White House lockdown after noise is heard
WASHINGTON: The US Secret Service locked down the White House press room Saturday after a… Read More
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International
Erdogan attacks West for not taking more Syrian refugees
ANKARA: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticised the West Saturday for taking in so few… Read More
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UK charities cease funding Cage, group linked to 'Jihadi John'
LONDON: Two high-profile British charities have stopped funding Cage, a Muslim campaign group that has… Read More
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Indian city tense after 'barbaric' lynching of rape suspect
NEW DELHI: Riot police Saturday patrolled a northeastern Indian city after the public lynching of… Read More
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Saudi top diplomat urges allies to face IS 'on the ground'
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Thursday urged the US-led coalition conducting air strikes against… Read More
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Kerry, Iran FM in new nuclear talks
MONTREUX: The US and Iran ignored a passionate plea from the Israeli prime minister to… Read More
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Mentally ill British man near plea deal in U.S. terror case: lawyer
NEW YORK: A mentally ill Briton is near a plea deal to resolve U.S. terrorism charges… Read More
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From AK47s to drones, Afghans 'war rugs' reflect bloody decades
KABUL: More than three decades of war have damaged Afghanistan's once-thriving carpet industry, but weavers… Read More
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Obama says Iran must halt key nuclear work for at least a decade
WASHINGTON: Iran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear… Read More
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Accused al Qaeda operative wrote in code about UK bomb plot -U.S.
NEW YORK: A Pakistani man used a code in which women's names substituted for bomb materials… Read More
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Netanyahu brings his Iran nuclear fight to Washington
WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramps up his mission to foil an emerging White… Read More
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'Jihadi John' part of network linked to failed London bombings
LONDON: Islamist militant Mohammed Emwazi, identified as 'Jihadi John', was a member of a network… Read More
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Palestinian mosque damaged in suspected West Bank arson
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian mosque was set alight in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and… Read More
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Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 90 from Christian villages
AMMAN: Islamic State militants have abducted at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in… Read More
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Fugitive Bangladesh ex-lawmaker sentenced to life for war crimes
DHAKA: Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal on Tuesday sentenced a fugitive former lawmaker to life in… Read More
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Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM: Israeli troops have shot dead a 19-year-old Palestinian man during unrest at a refugee… Read More
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Thai pair jailed for more than two years for royal slur in play
BANGKOK: Two young Thais accused of defaming the monarchy in a university play were jailed… Read More
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US shoppers warned after Shebab mall threat
WASHINGTON: US homeland security chief Jeh Johnson warned shoppers in one of America's biggest malls… Read More
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Bangladesh ferry capsizes after collision, at least 66 dead
DHAKA: At least 66 people died when a passenger ferry carrying more than 150 passengers… Read More
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Moscow couple accused of killing homeless to 'clean up' city
MOSCOW: A Russian couple allegedly carried out a string of murders targeting homeless people in… Read More
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