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British operation in Iraq comes to an end

Britain`s military operation in Iraq will finally end this weekend when the Royal Navy completes its mission to train ...

Media hunts mother of Arnie`s love child

The media spotlight turned on the mystery woman with whom Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a love child, kept secret by ...

Turkey to treat wounded Libyans : Report

Turkey is planning to take hundreds of people wounded in the conflict in Libya to give them medical treatment, a ...

Libya rebels seize strategic oil town Ajdabiya : AFP

Libyan rebels backed by a barrage of Western strikes seized control on Saturday of the strategic eastern oil town of ...

Coalition strikes killed 114 in four days

At least 114 people have been killed and 445 wounded in four days of coalition strikes on Libya, a health ministry ...

17 killed in attack on south Syria demo: activist

A total of 17 people were killed Friday when a demonstration headed to the Syrian protest city of Daraa was raked by ...

100 injured in Jordan as protesters, loyalists clash: medics

More than 100 people were injured Friday as pro-reform protesters and government supporters clashed in Amman, ...

Can Shaolin temple save Chinese footbal?

China`s celebrated Shaolin Temple is training young kungfu disciples to play football in the far-off hope of reversing ...

Japan death toll tops 10,000: Kyodo

The death toll from a massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan`s northeast coast topped 10,000 on Friday, ...

Australia carries outiIts first hand transplant

A man who lost his hands and feet to a bacterial infection four years ago has become Australia`s first recipient of a ...

Obama ally warns of U.S. congress anger on Libya

President Barack Obama`s Democratic allies in the US Congress may respond with "anxiety, perhaps anger" if strikes on ...

Magnitude-7.0 quake hits Myanmar

A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck eastern Myanmar Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicentre, in ...

British missiles target Libyan air defences

A British submarine launched a fresh salvo of Tomahawk missiles at Libyan air defence systems in a coordinated strike ...

Coalition air strikes on Libya draw condemnation in Indonesia

The western coalition`s air strikes on Libya have been denounced as unacceptable by various parties in Indonesia ...

Mexico drug violence kills 13

Thirteen people, including two police, civilians and alleged drug gangsters, have been killed in the latest bloodshed ...