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Eight killed in US-led airstrikes in Afghanistan

KABUL: US-led foreign forces launched two separate airstrikes in Afghanistan’s provinces of Paktia and Kandahar killing at least eight people. Foreign forces carried out an...

Syrian troops launch offensive on rebel-held parts of Homs

DAMASCUS: Syrian troops launched an offensive on several rebel-held parts Homs city on Saturday, an NGO said, pounding the districts with air raids and...

West should have talked to Taliban decade ago: British general

KABUL: The West should have negotiated with the Taliban more than a decade ago, soon after they were toppled, Britain's senior general in Afghanistan...

UN Security Council votes to remove Iraq from Chapter 7 of Charter

NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council has voted to remove Iraq from Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, unanimously agreeing to lift the...

Kerry resumes Israeli-Palestinian peace bid

AMMAN: US Secretary of State John Kerry begins a new push on Thursday to revive peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, but there...

Israel becomes world’s 6th largest arms exporter: report

Israel has become the sixth largest arms exporter in the world, a newly released military intelligence report says. The report released on June 24 by...

Julia Gillard resigns as Australian PM after losing party leadership challenge

CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has resigned after losing election for the leadership of Labour Party on Wednesday. Gillard was defeated by former Prime...

Venezuela expresses willingness to grant asylum to NSA whistleblower

HAITI: Venezuelan has expressed its willingness to grant asylum to Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping US surveillance...

27 dead as unrest erupts in China’s troubled Xinjiang

BEIJING: At least 27 people were killed and three others were injured in riots in China’s restive far western Xinjiang region on Wednesday, the...

Michael Jackson fourth death anniversary today

LOS ANGELES: Almost four years after his shocking death, the bizarre life and sorry demise of Michael Jackson is playing out again in a...

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