China’s first lady ‘enchants’ world media: Beijing study
BEIJING: A Chinese academic study hailed the role of the country's first lady in public… Read More
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India builds first ‘smart’ city as urban population swells
GANDHINAGAR: India's push to accommodate a booming urban population and attract investment rests in large… Read More
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Calgary imams fight back against Islamic State recruitment
CALGARY: A group of Calgary imams is marking the first line of defense at the foot… Read More
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Turkey launches construction of first nuclear power plant
ANKARA: Turkey on Tuesday launched the construction of its first nuclear power plant, a controversial… Read More
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Bangladesh special forces arrest four suspected militants in south
DHAKA: Bangladesh special forces arrested four suspected Islamist militants in the southern port city of… Read More
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Iran halts Saudi pilgrimages over sex assault allegation
TEHRAN: Iran has suspended pilgrimages to the Muslim holy places in Saudi Arabia in protest… Read More
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Saudi-led planes hit Yemen rebels as gunfire kills five
RIYADH: Saudi-led warplanes hit rebel positions in southern Yemen Monday including the rebel-held presidential palace… Read More
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Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia sees first Quran reading in 85 years
ISTANBUL: A Muslim cleric has for the first time in 85 years recited the Holy… Read More
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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
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Oil prices rebound in Asia trade
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rebounded in Asia Thursday on bargain-hunting after a surge in US crude stockpiles… Read More
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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
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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
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Two bombs explode near Cairo police station, no casualties: state media
CAIRO: Two bombs exploded in Cairo's residential Imbaba district on Saturday, causing no casualties, Egypt's… Read More
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Kenya shocked, defiant after Shebab massacre 147 at university
GARISSA: Grieving relatives were Friday searching for news or the remains of their loved ones… Read More
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Suicide bomber targets protest in eastern Afghanistan, kills 17
KHOST: A suicide bomber on Thursday blew himself up in the middle of a demonstration… Read More
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Saudi-led coalition pounds rebels in Yemen’s Aden
RIYADH: A Saudi-led coalition bombarded rebel positions early Wednesday in Yemen's main southern city Aden… Read More
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Accused Abu Hamza accomplice pleads guilty to terror
NEW YORK: A mentally ill British man accused of setting up a violent extremist training… Read More
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Intense bombing shakes Yemen capital: residents
SANAA: Heavy bombing shook Yemen's capital for a third night, residents said Saturday, as Saudi-led… Read More
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German, Austrian airlines adopt 'rule of two' in cockpit
BERLIN: German and Austrian airlines on Friday joined other international carriers in adopting a new… Read More
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German pilot said to have suffered from depression, anxiety
MONTABAUR: The German pilot believed to have deliberately crashed a plane in the French Alps killing… Read More
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