Iraq forces secure villages south of Mosul
KIRKUK, IRAQ: Iraqi forces cleared roadside bombs and booby traps Friday in villages from which they ousted jihadists a day…
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Arrests in Brussels, France foils terror strike
BRUSSELS: Seven terror suspects were in custody in Belgium and France yesterday as under-fire European authorities stepped up the fight…
China beefs up airport security after Brussels attack
BEIJING: China stepped up its airport security in response to the Brussels attacks, the aviation administration told AFP yesterday. Surveillance…
Philippines marks Easter with crucifixions
SAN JUAN, Philippines: Christian devotees were nailed to crosses in the Philippines yesterday as Asia’s Catholic heartland marked Easter with…
Taekwondo champ condemns ‘suicide bomber’ brother
BRUSSELS: A Belgian Taekwondo champion who is the younger brother of suspected Brussels airport attacker Najim Laachraoui, on Thursday “firmly”…
North Korea threatens South’s Blue House as tensions persist
SEOUL: North and South Korea, locked for weeks in exchanges of angry rhetoric and heightened military readiness, traded more threats…
Six people arrested in Brussels after attacks
BRUSSELS: Six people were arrested in a series of police raids in Brussels, federal prosecutors said, two days after jihadist…
Philippines marks Easter with crucifixions
SAN JUAN, PHILIPPINES: At least 17 men were set to be nailed to wooden crosses in the Philippines, Asia’s Catholic…