Eighteen-month-old Palestinian toddler Ali Saad Dawabsh died while four family members were wounded in a fire at their homes in the West Bank.
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Taliban deny reports of Jalaluddin Haqqani’s death
AFP, Kabul :The Taliban Saturday denied reports of the death of the founder of Haqqani network, its allied militant group blamed for some of the...
Taliban power transition raises hopes for Afghan peace talks
AFP, Kabul :The Taliban named Mullah Akhtar Mansour as their new leader on Friday, a historic power transition that raises hopes the relative moderate’s leadership...
Saudi Arabia and Egypt sign ‘Cairo Declaration’
Agencies, Cairo :Egypt and Saudi Arabia have signed a pact in Cairo aimed at boosting military and economic ties between the two Arab allies.In a...
Over 100 militants killed’ in Boko Haram operation
AFP, N’Djamena :At least 100 militants have been killed in an operation launched a fortnight ago against Boko Haram jihadists holed up in the islands...
US spied on Japan govt, companies: WikiLeaks
AFP, Tokyo :The US spied on Japanese politicians, its top central banker and major firms including conglomerate Mitsubishi, according to documents released by WikiLeaks on...
Iran won’t acquire nuclear arms, Putin assures Israel
Reuters, Moscow :Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that the deal on Iran’s nuclear program would improve security in...
Astronomers find star with three super-Earths
AFP, Paris :Astronomers said Thursday they had found a planetary system with three super-Earths orbiting a bright, dwarf star — one of them likely a...
Greek bailout talks shift into higher gear
AP, Athens :Greece’s talks with its international creditors on a third bailout worth 85 billion euros ($93 billion) shifted into a higher gear on Friday,...
Despite bombing, Islamic State is no weaker than a year ago
AP, Washington :After billions of dollars spent and more than 10,000 extremist fighters killed, Daesh or the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group is fundamentally no...
Indian soldier killed in cross-border firing
AFP, Srinagar :A soldier who was injured in an exchange of fire between Pakistani and Indian troops along the Line of Control on Wednesday evening...
Thousands freed from Myanmar jails ahead of polls
AFP, Yangon :Myanmar announced the release of thousands of prisoners including scores of Chinese loggers on Thursday in a mass amnesty aimed at promoting “goodwill”,...