Nigeria's Buhari builds unassailable lead in historic vote

ABUJA: Muhammadu Buhari, an ex-general who first seized power in Nigeria three decades ago in a military coup, closed in on a historic election win on Tuesday which would mark the first time an incumbent has been ousted via the ballot box in Africa's...

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Iraq forces retake government HQ in Tikrit from IS

KIRKUK (Iraq: Iraqi forces have retaken the Salaheddin provincial government headquarters in Tikrit from the Islamic State jihadist group, a significant advance in the battle to recapture the city, officials said on Tuesday.The spokesman for the Badr...

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Iran nuke talks to continue in new phase: Officials

LAUSANNE (Switzerland): Wrapping up six days of marathon nuclear talks with mixed results, Iran and six world powers prepared Tuesday to issue a general statement agreeing to continue talks in a new phase aimed at reaching a final agreement to control...

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France's Senate debates punishing prostitutes' customers

PARIS: A French bill aimed at decriminalizing prostitutes and fining their customers is being turned upside down by the Senate, led by the conservative opposition.The bill was approved by France's Socialist-dominated lower house of Parliament in 2013...

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Probe into Ukraine plane disaster eyes Buk missile launchers

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: An international investigation into the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster is officially looking into a scenario that the plane was downed by a missile fired from conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine.A Dutch judicial statement...

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Rhino on rampage in Nepal, kills 1, injures several

KATHMANDU: A wild rhino charged into a city in southern Nepal on Monday, killing a woman, injuring several others and chasing panicked people through the main market and a hospital, an official said.Attempts to force the rhino out of Hetauda city by...

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Ten dead, two missing, in Indonesian landslide

JAKARTA: Ten people were killed and two others were missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rain hit Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said today.The landslide took place in Tegal Panjang village in Sukabumi district in west Java late...

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Foreign students banned from British university science courses as they might learn how to make nuclear weapons

Foreign students have been banned from learning about nuclear, biological and chemical warfare at UK universities over security concerns, it has been revealed.Some 739 international students have been prevented from taking certain university courses...

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DNA from 78 Germanwings crash victims found: Prosecutor

MARSEILLE: Forensic teams have isolated 78 distinct DNA strands from body parts recovered from the Germanwings crash site in the French Alps, one of the lead investigators said on Sunday.Prosecutor Brice Robin added that an access road was being built...

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8 injured in blast outside Cairo University: Officials

CAIRO: A spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Heath says a bomb exploded in front of Egypt's largest and most prominent university, injuring 8 people.A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to...

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Somalia hotel siege ends, 14 dead

MOGADISHU: A hotel siege by al Shabaab militants in the Somali capital has ended and the final death toll from the attack stands at 14, a senior government official said on Saturday.Al Shabaab fighters blasted and shot their way into the popular Hotel...

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Over 32,000 arrested in anti-terror operations since Peshawar carnage

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's law enforcement agencies have arrested over 32,000 people on different charges in more than 28,000 anti-militant operations in the aftermath of the Peshawar school massacre, the government said on Saturday.The arrests were made...

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Iraqi Shia cleric calls for unity after militia pullout

BAGHDAD: Iraq's most revered Shia cleric on Friday called for unity among the country's forces battling the Islamic State group after most of the Iran-backed Shia militias pulled out of the offensive in the militant-held city of Tikrit in protest over...

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Saeed case: Pak HC asks Govt if it can defend citizens abroad

LAHORE: A Pakistani court, hearing the pleas of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and his deputy challenging the fixing of bounty on their heads by the US, today sought a reply from the government whether it can defend its citizens abroad.The Lahore...

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Nigeria recaptures Boko Haram 'HQ' Gwoza

ABUJA: Nigeria's military on Friday announced that troops had retaken the town of Gwoza from Boko Haram, from which the group declared their caliphate last year."Troops this morning captured Gwoza destroying the headquarters of the Terrorists self-styled...

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18 killed as rebels clash with pro-govt forces in south Yemen

ADEN: At least 18 people died today in clashes between supporters of president Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and Shia rebels advancing on a town bordering Aden, where the internationally backed leader has sought refuge, a local official said.The clashes erupted...

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Andreas Lubitz: Who is Germanwings co-pilot who 'intentionally' set plane on descent?

The co-pilot of the Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps has been named by French authorities as German national Andreas Lubitz.The information released by authorities investigating the crash about the pilots themselves has been sparse...

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France launches first bombing strike against IS in Tikrit

PARIS: France has bombed Islamic State positions in the Tikrit area of Iraq for the first time since the start of the international offensive against the jihadist militia, French military officials said today."Last night we struck the region of Tikrit...

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Over 100 arrested for lynching 2 in Pakistan

LAHORE: Over 100 Christians have been arrested for allegedly being part of a mob that lynched two men after Taliban suicide attacks on two churches here in Pakistan's biggest Christian colony that killed 17 people.Confirming the arrests, a senior investigation...

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Heavy clashes during protests in Yemen

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Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear host, sacked by BBC

LONDON: The BBC has dropped one of its most popular presenters, "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson, two weeks after he was suspended over an altercation with a producer, reports said on Wednesday.The controversial star of the motoring show, which draws...

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Crashed Germanwings jet sent distress signal 46 minutes after take-off

The pilot of a Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf sent out a distress signal minutes before crashing into a 9,000-foot mountain in the French Alps on Tuesday.All 144 passengers and six crew aboard the German Airbus A320 are believed to have...

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Crashed Germanwings jet sent distress signal 46 minutes after take-off

The pilot of a Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf sent out a distress signal minutes before crashing into a 9,000-foot mountain in the French Alps on Tuesday.All 144 passengers and six crew aboard the German Airbus A320 are believed to have...

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Canada says it will launch air strikes against IS in Syria

OTTAWA: The Canadian government on Tuesday said it would expand its military mission against Islamic State by launching air strikes against positions in Syria as well as Iraq.A government motion also said Canada planned to extend its six-month mission...

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Yemen foreign minister calls for Gulf Arab military intervention

CAIRO: Yemeni foreign minister Riyadh Yaseen called on Monday for Gulf Arab military intervention in Yemen to stop territorial advances by Houthi fighters opposed to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi."They're expanding in territory, occupying airports...

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Mullah Fazlullah, Pakistan Taliban chief killed in air strike?

ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-e-Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, who masterminded the Peshawar school massacre, was believed to be killed after being seriously hit in air strikes in Pakistan's restive Khyber tribal area over the weekend.Fazlullah, 40, who took over...

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Tunisia fires police chiefs over museum massacre

TUNIS: Tunisia's prime minister fired police chiefs in the capital on Monday as the country looks to restore faith in its tourism industry after last week's jihadist attack that killed 20 foreigners.Prime Minister Habib Essid sacked the heads of police...

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9 British medical students believed to be in Syria

LONDON: Nine British medical students have travelled to Syria, apparently to work in hospitals controlled by Islamic State, Britain's Observer newspaper reported on Saturday.The group of four women and five men crossed into Syria from Turkey last week,...

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Shia militia seize airport in key Yemen city

ADEN: Shia militia in Yemen seized the airport in a key central city Sunday as deteriorating security prompted Washington to evacuate personnel and the UN security council to call an emergency session.The security council was to meet later Sunday after...

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Russia threatens Denmark with nuclear weapons if it tries to join Nato defence shield

LONDON: Russia has threatened to target Denmark's warships with nuclear weapons if the Scandinavian nation becomes a member of Nato's missile defence shield.In comments which have been met with anger in Copenhagen, the Russian ambassador to Denmark said...

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Repent and stop 'mother tears': Pope to mafia dons

NAPLES: Pope Francis called on members of organized crime to turn away from violence and exploitation and stop the "tears of the mothers of Naples" after he visited one of the city's most violent and drug-infested neighbourhoods on Saturday.Francis,...

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Pakistan occupied with tackling terror, no time for developmental issues, Nawaz Sharif says

LAHORE: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said most of his government's time is consumed in tackling terrorism and the acute energy crisis which leaves little time for development works.Expressing strong resolve to eliminate terrorism,...

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Jailed Kurdish chief urges fighters to end Turkey rebellion

ANKARA: Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan on Saturday called for Kurds to hold a historic congress to end a decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish authorities that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.In an eagerly-anticipated message...

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Tunisia arrests 4 family members of museum assailant

TUNISIA: Four relatives of an assailant killed in the deadly attack on the Bardo museum in the Tunisian capital have been arrested, the family and police said on Friday.The sources told AFP that two brothers of the Khachnaoui family, their sister and...

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Nepal extends permits to over 300 climbers for Mount Everest

KATHMANDU: Nepal has allowed more than 300 mountaineers to climb Mount Everest after they had to abandon their expeditions last year when 16 Sherpa mountain guides were killed in an avalanche on the world's highest mountain.The government will extend...

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Iran nuke talks break but top Russian official optimistic

LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Iran and six world powers broke off nuclear negotiations ahead of schedule Friday to allow members of the Iranian delegation to attend the funeral of their president's mother, as a senior Russian officials suggested that the sides...

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Barack Obama slams Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘deeply divisive rhetoric’ as US takes Iran and Hezbollah off terror list

Barack Obama has criticized the "divisive rhetoric" used by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu in the closing stages of the country's parliamentary election, shortly before he swept to victory ahead of the Zionist Union party.Netanyahu's Likud party returned...

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Planes flying over Yemen president's Aden base come under fire

ADEN: Anti-aircraft guns opened fire at an unidentified warplanes flying over the presidential palace in the southern city of Aden on Thursday after sounds of two explosions were heard, witnesses said.Smoke was seen rising from the hill-top compound,...

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Almost all mosques destroyed in Central African Republic unrest

UNITED NATIONS: Almost all of the 436 mosques in the Central African Republic have been destroyed by months of vicious fighting between Christians and Muslims, the US ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday, calling the devastation "kind of...

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Strikes kill 34 militants in Pakistan's northwest

ISLAMABAD: At least 34 militants were killed on Wednesday when fighter jets pounded their positions in the restive northwestern tribal region, the Pakistani military said.Pakistan intensified operations against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants...

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3 Burmese children stabbed to death in US were ages 1, 5, 12

NEW BERN (North Carolina): Police say three Burmese children — ages 1, 5 and 12 — were stabbed to death and two other people hurt in an attack at a North Carolina home.Police said in a statement on Wednesday that 18-year-old Eh Lar Doh Htoo is charged...

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Biden calls for peace, trust on St Patrick's Day

WASHINGTON: Vice President Joe Biden is calling for trust on all sides to make Northern Ireland's peace agreement work.Biden is hosting Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny at his official residence for St. Patrick's Day breakfast. It's an annual tradition...

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Israelis vote as Benjamin Netanyahu reign hangs in the balance

JERUSALEM: Israelis began voting on Tuesday in a general election that is too close to call with incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a tough fight from the opposition that is keen to stop him from securing a record fourth term.Polls opened...

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Syrian troops attacked town with chlorine: Activists

BEIRUT: Activists say the Syrian air force has carried out a chlorine gas attack on a northern town, killing six people.A military official immediately denied the claims and blamed the rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad.The Britain-based...

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18 killed, 11 injured in bus accident in Nepal

KATHMANDU: At least 18 people, including a three-month-old baby, were killed and 11 others injured today when a bus skidded off from a rain-drenched mountain road in northwestern Nepal.The bus was heading for Nagam in Kalikot district from Jumla district,...

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