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Israeli strikes kill 2 Hamas men in Gaza rocket attack

Israeli strikes kill 2 Hamas men in Gaza rocket attack

-- 2017-12-10 01:04:34

Israeli airstrikes killed two Hamas members on Saturday in a rocket attack on Israel, following the fallout from President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capita...

Two Palestinians die in ‘Day of Rage’ over Jerusalem

Two Palestinians die in ‘Day of Rage’ over Jerusalem

Reuters 2017-12-09 12:44:29

At least two people were killed in clashes with Israeli troops on Friday when thousands of Palestinians demonstrated against US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’...

War with IS is over, declares Iraq

War with IS is over, declares Iraq

-- 2017-12-09 06:54:09

Iraq has announced that its war against so-called Islamic State is over.  Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told a conference in Baghdad that Iraqi troops were now in complete control of the Iraqi-...

Taliban kill 3 Afghan soldiers in attack on checkpoint

Taliban kill 3 Afghan soldiers in attack on checkpoint

-- 2017-12-09 02:55:06

Taliban insurgents have killed three Afghan soldiers in an attack on a checkpoint, says an Afghan official Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor of the eastern Ghazni province, says two o...

4,500 Palestinians participate in anti-Israel riots in Gaza

4,500 Palestinians participate in anti-Israel riots in Gaza

-- 2017-12-09 01:56:31

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Friday evening said on Friday evening almost 4,500 Palestinian protesters participated in violent riots along the border with the Gaza Strip against U.S. recognition of Je...

China, Maldives to increase Belt, Road cooperation

China, Maldives to increase Belt, Road cooperation

-- 2017-12-08 12:00:00

China and the Maldives onThursday agreed to jointly promote the Belt and Road Initiative to energize bilateral ties.The consensus was reached during talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pres...

Israel allows Jerusalem mosque access despite 'day of rage'

Israel allows Jerusalem mosque access despite 'day of rage'

-- 2017-12-08 12:00:00

Israeli police preparing for a Palestinian “day of rage” increased their presence in Jerusalem on Friday but set no extra restrictions on access for worshippers at the flashpoint Al Aqsa M...

Assailant kills woman priest in Tokyo shrine

Assailant kills woman priest in Tokyo shrine

-- 2017-12-08 11:05:42

Three people, including a female priest, were killed in a stabbing attack at a prominent shrine in Tokyo, including the head priest and the attacker, who apparently took his own life. Tokyo Metrop...

Two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli army

Two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli army

-- 2017-12-08 09:44:50

Two Palestinians were killed in clashes over US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The Palestinian health ministry said Israeli soldiers shot dead one Palestinian...

Palestinians observe 'Day of Rage' over Jerusalem

Palestinians observe 'Day of Rage' over Jerusalem

-- 2017-12-08 07:42:07

Thousands of Palestinians protested in a “day of rage” on Friday in the occupied West Bank, Gaza and in East Jerusalem against US President Donald Trump’s recognition of the ancient...

'US decision on Jerusalem contradicts common sense'

'US decision on Jerusalem contradicts common sense'

-- 2017-12-08 05:50:29

Russia has said that the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by the United States runs counter to common sense. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov came up with the statement on Fri...

World rejects Trump's Jerusalem move

World rejects Trump's Jerusalem move

-- 2017-12-07 12:17:54

Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East on Wednesday condemned the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as an incendiary move in a volatile region and Palestinians said Washington wa...

Indian drone ‘invades’ China’s airspace

Indian drone ‘invades’ China’s airspace

-- 2017-12-07 12:00:00

An Indian drone has "invaded China's airspace and crashed" on its territory, Chinese state media said. Zhang Shuili, deputy director of the western theatre combat bureau, said the incident took place...

War is inevitable as allies continue war games: NK

War is inevitable as allies continue war games: NK

-- 2017-12-07 12:00:00

A nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula has become a matter of when, not if, as it continued to lash out at a massive joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea involving hundreds...

Tremor jolts Kashmir valley

Tremor jolts Kashmir valley

-- 2017-12-07 11:41:59

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Kashmir in the early hours of Thursday, sources in the disaster management department said. The epicentre of the quake was near J&K-Xingjian border and its coord...

Nepal votes in final rou

Nepal votes in final rou

-- 2017-12-07 11:24:46

Nepalis began voting in the final round of parliamentary elections on Thursday. A key step will be completed a near decade-long democratic transition after the abolition of the centuries-old monarchy...

Southern India road crash claims nine lives

Southern India road crash claims nine lives

-- 2017-12-07 03:05:46

At least nine people have been killed and four others sustained injuries after a van in which the victims were travelling collided with a stationary truck at Thuvarankurichi near Trichy district in so...

UN political chief in Pyongyang on four-day visit

UN political chief in Pyongyang on four-day visit

-- 2017-12-06 12:00:00

The United Nations political affairs chief begins a rare four-day visit to Pyongyang on Tuesday, reports BBC. The trip by Jeffrey Feltman is the first by a senior UN official in six years. North Kor...

Strong quake shakes central Philippines

Strong quake shakes central Philippines

-- 2017-12-06 12:00:00

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The epicenter of the earthquake was recorded 14 kilomet...

China to create more scopes for the world: Xi

China to create more scopes for the world: Xi

-- 2017-12-06 12:00:00

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that the country will create more opportunities and make a greater contribution for the world. Xi came up with the remarks in a congratulatory letter to...

China favours int'l community to help Rohingya return

China favours int'l community to help Rohingya return

-- 2017-12-06 12:00:00

Asian powerhouse China has suggested that the international community should encourage Bangladesh and Myanmar to work together to facilitate the repatriation of refugees. The common ally of both the...

Donors pledge US$857m to assist refugees in 2018

Donors pledge US$857m to assist refugees in 2018

-- 2017-12-06 12:00:00

Different donor countries have pledged to give an initial US$857 million for some 67 million displaced or stateless people worldwide in 2018 The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, will provide assistance to t...

NATO FMs agree to cooperate with EU

NATO FMs agree to cooperate with EU

-- 2017-12-06 04:23:37

NATO foreign ministers agreed to step up cooperation with the European Union. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday while addressing a press conference following the ministerial mee...

Remote-controlled bomb kills nine in Pakistan

Remote-controlled bomb kills nine in Pakistan

-- 2017-12-06 02:55:14

A bomb rigged to a motorcycle exploded in a militant-plagued part of northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing nine people, officials said on Wednesday, the latest violence in a recent rise i...

US-S Korea large-scale war games start

US-S Korea large-scale war games start

-- 2017-12-05 12:50:30

The United States and South Korea have begun large-scale military exercises south of the capital, Seoul, on Monday, involving hundreds of aircraft and thousands of soldiers, reports Al Jazeera. The a...

Pakistani man arrested for pro-India slogan

Pakistani man arrested for pro-India slogan

-- 2017-12-05 12:00:00

A Pakistani man has been arrested in the city of Haripur for writing "Long live India" on a wall. Police said the 20-year-old match factory worker had admitted writing the slogan "Hindustan Zindabad"...

Rohingyas still fleeing Myanmar despite agreement: UN

Rohingyas still fleeing Myanmar despite agreement: UN

-- 2017-12-05 09:21:45

Rohingya people are still fleeing violence in Rakhine state of Myanmar despite an agreement between Bangladesh to send them home. United Nations’ top human rights official, Zeid Ra‘ad al-...

Cyclone Ockhi: Western Indian states on high alert

Cyclone Ockhi: Western Indian states on high alert

-- 2017-12-05 03:07:41

Authorities sounded a high alert in western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra in India Tuesday in view of Cyclone Ockhi, officials said. According to Indian meteorological department officials, Cyclo...

Jordan warns US of 'dangerous consequences'

Jordan warns US of 'dangerous consequences'

-- 2017-12-04 12:00:00

Jordan's foreign minister has warned the US of "dangerous consequences" if it recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Ayman Safadi said he had told US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson such a d...

Houthi rebels claim to have killed ex Yemen president

Houthi rebels claim to have killed ex Yemen president

-- 2017-12-04 12:00:00

Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed in Sanaa, the radio station of the Houthi-controlled interior ministry said. There has been no independent confirmation of Saleh's death, repor...