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Iraqi forces repulse Islamic State attack in Anbar 27 Jun 2016 - 04:43 pm

By Sulaiman Al Qubaisi & Ibrahim Saleh BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces and allied Sunni tribal fighters have repulsed a Islamic State attack on al-Ratbah...

Iraqi army closes in on Islamic State militants holed up west of Fallujah 27 Jun 2016 - 03:33 pm

Iraqi government forces are seen near the Falahat village west of Fallujah on June 27, 2016. AFP / MOADH AL-DULAIMI FALLUJAH, Iraq: Iraq's...

Pope’s Armenian 'genocide' remarks criticized by Turkey 27 Jun 2016 - 03:26 pm

ANKARA: Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Monday accused Pope Francis of “religious discrimination” over his comments on the deaths of Ottoman Armenians in 1915....

Snowden loses lawsuit against Norway to prevent extradition 27 Jun 2016 - 02:39 pm

Oslo: A court in Norway on Monday refused to provide assurances to US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden that he would not be extradited...

Turkey announces Turkish-Israeli normalized ties 27 Jun 2016 - 02:24 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...

Paris thieves steal 3 mn euros in luxury watches 27 Jun 2016 - 01:22 pm

Swiss luxury watch brand Vacheron Constantin in Paris at 2 Rue de La Paix. Paris: Two safes containing luxury watches worth three million...

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Begins France Visit 27 Jun 2016 - 01:18 pm

Paris: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, began today an official visit...

Teen attacked by hyena in S.Africa's Kruger Park 27 Jun 2016 - 01:06 pm

Johannesburg: A 15-year-old was in a serious condition Monday after he was attacked in his tent by a hyena at South Africa's world...

Spain’s Rajoy hopes to form new govt within a month 27 Jun 2016 - 12:55 pm

Spain's acting prime minister and People's Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy (C) waves to supporters with fellow party members at the PP headquarters...

Suicide bombings kill 5 in eastern Lebanon 27 Jun 2016 - 12:54 pm

Lebanese army soldiers and forensic inspectors inspect the site where suicide bomb attacks took place in the Christian village of Qaa, in the...

Myanmar official says peace needed to curb drug problem 27 Jun 2016 - 12:46 pm

By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, Myanmar: A senior Myanmar government official stressed Monday that peace with ethnic armed groups is vital to the...

Johnson insists Britain 'still part of Europe' 27 Jun 2016 - 12:36 pm

Former London mayor and Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson leaves his home in London on June 27, 2016. AFP / BEN STANSALL London: Top...

Malaysia’s Najib appoints new ministers to strengthen coalition 27 Jun 2016 - 12:26 pm

In this picture taken on June 25, 2016, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (R) looks on during a Ramadan event at the Putra...

U.S. Supreme Court poised to issue major abortion ruling 27 Jun 2016 - 12:07 pm

Protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in the morning as the court takes up a major abortion case focusing on...

Would-be suicide bombers target mosque in Nigeria 27 Jun 2016 - 11:57 am

Kano, Nigeria: Two would-be suicide bombers were killed in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, on Monday, after apparently trying to target an overnight Ramadan vigil,...

UNICEF says 25 children reported killed in Syria 27 Jun 2016 - 11:46 am

Twenty-five children were reportedly killed in air strikes that hit heavily crowded areas in a town in eastern Syria, the United Nations children's...

Fire engulfs plane's wing after emergency landing in Singapore 27 Jun 2016 - 11:22 am

This handout image taken from video and received from passenger Lee Bee Yee on June 27, 2016 shows the right wing of a ...

Fresh resignations heap pressure on UK opposition leader Corbyn 27 Jun 2016 - 11:10 am

British opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn (C) leaves his home in London on June 27, 2016. Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn insisted...