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Suicide blast kills at least two in Somali capital

MOGADISHU: At least two persons were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a moving convoy of African Union troops in Somalia’s...

Bombings in Iraq kill 24 Shias

BAGHDAD: At least 24 persons were killed and 49 others injured in evening attacks against Shias in Iraq, officials said on Friday. In one of...

US trying to block my asylum right: Snowden

MOSCOW: US officials have been trying to prevent me from taking up offers of asylum, US whistleblower Edward Snowden wrote in a letter sent...

Pakistan assures UN of taking all steps to facilitate Afghan peace process

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has assured United Nations of taking all steps to facilitate Afghan peace process. “Pakistan has taken all possible measures to facilitate the...

About 200 prisoners escape Indonesian jail

JAKARTA: About 200 prisoners escaped from a maximum security prison in Indonesia's fourth-largest city, Medan, late on Thursday after a protest over a lack...

31 killed as flood hit western China

DUJIANGYAN, CHINA: At least 31 more persons have been killed and 166 missing in flooding in western part of China due to heavy rains. Flooding...

NATO helicopter crashes in north Afghanistan

KABUL: A helicopter operated by the US-led coalition forces has completely been destroyed after crashing in the troubled Baghlan province of Afghanistan, local sources...

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood vows to continue protests against Morsi’s ouster

CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has vowed to continue its "peaceful" resistance against the country's military until ousted Islamist President Muhammad Morsi is reinstated, as...

Obama still mulling Afghan options: James Dobbins

WASHINGTON: US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins has said President Barack Obama is still mulling a range of options for the...

Thousands go on strike in Brazil, call for better job conditions

BRASILIA: Tens of thousands of workers across Brazil have walked off their jobs in a nationwide strike demanding better working conditions and improved public...

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