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Four killed after cargo plane crashes in Nairobi

NAIROBI, Kenya: A Fokker 50 cargo plane crashed into a two-storey commercial building in Utawala area of Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday that left...

Eight killed as suicide blast targets Afghan military bus in Kabul

KABUL: A suicide bomber targeted a bus carrying Afghan military personnel in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least eight persons including five air force...

Muslim mass grave in Sri Lanka: Digging postponed till August 18

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan authorities postponed the digging of a mass grave containing the bodies of nearly 100 Muslims killed by Tamil Tiger rebels...

Turkish presidential election 2014: Tayyip Erdogan named as candidate

ANKARA: The incumbent Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been nominated by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) as its candidate for...

Invasion of Iraq was a serious mistake: Kerry

BEIJING: The US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that the US-led invasion of Iraq eleven years ago was a serious mistake. In an...

Ukraine launches military operation against rebels

KIEV: Ukraine has launched a full-scale military operation against pro-Russia separatists in the east, hours after a ceasefire ended between the two sides. The government...

2,417 people mostly civilians killed in Iraq last month: UN

BAGHDAD: A total of at least 2,417 people mostly civilians were killed and another 2,287 were injured in acts of terrorism and violence in...

Prince Khalid bin Bandar appointed head of Saudi intelligence

RIYADH: The Saudi King Abdullah has appointed Prince Khalid bin Bandar as head of the Saudi intelligence in a royal decree issued early on...

Fresh talks on Iran’s nuclear program to begin on Wednesday

VIENNA: Iran and the six world powers will meet again in Vienna on Wednesday for talks, aimed at drafting a comprehensive deal to resolve...

Ukraine announces end to ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists

KIEV: The Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced an end to a unilateral ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists in the eastern regions of Donetsk and...

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