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Qatar Airways formally banned from Yemeni airspace

Saudi Arabia's decision to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar was a coordinated move with Egypt , Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates . Triggering the Ara...

US Suspects Russian Hacking Led to Qatar Crisis

Kuwait's emir flew to the UAE on Wednesday to discuss the crisis, while Qatari ally Turkey voiced willingness to play a role. One US intelligence official ...

Twelve dead as IS claims first attacks in Iran

Iran's emergency services said they were dealing with 33 injured from the attacks and that two people had died from their injuries in hospital. "The depravity...

Qataris banned from Qantas flights to Dubai - airline executive

Both the leaders discussed ways to prevent terror financing and eliminate extremism by any country in region, the White House said on Tuesday. "It's important...

Lieberman: Trump never demanded loyalty during talks for FBI job

Comey said that was his last conversation with Trump. "So people went to vote on November 8th having no idea that there was an active counter-intelligence inves...

Third London attacker was Moroccan-Italian: Italy investigative source

Seven were killed and almost 50 wounded. An unnamed French national also died in the rampage, with two others missing, French foreign affairs minister Jean-Yv...

10000 people evacuated as fires engulf scenic town in South Africa

The storm in Cape Town claimed at least eight lives, blew roofs off houses, flooded buildings, downed power lines and forced schools to close on Wednesday. Th...

RNC: Trump's firing of Comey was 'the right thing to do'

Earlier Wednesday, two top USA intelligence officials told the Senate Intelligence Committee they did not feel inappropriately pressured by the president to p...

Sri Lanka rescuers find bodies as flood deaths pass 140

The death toll from floods and landslides in Sri Lanka has risen to 169, with close to half a million people displaced. Some 104 people were still listed as...

12 dead as ISIS attacks Iran Parliament, shrine

A separate terrorist group in the country was detained before it managed to carry out any terror attack. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility fo...

Comey testimony shows Trump 'disdain' for rule of law — Blumenthal

At first, the White House explained that Trump decided that Comey needed to go after receiving a recommendation from newly appointed Deputy Attorney Gener...

Comey's Testimony Is Turning Into The Washington DC Super Bowl

Former FBI Director James Comey will testify that President Trump asked him what Comey's team "could do to "lift the cloud" of the Russian Federation ...

Comey's Senate testimony: Trump asked to end Flynn probe

And it signals that any hope for bipartisan cooperation in the ongoing probe of any Trump-Russia connection will remain elusive. Republican House of Represent...

UAE bans expressions of sympathy toward Qatar

The rift has affected global oil prices, hit travel plans and sown confusion among businesses. Many people are flying back through Kuwait, which has stepped in ...

Polls open in United Kingdom election after campaign marred by attacks

While May has been touring target seats around the country, delivering slogan-heavy speeches to small groups of hand-picked activists, Corbyn has drawn large cr...

NPR's Live coverage of Comey hearing

Comey says he did offer the president that "assurance", but resisted Trump's appeals to make that information public. Bruce Green, a professor of law at Fordh...

Qatar asks Turkey, Iran for help, official says

However, it is unclear what evidence they have to support these assertions, which the Qatari administration, which has opened up to the whole world, strongly re...

At least 12 dead after twin terror attacks strike Iran's capital

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the US expressed condolences to the victims and their families. The statement also said that the "spilled b...

Rajasthan peasants as agitated as in MP, UP, Maharashtra: Congress

File image of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi . Congress leader Kamal Nath said the government was bidding over the farmers' dead body. Union Mini...

Obama has private dinner with Trudeau in Montreal

The two were swarmed by crowds as they made their way out of Liverpool House restaurant , and we highly doubt there would have been as many well wishers ther...

Trump's ignorant, counterproductive attack on German trade policy

Mr Spicer said however that the United States president respects Ms Merkel and that the pair "continue to grow the bonds" forged during the in-person meetings. ...

Turkey's president voices support for Qatar

He said there was not any "evidence that the Qatar government is supporting radical Islamists". "Efforts to isolate Qatar. will not solve any problem", said E...

Rafael Nadal edges closer to 10th French Open title

It was just today it was just unusual how it came about". "I don't know how many games I lost this year, but I really don't care about this". She however look...

US Congressman moves forward with Trump impeachment plans

Green, whose district includes southwest Houston, cited "obstruction of justice" in his impeachment call. "I do not do this for political purposes", he sai...

Philippines' Duterte voices confidence of win against Islamic extremists

The authorities said yesterday they had negotiated a ceasefire with the militants to allow those trapped to be released, although continued fighting throughout ...

Gulf crisis: Al-Jazeera slams 'unjustified' closure of Saudi office

Saudi Arabia has closed its border with Qatar, the emirate's only land frontier, effectively blocking food imports and a segment of the country's exports. 2014 ...

Oil prices dip on fears Middle East rift could harm OPEC cuts

In essence, OPEC will continue to reduce output by 1.2 million barrels per day until March 2018. Higher demand would be offset by greater OPEC supplies, more ...

Intel chiefs grilled in Senate one day before Comey testifies

It described nine private conversations between Comey and Trump, in person and on the telephone. But he says he did not understand Trump to be referring to ...

Alleged Russian Mobsters Indicted on Charges of Trafficking 10000 Pounds Of Chocolate

Shulaya, part of an "order of elite criminals from the former Soviet Union", orchestrated offenses ranging from trafficking stolen cigarettes and chocolate to i...

Trump's pick to head FBI is former DOJ official and Christie lawyer

It is hazardous to do too much reading between the lines of former FBI Director James Comey's written statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee, rele...

Alleged leaker's parents fear Trump will be tough on case

Victor is a contractor for Pluribus International and during the NSA's investigation, was found to have contacted The Intercept using her work email. Oh Y...

Trump, Christie center stage in race they're not part of

Jon Corzine, a Goldman alum Christie defeated in 2009. Also seeking the Republican nomination were Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli , Nutley Commissioner Steve...

UAE bans sympathy for Qatar with jail threat

After apparently showing support for the moves against Qatar in tweets sent on Tuesday, Trump on Wednesday called Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad A...

UP still one of top 400 universities in the world

According to the rating list, overall rank of Khazar University is 701-750 among world universities; the University takes the 1st place among universities in ...

Congress instigating, politicising MP farmers' stir: Venkaiah Naidu

It has been established in probe, Bhupendra Singh was quoted as saying by ANI . He also hit out at the BJP for denying permission to people who wanted to g...