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One killed, several injured as clashes erupt in Cairo

CAIRO: At least one person was killed while several others sustained injures when Egyptian security forces resorted to firing on supporters of the deposed...

Turkey to pay heavily for supporting rebels: Assad

ANKARA: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday warned that Turkey will ‘pay very dearly’ for backing rebels fighting to overthrow his regime. In an interview...

US State Department asks Congress to delay sanctions on Iran

WASHINGTON: A top US State Department official has called on members of Congress to delay a new round of sanctions against Iran until after...

Russia evacuates diplomats, their family members from Libya after embassy attack

MOSCOW: Russia said on Thursday that it has evacuated its diplomats and members of their families from Libya, a day after a group of...

Eight killed in Nigeria plane crash

LAGOS: At least eight persons were killed when a small passenger plane carrying 20 people crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos airport in Nigeria...

92 killed as boat carrying asylum-seekers sinks off Italian island

LAMPEDUSA: A boat carrying some 500 asylum-seekers caught fire and sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday that left at least...

World’s worst passports: Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan rank in top 10

Even as some of the world’s most troubled hotspots have countries maintain a year-round travel advisory for its citizens, several Dubai-based Asian expats claimed...

30 killed as truck crashes into two minivans in northeast India

GAUHATI: At least 30 persons were killed and 10 others injured in a massive road accident involving a cargo truck and two minivans in...

Russian Embassy in Libya attacked; one gunman killed, 4 injured

TRIPOLI: One unknown gunmen was killed and four others injured in a retaliatory firing by security forces when they attacked the Russian Embassy in...

US may become default country; Obama warns

WASHINGTON: The United States may become a default country, President Barack Obama said in an interview‚ adding that a conservative faction of Republicans is...

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