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Quake kills two on Italian holiday island, young brothers trapped
ROME: An earthquake hit the tourist-packed Italian holiday island of Ischia, killing at least two people, injuring dozens of others...
Iraqi forces breach Islamic State stronghold Tal Afar: statement
BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces breached today the city limits of Tal Afar, an Islamic State stronghold west of Mosul, military authorities...
Amid Doklam stand-off, Chinese army holds military drill
Beijing: Amid escalating tensions over the Doklam stand-off with India, China has conducted a military drill in the western part...
China blames India for border scuffle
BEIJING: China laid the blame at India's door today for an altercation along their border in the western Himalayas involving...
Britain confident of moving onto second phase of Brexit talks
LONDON: Britain is confident its Brexit talks with the European Union are making sufficient progress to move to a second...
Moscow calls US visa move attempt to stir up unrest in Russia
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that a US decision to sharply scale back its visa services...
Iraqi forces must rescue many abducted Yazidis from Tal Afar – Yazidi MP
ERBIL: As Iraqi forces pressed their offensive to retake Tal Afar on Monday, a Yazidi politician urged them to quickly...
Pakistan holds state funeral for German nun who fought leprosy
KARACHI: Pakistani soldiers today carried the flag-draped coffin of German-born Catholic nun Ruth Pfau to a state funeral where she...
Japan launches satellite for advanced GPS operation
TOKYO: Japan today launched an H-2A rocket carrying a geo-positioning satellite into orbit after a week-long delay, the government said....
Sharif, sons skip NAB probe meet
Islamabad: Disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his two sons, embroiled in long-running corruption case, decided to skip the probe...
