at...

Erdogan vows purge of 'virus' from state bodies after coup bid 17 Jul 2016 - 03:49 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is escorted by loyal security staff following a funeral service for victims of the thwarted coup at Fatih...

India stops Kashmir newspapers from printing amid unrest 17 Jul 2016 - 03:39 pm

Kashmiri women walk past Indian paramilitary troopers during the ninth day of a curfew, in Srinagar on July 17, 2016. (AFP / TAUSEEF...

UK's Brexit minister seeks 'generous' deal for EU citizens, Britons 17 Jul 2016 - 03:34 pm

British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Brexit Minister) David Davis arrives at the Treasury in central London on July 14,...

Huge fire reported in a Makkah hotel 17 Jul 2016 - 01:37 pm

A huge fire has been reported from a hotel in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, accoridng to local media report. Photos and videos of the...

Rebel-held areas of Syria's Aleppo fully besieged 17 Jul 2016 - 12:10 pm

A general view shows the dammage at the Omar bin Abdaziz hospital in the Maadi district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo...

Bahrain court dissolves main opposition bloc 17 Jul 2016 - 11:26 am

A senior nurse Rula al-Saffar holds a banner with photos of Dr Ali al-Ekri and Ebrahim Demistani as she participates in an anti-government...

Brother of Pakistan social media star arrested for her murder: Police 17 Jul 2016 - 10:09 am

Wasim (R), the brother of slain social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch, is escorted by police following his arrest for Qandeel's death in Multan...

Turkey rounds up generals, judges after failed coup 17 Jul 2016 - 10:06 am

Pro-Erdogan supporters gather at Taksim square in Istanbul to support the government on July 16, 2016, following a failed coup attempt. (AFP /...

Five children still critical after France truck attack 17 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A newly wed couple places flowers at a makeshift memorial on the pavement at the Promenade des Anglais inNice on July 16, 2016...

Trump touts VP pick Pence as job creator, budget balancer 17 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets his newly selected vice presidential running mate Mike Pence, governor of Indiana, as he takes the stage...