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Saudi-led coalition batters Yemen with most intense raids

ADEN: Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition battered southern Yemen overnight in the most intense strikes… Read More

‘Game of Thrones’ set to return this Sunday!

Former redhead Sansa remains a brunette. Tyrion grows a beard. East and West shall meet.… Read More

India’s Modi to talk jets, nuclear energy in France

PARIS: Once persona non grata in Europe, India's prime minister will be welcomed with open… Read More

Afghan militants vow to send ‘thousands’ of fighters to Yemen

KABUL: An Afghanistan-based jihadist group on Wednesday vowed to send "thousands" of fighters to Yemen… Read More

Bangladesh sentences top Indian insurgents to life

DHAKA: A court in Bangladesh's north Wednesday sentenced two Indian insurgents to life in prison… Read More

Aged populations to hamper growth in leading economies: IMF

Advanced economies face limits on future growth due to the drag from aging populations, unless… Read More

Star Wars to release online for the first time!

The six original "Star Wars" movies are being released online in digital form for the… Read More

US cop charged with murder over shooting black man

WASHINGTON: Police in the US state of South Carolina charged an officer Tuesday with murder… Read More

Iran approved to join China-backed infrastructure bank

SHANGHAI: Iran has been approved as a founding member of the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Bank… Read More

Amnesty slams Afghanistan’s ‘failure’ to protect women activists

KABUL: Afghanistan is turning its back on female activists and leaving them vulnerable to threats,… Read More

Turkey restores access to social networks after images pulled

ISTANBUL: Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were functioning normally in Turkey on Tuesday after Ankara lifted… Read More

‘Selfies are bad’, Prince Harry tells Aussie teen

SYDNEY: Prince Harry has warned Australians against taking a "selfie" with him during his one-month… Read More

Rebels kill eight Iran soldiers on Pakistan border

TEHRAN: Eight Iranian border guards have been killed in a clash with Sunni rebels who… Read More

US says recognition of Israel not part of Iran nuke deal

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has rejected a call by Israel for any nuclear agreement… Read More

Indian police arrest man wanted over British sex attacks

NEW DELHI: Indian police say they have arrested a 28-year-old man wanted in connection with… Read More

UAE convicts 28 over ‘sex and alcohol’ boat party

DUBAI: Twenty-eight men and women have been fined or jailed for attending an alcohol-fuelled sex… Read More

Turkey blocks Twitter, Facebook, YouTube over image of slain prosecutor: media

ISTANBUL: Turkey on Monday blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube over the publication of… Read More

Saudi beheaded for drug trafficking

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia beheaded a citizen for drug trafficking on Monday raising to 57 the… Read More

Pakistan, Sri Lanka sign nuclear agreement

ISLAMABAD: Sri Lanka and Pakistan signed six agreements including one on atomic energy Monday, the… Read More

Roadside blast kills two bomb disposal officers

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Two bomb disposal technicians died in a roadside bomb explosion Saturday as they… Read More