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Putin, Obama confirm willingness to strengthen Syria ceasefire: Kremlin 19 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama agreed during a phonecall on Monday to strengthen a Syria ceasefire brokered...

Boko Haram, facing fuel shortages, makes its own 18 Apr 2016 - 06:55 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram has been forced to produce its own fuel to power its motorbikes because of an acute petrol shortage caused...

At least one dead in Mali protest against foreign forces 18 Apr 2016 - 06:45 pm

Bamako: At least one civilian was killed Monday during a protest against foreign forces in the Malian city of Kidal, a UN source...

Four killed as Turkish town hit by Syria rocket fire 18 Apr 2016 - 06:34 pm

Istanbul: Four rockets fired from Syria slammed into the southern Turkish town of Kilis on Monday, killing four Syrians including three children in...

FlyDubai launches mourning website month after Russia crash 18 Apr 2016 - 06:27 pm

FlyDubai crash in Russia / Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Discount airline FlyDubai is marking one month since its deadly crash in Russia by launching a...

Malaysia PM warns of IS foothold in Philippines 18 Apr 2016 - 06:07 pm

Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razak / AFP Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's prime minister has warned of Daesh gaining a foothold in the Philippines south,...

Attack on bus in Jerusalem, at least 15 wounded: medics, police 18 Apr 2016 - 06:01 pm

Jerusalem: An attack occurred on a bus in Jerusalem on Monday, Israeli police said, with medics reporting an explosion and at least 15...

Three civilians killed in Shebab shootout in Mogadishu 18 Apr 2016 - 05:58 pm

Mogadishu skyline, source twitter.com/ArchWarfa Mogadishu: Three civilians and one Islamist gunmen were killed during a car chase and shootout in the Somali capital...

Plucked from the uncertainty of Lesbos: 12 Syrian refugees 18 Apr 2016 - 05:53 pm

Pope Francis welcomes a group of Syrian refugees after landing at Ciampino airport in Rome following a visit at the Moria refugee camp...

Afghanistan struggles with Taliban springtime push 18 Apr 2016 - 05:33 pm

Afghan security personnel prepare for a operation against Taliban militants in Kunduz province. / AFP / NASIR WAQIF By Zabihullah Tamanna KABUL: Insecurity...

US to deploy additional forces to Iraq: Carter 18 Apr 2016 - 04:58 pm

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter talks to airmen in front of a Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft during a tour of US Air...

One person killed after rockets hit Turkish town near Syria border 18 Apr 2016 - 04:34 pm

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: One person was killed and another wounded when four rockets hit the southeastern Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border...

Podemos members reject backing Socialist-led govt in Spain 18 Apr 2016 - 04:27 pm

Pablo Iglesias, leader of Spain's Podemos. (file photo / Reuters) Madrid: Spain's far-left Podemos party said Monday its members had voted overwhelmingly against...

'Shocking' rise in Burundi torture cases: UN rights chief 18 Apr 2016 - 04:24 pm

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, The UN human rights chief Geneva: The UN human rights chief voiced alarm Monday at a sharp increase in...

Ukraine finds two Russian servicemen guilty of "terrorism" 18 Apr 2016 - 04:17 pm

Yevgeny Yerofeyev (L) and Alexander Alexandrov, Russian servicemen arrested last May on terrorism charges related to the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, looks...

Delhi government bans all forms of chewing tobacco 18 Apr 2016 - 04:14 pm

A vendor cuts a sachet of gutka for a customer at her roadside stall in the old quarters of Delhi. (Reuters /MANSI THAPLIYAL) ...

Indian court orders Mallya's arrest as pressure builds on loans 18 Apr 2016 - 04:04 pm

Vijay Mallya (file photo /Afp) By Vrishti Beniwal A special court in Mumbai ordered the arrest of Vijay Mallya, the tycoon at the...

Iran capital has 7,000 undercover morality crime agents 18 Apr 2016 - 03:43 pm

Women who flaunt fashion run the risk of being publicly reprimanded by the so-called "morality police." (Niloofar Rezaee, Reuters) Tehran: Police in Iran's...