Iranian oil tanker on fire off Saudi Arabia coast
TEHRAN, Iran: A fire has erupted after an explosion on an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday. The vessel belongs
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Protesters throng Hong Kong streets as metro shut after violence
HONG KONG: Transport in Hong Kong remained paralyzed on Saturday as metro system was shut in the city after a night of chaos in which
Iraq PM calls for dialogue as thousands of anti-government protesters defy curfew
BAGHDAD, Iraq: Iranian Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has called for dialogue after deadly anti-government protests entered third day all over the country despite curfew,
North Korea test-fires ballistic missile from sea
PYONGYANG, North Korea: North Korea has confirmed it test-fired a new type of a ballistic missile, a significant escalation from the short-range tests it has
Anti-government protests leave three dead, hundreds wounded in Iraq
BADHDAD, Iraq: At least three people were killed and over 200 wounded in Iraq as police clashed with anti-government demonstrators on Tuesday. Thousands of people,
10 hurt as Taiwan bridge collapses onto fishing boats
TAIPEI, Taiwan: A towering arch bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan collapsed into a harbour, sending an oil tanker falling onto three fishing boats
25 killed, 400 injured as earthquake hits Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, AJK: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake rattled north-eastern Pakistan on Tuesday leaving at least 25 people dead and hundreds injured. Initial reports quote not less than
Women, children among 40 killed in air raid by Afghan forces
KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan Special Forces killed at least 40 civilians in an air raid and ground assault on a wedding party on Sunday night. The
Lebanon, Australia exonerate Amer Khayat from terror charges
SYDNEY, Australia: An Australian man has been freed from a Lebanese prison after two years of incarceration over a terror plot case. Amer Khayat was
Huge protests erupt against Sisi in Egypt
CAIRO, Egypt: Thousands of protesters marched in cities across Egypt on Friday, demanding the resignation of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Videos posted on social media