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HASAKA (Syria)/BEIRUT/AMMAN: Syrian Kurdish forces took near complete control of Hasaka city on Tuesday as a ceasefire ended a week of fighting with the...

Nablus (occupied West Bank): Nablus, the second largest city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was gripped by violent protests on Tuesday after the death...

Kinshasa: Opponents of Congolese President Joseph Kabila went on strike on Tuesday to demand that he steps down when his mandate expires in December. In the...

London: Standing in line for a special ceremony, uniformed soldiers of His Majesty the King of Norway’s Guard are carefully inspected -- by a penguin. Sir...

Hebron (occupied West Bank): At the peak of a searing summer, Palestinians living in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank are suffering from severe water...

Zurich/Berlin: Europeans in a number of countries are seeking to arm themselves with guns and self-defence devices in growing numbers following a series of...

New York: "Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence on Tuesday topped a Forbes magazine list of the world's highest-paid actress for the second...

New Delhi: The Centre plans to come up with a stringent new law that will go beyond merely imposing financial penalties on industries found polluting Ganga...

Beijing: A United Nations-appointed human rights envoy said on Tuesday that the Chinese government interfered with his work during a visit to China by...

New Delhi: With Bihar battling floods despite receiving less than normal rains, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...