Head of Taliban’s Qatar office quits as leadership rift deepens
KABUL: The head of the Taliban’s Qatar-based political office has stepped down, a statement said, a high-profile resignation within leadership…
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Britain extends Iraq air strikes mission by a year
LONDON: Britain is extending its air strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Iraq by a year to March…
Barnacles on wing part may help in hunt for MH370
SYDNEY: Barnacles on a wing part that washed up on a remote Indian Ocean island could yield new clues to…
Britain begins sale of stake in bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland
LONDON: Britain’s government has begun selling its majority stake in bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to reduce state debt…
Dozens of crocodile heads dumped in Australian town
SYDNEY: Up to 70 rotting crocodile heads have been found in an old freezer dumped at a remote Australian town,…
Soudelor targets Japan, China as most powerful storm of 2015
HAGATNA: Super Typhoon Soudelor developed into the world’s most powerful storm of the year Tuesday as it took aim at…
Moderate earthquake strikes Northern Sumatera
KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale, struck northern Sumatera in Indonesia at 3.55 am today,…
Another illegal lion killing suspected
Trophy hunter from Pennylvania may have killed a lion in Zimbabwe without a permit HARARE: Another US trophy hunter is…