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April 16, 2017

BEIRUT Apr 16: The death toll from a bomb blast on a crowded Syrian bus convoy outside Aleppo reached at...

China warns against force as North Korea prepares celebration

BEIJING/PYONGYANG, Apr 13: Military force cannot resolve tension over North Korea, China said today, while an influential Chinese newspaper urged...

Syria says US strike hit IS poison gas depot, killed hundreds; US denies

BEIRUT, Apr 13: The Syrian army said an air strike late yesterday by the US-led coalition hit poison gas supplies...

UK scientists: samples from Syrian attack test positive for sarin

AMSTERDAM, Apr 13: Samples taken from the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria last week tested positive for the nerve...

Nigeria in talks to release remaining captive Chibok girls -president

ABUJA, Apr 13: Nigeria's government is in talks to release the remaining captive Chibok girls, the president said today, a...

Russia said Syrian, Iran foreign ministers to visit Moscow this week

MOSCOW, Apr 12: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem will visit Moscow from April 13-15 for talks with his Russian counterpart...

Spicer says he let Trump down with comments comparing Assad and Hitler

WASHINGTON, Apr 12: White House spokesman Sean Spicer said today he was personally and professionally pained by his comments comparing...

Islamic State claims suicide bomb attack that kills five in Kabul

KABUL, Apr 12: Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack today near the Afghan Defence Ministry that...

Saudi woman seeking asylum in Australia returned to Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Apr 12: A Saudi woman claiming she sought asylum in Australia was stopped on a layover in the Philippines...

South Sudan imposes curfew across Wau state after killings