World

Two escaped tigers returned to Dutch refuge: police 14 May 2016 - 06:40 pm

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: White Bengal tiger at Pairi Daiza in Belgium. Courtesy: Paul Hermans / Wikimedia Commons The Hague: Two Bengal tigers that escaped...

Anti-Israel cartoon contest opens in Tehran 14 May 2016 - 06:19 pm

An Iranian cleric visits the Holocaust cartoon Exhibition at the Sureh culture hall in Tehran, Iran, 14 May 2016. Media reported that Iran...

Iraqi leader says political crisis helps Islamic State attack 14 May 2016 - 06:14 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on December 18, 2014. AFP / Hadi Mizban Political disputes undermine...

Egypt court jails 51 for protests over Saudi island deal 14 May 2016 - 06:11 pm

This January 14, 2014 picture taken through the window of an airplane shows the Red Seas' Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands...

IS attacks Syria hospital, kills 20, takes hostages 14 May 2016 - 05:45 pm

Beirut: The Islamic State jihadist group on Saturday overran a government-controlled hospital in eastern Syria, killing 20 members of pro-regime forces and taking...

Photos: Coffee art of Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte 14 May 2016 - 05:19 pm

Filipino graphic artist and barista Zach Yonzon, applies finishing touches to the face of Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on a coffee latte called...

Morocco music fest pays tribute to slaves' tribulations 14 May 2016 - 05:16 pm

By Mohamed al-Taheri ESSAOUIRA, Morocco: The 19th edition of the Gnaoua World Music Festival is now underway in the Moroccan city of Essaouira,...

3 Philippines soldiers killed, 2 injured in clash 14 May 2016 - 05:13 pm

(file photo) Phillippines soldiers By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Three soldiers died and two others were injured early Saturday in a shootout...

Modi reforms flicker in rural India, other big challenges remain 14 May 2016 - 04:58 pm

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an event on financial inclusion in Mumbai April 2, 2015. (Reuters/Danish Siddiqui/File photo) By Tommy Wilkes...

Macedonia: More than 11,000 migrants sent back to Greece 14 May 2016 - 04:55 pm

BELGRADE, Serbia: Macedonian authorities have sent more than 11,000 migrants back to Greece since it closed its borders to migrants in early March....

25 Palestinian children killed in 3 months: UNICEF 14 May 2016 - 04:41 pm

Jerusalem: Twenty-five Palestinian children were killed in the last three months of 2015 during a wave of anti-Israeli attacks and the number detained...

64 killed by lightning across Bangladesh 14 May 2016 - 04:15 pm

Photo: AFP DHAKA, Bangladesh: More than 60 people have been killed by lightning over the past two days during tropical storms across Bangladesh,...

Moscow: 2 killed in mass brawl at Khovanskoye cemetery 14 May 2016 - 04:11 pm

Khovanskoye cemetery Moscow: At least two people were killed Saturday after a mass brawl involving hundreds of men broke out at a Moscow...

Germany sees more arson fires at refugee centres 14 May 2016 - 03:57 pm

Berlin: German authorities on Saturday reported an increase in the number of arson fires at shelters for refugees who flooded Germany last year,...

Big rallies or quiet voters? Is Clinton low on enthusiasm? 14 May 2016 - 03:55 pm

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton speaks with a coalition of HIV/AIDS activists at her Brooklyn Campaign Headquarters on May 12, 2016 in New...

IS attacks Syrian hospital, killing 20 pro-regime forces: monitor 14 May 2016 - 03:43 pm

Beirut: Islamic State group jihadists on Saturday killed 20 members of pro-regime forces in an attack on a Syrian hospital in the eastern...

One Turkish soldier, two PKK militants killed in clashes 14 May 2016 - 02:31 pm

Ankara: One soldier and two Kurdish rebels were killed in clashes on Saturday in Turkey's restive southeast, the Turkish army said. Two soldiers...

Boko Haram 'still a threat' despite counter-insurgency gains: Hollande 14 May 2016 - 02:27 pm

French President Francois Hollande is welcomed by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, NIgeria May 14, 2016. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde Abuja: Boko Haram remain...