Turkey bans all Syrian flights over its territory
BEIRUT/AMMAN, Oct 15: Turkey has banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space as it takes an increasingly firm stance against President Bashar al-Assad, while Syrian rebels said on Sunday they had...
View ArticleKuwait hosts first Asian powers summit
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 14: Kuwait said Sunday it will host the first summit of the 10-year-old Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) this week, bringing together economic powers China, Japan and leading energy...
View ArticleFormer Cambodian king Sihanouk passes away
Phnom Penh, Oct 15: Norodom Sihanouk, the revered and often mercurial former king and independence hero who helped navigate Cambodia through a half-century of war, genocide and upheaval, died Monday in...
View ArticleMalala sent to UK for prolonged treatment
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15: A teenage Pakistani rights activist was flown to Britain for specialist long-term care on Monday after being shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for the right to education.
View ArticlePhilippines and Muslim rebels sign peace pact
MANILA, Oct 15: Muslim rebels waging a four-decade insurgency in the Philippines signed a historic pact with the government on Monday to end the conflict, but both sides warned the road to peace had...
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