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British-Algerian journalist dies after hunger strike in Algiers

A British-Algerian journalist had died six months after staging a hunger strike in Algiers over his detention for ...

British police say six arrested in anti-terrorism raids

British police said they had arrested six people in anti-terrorism raids across central England and London on Monday. ...

Turkish police detain dozens of pro-Kurdish party officials

Turkish police have detained 45 provincial officials from the pro-Kurdish Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) over ...

UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul

The United Nations Security Council "condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks" in ...

Twin bombing outside Istanbul soccer stadium kills 15, wound dozens

Two explosions, one thought to have been a suicide bomb, killed at least 15 people outside a soccer stadium in ...

South Korea parliament votes by wide margin to impeach President Park

South Korean lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling ...

Russia says over 8.000 have fled rebel-held Aleppo in last 24 hours

The Russian military said on Friday it had helped more than 8,000 Syrian citizens flee parts of eastern Aleppo still ...

Book hand-written and illustrated by JK rowling up for sale

"Harry Potter" fans will be able to bid for a piece of history next week when a book designed, hand-written and ...

U.S. marine pilot dies after ejecting from plane off Japan

A U.S. Marine pilot has died after he ejected from his FA-18C+ fighter jet as the aircraft went down off the coast of ...

Italy`s Renzi formally hands in resignation after budget approval

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi formally handed in his resignation on Wednesday evening after the countrys 2017 ...

Time magazine names Donald Trump as person of the year

The Time magazine on Wednesday announced that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has been picked for its person of the ...

White House: Trump`s $4 bln figure on air force one is questionable

The White House said on Tuesday it does not know where President-elect Donald Trump got his figure of more than $4 ...

President Jokowi to open Bali Democracy Forum

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will officially open the Ninth Bali Democracy Forum, to be held at the Bali ...

Japan PM to visit Hawaii to remember Pearl Harbor victims with Obama

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he would visit Hawaii on Dec. 26 and 27 for his final summit meeting ...

ISIS does not understand teachings of Islam: Mahathir

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Muhammad has said ISIS extremists do not understand the teachings of Islam ...