Islamic State killed 500 Yazidis, buried some victims alive, says Iraqi minister
BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq’s Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in the…
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Strong magnitude 6.0 quake hits off northern Japan
TOKYO: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Sunday (Aug 10), the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities…
Passenger plane crashes in Iran, almost 50 dead
TEHRAN: A civilian airliner crashed on take-off in a residential area near Tehran’s Mehrabad airport on Sunday (Aug 10), Iranian…
Syrian children ‘torn apart as 16 killed in Aleppo violence
SYRIA: At least 16 civilians were killed in violence in Syria’s second city of Aleppo on Saturday, residents and a…
Ebola vaccine to trial next month, may be ready by 2015: UN
PARIS: Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by British pharma company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next…
Obama warns of ‘long-term project’ in Iraq
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama warned on Saturday (Aug 9) that the US offensive in Iraq was a “long-term project” to…
Iraqi forces ready for counter-attack
US jets pound jihadist positions to pave way for ground offensive; aid dropped to stranded civilians
Major airlines avoid Iraqi skies after US airstrikes
WASHINGTON: International airlines steered clear of Iraq on Friday after Washington banned American air carriers from Iraqi skies in the…