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BEIRUT: Syrian government and allied forces have taken the last major town in Homs province from Islamic State, the Syrian...

Australia sends navy ships, divers after aircraft crash, 3 US Marines missing

MELBOURNE: The Australian government said today it would deploy its armed forces to assist in recovery efforts after the US...

Israel moves to shut down local operations of Al-Jazeera

JERUSALEM: Israel plans to revoke press credentials of Al-Jazeera TV journalists, close their Jerusalem bureau and pull the Qatar-based station's...

Suicide bomber kills seven in northern Cameroon

DOUALA: A suicide bomber has killed at least seven people in a small town in northern Cameroon near the Nigeria...

Ally of Pakistan’s ousted PM nominated to replace him

ISLAMABAD, Jul 31 (Reuters) A close ally of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today submitted papers in parliament to...

IS claims responsibility for attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul

KABUL: Militant group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul today that began...

Japan arrests former head of school operator with ties to PM Abe’s wife – media

TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors today arrested the former head of a school operator with ties to Akie Abe, the wife of...

Kremlin says up to Washington to decide which embassy staff to cut

MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today it would be up to Washington to choose which of its diplomatic staff...

Imran Khan calls it a form of “monarchy”

July 30, 2017

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's president has called a special parliamentary session on Tuesday to hold a vote to install Shahid Khaqan Abbasi...

Pakistan set to elect new prime minister Tuesday