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Erdogan’s letter to Putin ‘does not include apology’ 28 Jun 2016 - 02:59 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during an iftar event in Ankara, Turkey, June 27, 2016. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/ REUTERS By Meltem Bulur...

Abul-Gheit takes office as Arab League chief in July 28 Jun 2016 - 02:41 pm

Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit CAIRO: Former Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit will assume his post as the new Arab League Secretary-General this...

Suicide bombings kill 48 Yemeni govt troops in Mukalla 28 Jun 2016 - 02:34 pm

HADHRAMAUT, Yemen: At least 48 government troops were killed in multiple suicide bombings claimed by Daesh group in Yemen’s south-eastern city of al-Mukalla...

Iraq court deals blow to PM's cabinet reform efforts 28 Jun 2016 - 01:57 pm

Baghdad: An Iraqi court has dealt a blow to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's efforts to replace a cabinet dominated by entrenched political parties,...

Lebanese PM fears new wave of terrorism 28 Jun 2016 - 01:52 pm

Lebanese army soldiers patrol near a church outside which suicide bombers blew themselves up in the Christian village of Qaa, in the Bekaa...

Putin to call Erdogan on Wednesday: Kremlin 28 Jun 2016 - 01:51 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is to hold his first phone call with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan since Ankara downed one of...

London must move fast to take more power after Brexit: Sadiq Khan 28 Jun 2016 - 12:59 pm

File photo of Sadiq Khan. AFP LONDON: London should move swiftly to take more power over its destiny after the British vote to...

Americans, Chinese look to UK for travel bargains after Brexit vote 28 Jun 2016 - 12:32 pm

By Melissa Fares and Jing Wang NEW YORK/SHANGHAI: U.S. and Chinese online travel sites have reported a jump in queries about UK holidays...

Shortage of safe land blocks Sri Lanka disaster relocation efforts 28 Jun 2016 - 12:29 pm

By Amantha Perera GAMTHUNA, Sri Lanka: Every time the wind picks up in the night, the Karunadasas get the shivers. The couple has...

London Mayor Khan demands more autonomy for London after Brexit vote 28 Jun 2016 - 12:18 pm

File photo of London mayor Sadiq Khan. Reuters LONDON: London mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday called for the city to be given more...

Assad's uncle charged in Paris with corruption: anti-graft group 28 Jun 2016 - 12:13 pm

Paris: Paris prosecutors have charged the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with corruption, an anti-graft group said Tuesday. Rifaat al-Assad, 78, who...

Turkey’s normalisation of relations with Russia has started -PM Yildirim 28 Jun 2016 - 12:12 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim gestures as he delivers a speech during a press conference after a Turkish-Israeli meeting, at the Cankaya Palace...

Suicide bomber kills nine at Iraq Sunni mosque: officials 28 Jun 2016 - 11:39 am

Baghdad: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Sunni mosque near Baghdad where worshippers were gathered for prayers, killing at least nine people,...

Turkey signs deal to normalise ties with Israel - official 28 Jun 2016 - 11:34 am

ANKARA: Turkey signed a broad deal on Tuesday to restore ties with Israel after a six-year rupture, a Turkish foreign ministry official said,...

Five wounded in bomb attack on police in Turkey's southeast - sources 28 Jun 2016 - 11:20 am

DIYARBAKIR: Five people including two police officers were wounded in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakir on Tuesday when a bomb exploded as an...

Turkey ready to pay compensation to Russia over downed jet: PM 28 Jun 2016 - 11:12 am

Ankara: Turkey is ready "if necessary" to pay compensation to Russia after it shot down one of Moscow's military jets over Syria in...

George Osborne: Britain's 'kamikaze chancellor' 28 Jun 2016 - 10:59 am

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in central London, Britain June 27, 2016. Reuters/Richard Pohle/Pool London: Finance minister George Osborne, who ruled...