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Scottish parliament could block Brexit, SNP leader says 26 Jun 2016 - 04:50 pm

Scottish parliament LONDON: As Scotland faces the prospect of leaving the EU, its first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said on Sunday that the...

Nigerian army frees over 5,000 people from Boko Haram 26 Jun 2016 - 04:32 pm

By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS: The Nigerian army said on Sunday it had "liberated over 5,000 people" from several northeastern villages where they had...

Spain stages repeat election in shadow of Brexit crisis 26 Jun 2016 - 04:19 pm

A member of the clergy votes in Spain's general election at the Bernadette college polling station in Moncloa-Aravaca, Madrid, on June 26, 2016....

Iraq forces take full control of Fallujah 26 Jun 2016 - 04:01 pm

Members of the Iraqi counter-terrorism forces stand next to an armed vehicle outside a hospital in Fallujah used by the Iraqi forces for...

Libya PM says only united military can defeat Islamic State 26 Jun 2016 - 03:25 pm

Fayez al-Sarraj, Libya Prime minister Tripoli: The head of Libya's unity government said Sunday that only a united military bringing together all the...

Ramadan soup kitchen offers brief respite to Gaza's hungry 26 Jun 2016 - 03:19 pm

Palestinian men prepare food at the tekiyya, Arabic name for the soup kitchen, during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan in Gaza City...

Deadly California wildfire destroys at least 150 homes 26 Jun 2016 - 02:56 pm

The Kelso Creek subdivision is seen entirely demolished from the Erksine Fire in this mountainous Lake Isabella community, some 30 miles northeast of...

Key cities and towns retaken from IS in Iraq and Syria 26 Jun 2016 - 02:37 pm

A member of the Iraqi counter-terrorism forces drives an armed vehicle flying his national flag near a mosque in Fallujah on June 23,...

Muqtada al-Sadr calls on Iraq government to resign 26 Jun 2016 - 02:27 pm

By Ali Shikho BAGHDAD: Iraq’s firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has renewed calls for Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s government to resign. “I call...

Senior Merkel ally says London should be allowed Brexit rethink 26 Jun 2016 - 02:22 pm

German chancellor Angela Merkel attends a press conference in Potsdam, eastern Germany, on June 25, 2016. AFP / Ralf Hirschberger BERLIN: German Chancellor...

Italy catches 'top mafia fugitive' after 20 years on the run 26 Jun 2016 - 02:10 pm

Ernesto Fazzalari Rome: One of Italy's most wanted mafia bosses was arrested Sunday after two decades on the run, fleeing a life sentence...

Will the Dutch follow Britain out the door? 26 Jun 2016 - 01:45 pm

Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, French Foreign Minister...

Niger Delta Avengers urge Nigeria's Buhari to visit southern oil hub 26 Jun 2016 - 01:39 pm

YENAGOA, Nigeria: The Niger Delta Avengers, a Nigerian militant group which has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil facilities in...

Brexit turmoil hits Labour, boosts Scots nationalists 26 Jun 2016 - 01:15 pm

This file photo taken on September 14, 2015 shows British Labour MP Hilary Benn, as he walks past the Houses of Parliament in...

UN's Ban to push peace talks with Yemen warring sides 26 Jun 2016 - 12:25 pm

Kuwait City: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was to meet Sunday with Yemen's warring sides in a bid to push forward peace talks...

Indian women in workforce fell 10% in last decade 26 Jun 2016 - 12:14 pm

New Delhi: The participation of Indian women in the workforce fell 10 per cent in the past decade as India recorded the lowest...

Myanmar torches drugs worth nearly $60 million 26 Jun 2016 - 12:05 pm

A pile of seized drugs burn after being set on fire during a ceremony to mark the UN's "International Day against Drug Abuse...

US base worker held for drink-driving on Japan's Okinawa 26 Jun 2016 - 12:00 pm

Tokyo: An American base employee on Japan's Okinawa was arrested for suspected drink-driving Sunday, a week after tens of thousands of angry residents...