Jordan vows to 'eradicate' IS as thousands march for pilot
AMMAN: Jordan vowed further retaliation against the Islamic State group for the burning alive of… Read More
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S.Sudan fighters carried out 'month of rape' campaign: UN
JUBA: South Sudanese fighters carried out a "month of rape" campaign, a top United Nations… Read More
11 years ago
US slams 'unconscionable' Bangladesh unrest as toll rises
DHAKA: Two more opposition activists were killed in a new bout of political violence in… Read More
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Defiant Iranian director sends banned film to Berlin fest
TEHRAN: Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi's latest picture defying an official ban, "Taxi", will premiere… Read More
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Harvard bans sex between staff and students
NEW YORK: Harvard, one of America's most prestigious universities, has told professors not to have… Read More
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Lung cancer now deadlier than breast cancer in rich nations
MIAMI: Lung cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death among women in developed… Read More
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Al-Azhar: Top Sunni Muslim body condemns IS
CAIRO: Al-Azhar, the prestigious seat of Islamic learning that is based in Cairo but respected… Read More
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Turkey arrests 'first Turkish IS suspect'
ISTANBUL: Authorities in Turkey arrested a man suspected of working for the Islamic State (IS),… Read More
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Saudi king says Jordan pilot murder 'inhuman, contrary to Islam'
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's new King Salman on Wednesday called the burning alive of a Jordanian fighter… Read More
11 years ago
Ten die in Russia minibus crash
MOSCOW: Ten people were killed in a head-on collision in Russia not far from the… Read More
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Thousands of seized cats feared buried alive in Vietnam
HANOI: Vietnamese authorities have buried thousands of seized cats -- many believed to have been… Read More
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Jordan executes two jihadists in response to pilot murder
AMMAN: Jordan executed two jihadist prisoners at dawn on Wednesday after vowing a harsh response… Read More
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Domestic passenger flight crashes in Taiwan with 58 people aboard: TV
TAIPEI: A passenger plane with 58 people on board plunged into a river outside Taiwan's… Read More
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Six dead after train hits car outside New York City: reports
NEW YORK: At least six people were killed when a busy commuter train crashed into… Read More
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IS calls for new France attacks in latest video
BEIRUT: The Islamic State group called for fresh attacks against France in a video released… Read More
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Erdogan leading Turkey to 'totalitarianism': arch-foe Gulen
ISTANBUL: Turkey's leaders are taking the country on a path towards totalitarianism, US-based preacher and… Read More
11 years ago
Hundreds rally as Mumtaz Qadri appeals
ISLAMABAD: A former police bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri appealed Tuesday against his death sentence for murdering Salman… Read More
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Abbas orders probe into Palestinian caricatures of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered an investigation into a caricatures apparently depicting the Prophet… Read More
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Saudi beheads Jordanian drug trafficker
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded a convicted Jordanian drug smuggler, bringing to 18 the… Read More
11 years ago
Seven burnt to death after bus firebombed in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Suspected anti-government protesters threw a petrol bomb at a bus full of sleeping passengers… Read More
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