Dubai school bus driver jailed for kissing 5-year-old girl
A school bus driver, accused of molesting a 5-year-old schoolgirl in the bus, has been sentenced to one year in jail.Public prosecution records show t...
Saudi Shoura eyes taxes on tobacco products
RIYADH: Shoura Council members on Wednesday raised a series of questions on the GCC selective tax project that would tax tobacco products, soft drinks...
Dozens need treatment after Bur Dubai fire
Dubai: A fire has erupted at a residential building in Bur Dubai near the British Embassy on Thursday afternoon.Paramedics are treating a number of pe...
Millions of migrant Gulf workers forced to pay for right to work, say US researchers in a report
NEW YORK: South Asian migrants powering the construction boom in Gulf countries are often illegally made to pay for their own recruitment, adding to h...
412 suspected Kurdish militants arrested in Turkish security sweep
Ankara: Turkey's Interior Ministry says police have detained 412 suspected Kurdish militants in a security sweep.The ministry said in a statement Thur...
NATO 'no longer obsolete', says Trump
In a major U-turn, President Donald Trump has said that NATO is "no longer obsolete" and reaffirmed his commitment to the military alliance as tension...
Russia vetoes UNSC action condemning Syria chemical weapons attack
Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria last week and called on the government t...
Fire at religious retreat in Senegal kills 22
Dakar: A fire ripped through makeshift shelters at a Muslim religious retreat in Senegal, killing at least 22 people and triggering a stampede, firefi...
US sees India as key nation in Asia Pacific region: Pentagon
The US sees India as a pivotal nation for its security in the Asia Pacific region, the Pentagon has said as the Trump administration quietly started t...
North Korea preparing for sixth nuclear test
North Korea is ready to launch a nuclear test at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, the 38 North monitoring group reported.The 38 North analysis group ...
Boko Haram plan to attack U.S., U.K. embassies thwarted, Nigeria says
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigerian security officials have thwarted plans by Boko Haram members to attack the embassies of the United States and Britain, auth...
UK declares South Sudan killings as ‘genocide’
The United Kingdom has accused South Sudanese government of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy,” saying killings in South Sudan amount to genocid...
UN chief Guterres names Achim Steiner as new administrator of UNDP
UN chief Antonio Guterres has named a German with extensive experience at the world organization, Achim Steiner, as the new administrator of the UN De...
Bangladesh executes HuJI Chief Hannan over shrine attack
Bangladesh has executed banned Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and his two associates last night for a attack on a shrine at...
Russia vetoes UN draft resolution demanding Syrian government's cooperation in suspected chemical attack probe
Russia has vetoed a UN draft resolution demanding the Syrian government cooperate with an investigation of a suspected chemical attack. US, Brita...
Thailand: Over 1,000 tourists stranded at airport over massive travel scam
A travel scam left more than 1,000 tourists stranded at an airport in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday.According to Khaosod English, the travellers were c...
US: Muslim woman's hijab ripped off, beaten 'like an animal'
Washington: A Muslim woman's hijab was allegedly ripped off in the US by a man who she claimed, beat her "like an animal" and repeatedly stepped on he...
Malala Yousafzai receives honorary Canadian citizenship
Pakistani Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai was bestowed honorary Canadian citizenship on Wednesday. Malala Yousafzai was greeted on the steps of the Ce...
First female Muslim judge of US found dead in New York's Hudson River
A groundbreaking black jurist who became the first Muslim woman to serve as a US judge was found dead in New York's Hudson River on Wednesday, the pol...
Bomb threat at Belgian shopping area – Centre evacuated as police swoop in
A SHOPPING centre in Belgium has been closed off by police after they were told there is a bomb inside.Officers have rushed to the scene and shut the ...
Girls' education activist Malala Yousafzai to address Parliament today
Malala Yousafzai will become Canada's sixth honorary citizen today, a rare gesture of respect for her bravery in overcoming a brutal Ta...
New app lets Uber drivers shoot breaking news footage
DUBAI: Ride-share drivers will soon be able to add being a citizen journalist to their resumes due to a new Australian app that allows them to shoot i...
Mani Shankar Aiyar for resumption of dialogue with Pakistan to save Jadhav
Resumption of talks with Pakistan can possibly help India to secure the life of Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani milit...
Tillerson meets Lavrov after war of words over Syria
MOSCOW: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov began tense talks in Moscow on Wednesday as the two sides locked...
King Salman holds talks with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
RIYADH: Three agreements were signed between Saudi Arabia and the Philippines on Tuesday following talks between King Salman and President Rodrigo Dut...
United Airlines CEO issues apology, calls passenger removal from flight 'horrific'
Since the video of a passenger being yanked off his seat and dragged along the aisle of United Airlines flight has gone viral on social media, the CEO...
Emirates, Royal Jordanian poke fun at United Airlines after latest debacle
DUBAI: Middle East-based airlines are wading into the controversy over a man who was dragged off a United Airlines plane this week — an incident which...
Police hunt suspect of Borussia Dortmund bus blast
Dortmund, April 12: German investigators hunted today (April 12) for possible suspects responsible for three explosions that rocked Dortmund football ...
This popular Indian-American stand-up comedian will be the 'Entertainer in Chief' at White House
Popular Indian-American stand-up comedian Hasan Minhaj would be the main entertainer at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents Associatio...
Top German Soccer Team Hit In Explosions
Borussia Dortmund, one of Germany’s top soccer teams, was in the crosshairs of a series of explosions shortly before its scheduled Champions League ma...
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