Iran says warplanes warned off 2 western vessels during drill
LONDON: Iranian warplanes warned off two “coalition vessels” during military drill in waters off the country’s southeast, a senior naval…
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Jihadist corpses poison life in Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq: For three years, jihadists made life in Iraq’s Mosul impossible. Now, six months after their defeat, even their…
Israeli scholars decipher Dead Sea Scroll
JERUSALEM: Israeli scholars have pieced together and deciphered one of two previously unread manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls more…
Facebook says can’t guarantee social media is good for democracy
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc warned that it could offer no assurance that social media was on balance good for democracy,…
UKIP leader loses ruling committee confidence vote
LONDON, United Kingdom: The leader of the fringe UK Independence Party (UKIP) lost a confidence vote held by its ruling…
Puigdemont lands in Denmark as Spain seeks new warrant
COPENHAGEN/MADRID: Spain’s prosecutor sought to reactivate a European arrest warrant against Carles Puigdemont, as the former Catalan leader landed in…
Train hits barrier in Sydney, at least 15 hurt
SYDNEY: At least 15 people were injured yesterday when a train crashed into a barrier in the northwest of Sydney,…
Russian FM says West’s ‘Russiaphobia’ worse than during Cold War
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the West’s ‘Russiaphobia’ was worse than during the Cold War and warned that…