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Masood Azhar, militant leader at the heart of the Kashmir crisis
ISLAMABAD: For eight days in 1999 the world watched in horror as hijackers diverted an Indian Airlines flight to Afghanistan and held the passengers hostage, the drama ending only when ... -
US to leave 200 troops in Syria for a period of time - White House
WASHINGTON: The United States will leave “a small peacekeeping group” of 200 American troops in Syria for a period of time after a US pullout, the White House said on ... -
Largest mass grave of 3,500 people found outside Raqqa city in Syria
RAQQA: Two feet deep, below a plot of farmland outside the Syrian city of Raqqa, lies a large and deadly legacy of Daesh: A mass grave holding an estimated 3,500 ... -
Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Lagos diverted to Khartoum
LONDON: A Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Lagos, Nigeria was diverted to Khartoum, Sudan for unknown reasons on Thursday. According to data from the aircraft-tracking website FlightRadar24, the Qatar Airways jet ... -
Egyptian who killed daughter in Germany sentenced to life
DHAKA, Bangladesh: A devastating fire raced through densely packed buildings in a centuries-old district in Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 81 people, officials and witnesses said Thursday.The fire in Dhaka’s ... -
Palestinians to cut civil servant salaries after Israeli tax freeze
PARIS: A top French Daesh jihadist who became notorious after voicing an audio recording claiming responsibility for the November 2015 attacks in Paris has been killed in an overnight airstrike, security ... -
Security chief in south Libya town assassinated: ministry
TRIPOLI: Armed men have murdered a security official in southern Libya, the UN-backed government said Thursday, a day after forces opposed to it said they had entered his town.The interior ... -
Protests against jail sentences for journalists in Turkey
ISTANBUL: A group of lawyers on Thursday gathered outside Istanbul’s main courthouse to protest against an appeal court’s upholding the convictions of former journalists and executives from opposition daily Cumhuriyet. ... -
Avalanche in Indian Himalayas kills 1, leaves 5 missing
BERLIN: A German court has sentenced a 33-year-old Egyptian man to life in prison for killing his daughter in a fit of jealousy.In its verdict Thursday, Duesseldorf's regional court noted ... -
Pelosi urges support for resolution to block border wall emergency
WASHINGTON: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called upon lawmakers to back a resolution to halt the national emergency declared by US President Donald Trump to fund a wall on ... -
At least 70 killed in Bangladesh blaze
DHAKA, Bangladesh: A devastating fire raced through densely packed buildings in a centuries-old district in Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 81 people, officials and witnesses said Thursday.The fire in Dhaka’s ... -
Is a spate of terror incidents in Egypt a ‘last dance’ for militants or a ...
Are the latest terror incidents in Egypt a ‘last dance’ for militants or a failure in security operations? CAIRO: Three terrorist attacks in the space of as many days have ... -
US envoy urges tighter business ties between Israeli settlers, Palestinians
JERUSALEM: The US ambassador to Israel on Thursday urged deeper business ties between Israeli settlers and Palestinian businessmen in the occupied West Bank, angering Palestinian leaders.David Friedman, who was appointed ... -
Sudan government arrests opposition leaders ahead of protest
PARIS: A top French Daesh jihadist who became notorious after voicing an audio recording claiming responsibility for the November 2015 attacks in Paris has been killed in an overnight airstrike, security ... -
Dublin airport temporarily suspends flights over drone sighting
THESSALONIKI: Greek authorities say they have rescued 21 migrants found adrift in a small boat in a section of the northeastern Aegean Sea off the usual illegal immigration route.The migrants ... -
Greek authorities rescue 21 migrants adrift off usual route
MUNICH: Two people have been killed in the southern German city of Munich after locals reported shots being fired at a construction site on Thursday morning, a police spokesman said.Police ... -
Advocates say US still separates migrant families needlessly
HOUSTON: Months after the Trump administration announced an end to its widescale separation of migrant parents and children, the policy remains a heated issue in the courts and at the ... -
Turkey condemns European parliament committee call to suspend accession
ISTANBUL: Turkey criticized on Thursday as “unacceptable” a vote by the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee calling for the suspension of EU accession negotiations with it.The Foreign Affairs Committee called ... -
Top Netanyahu challengers unite for Israeli elections
SOHAG, Egypt: Nesma Ghanem is hoping for a fourth child even though her doctor says her body can’t handle a pregnancy at the moment. She has three daughters and would ... -
Two killed in Munich shooting
MANILA: The beauty pageant-mad Philippines welcomed home freshly crowned Miss Universe Catriona Gray on Thursday with a parade through the capital that drew thousands of screeching fans held back by ...
