Kurds battle for key Syria town, woman suicide bomber hits IS
MURSITPINAR, Turkey: Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes battled the Islamic State group for a key Syrian town Sunday…
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Next phase of underwater MH370 search begins
SYDNEY: The next phase in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 began Monday (Oct 6), the Australian agency…
Philippines, US marines conduct exercises near China-held reef
SAN ANTONIO, Philippines: Over 6,000 Philippine and US marines carried out a military exercise on a Philippine beach on Sunday…
First round win expected for Rousseff as Brazil votes
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilians voted Sunday (Oct 5), with President Dilma Rousseff expected to win the first round but headed…
Fear for the worst as mass graves found
Mexico probes whether 43 students missing after police shooting are among those buried in pits
Typhoon Phanfone churns toward Tokyo with heavy wind, rain
TOKYO: A powerful typhoon was on course to hit the Tokyo area today, after barrelling into southwestern Japan with heavy…
Snap! Haj selfies gain popularity, spark controversy
MINA, Saudi Arabia: Raising his arm, Yousef Ali hugs his elderly father in front of one of Islam’s holiest sites…
Ex-Maldives president says received death threat
COLOMBO: Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed feared for his life after receiving a death threat from Islamist extremists while visiting…