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The man from Staten Island in New York was accused of assaulting a co-passenger while on an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York.

Emirates trims US flights after Trump administration curbs on 6 Muslim...

Dubai was one of 10 cities in Muslim-majority countries affected by a ban on laptops and other electronics in carry-on...

19 April 2017 8:33 PM IST

Syria resumes reciprocal evacuations after deadly bombing

Syria resumes reciprocal evacuations after deadly bombing

The population exchange has been criticised by rights groups, which say it rewards siege tactics and amounts to forcible...

19 April 2017 2:28 PM IST

It belonged to a nobleman named Userhat who worked as the city judge.

Eight mummies discovered in ancient tomb

The antiquities ministry said in a Tuesday statement. It belonged to a nobleman named Userhat who worked as the city...

19 April 2017 1:16 AM IST

Islamic State attacks government positions in the city of Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Air strike in eastern Syria kills at least 10 civilians

Air strikes by the US-led coalition have killed many civilians over the past weeks as the battle against the extremists...

18 April 2017 1:08 PM IST

Palestinian officials said some 1,500 inmates affiliated with all political factions including rival Fatah and Hamas were taking part in the protest. (Photo: AP)

Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails begin hunger strike

Israel said the move by the prisoners, many of whom were convicted of attacks or for plotting against Israel, was...

18 April 2017 9:40 AM IST

The GBU-43 (top) has a blast yield of 11 tonnes of TNT. (Above) A file photo of the aftermath of the bomb trial in 2013. Via web

US and the big bang

U.S. dropped its largest non-nuclear weapon after targeting ISIS tunnels in Afghanistan.

18 April 2017 1:55 AM IST

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo:AP)

Former Afghan President: Massive US bomb was an 'atrocity'

US and Afghan forces have been battling the Taliban for more than 15 years, said Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

17 April 2017 6:57 PM IST

Woman and Man stoned to death by Taliban militants. (Photo: AP)

Afghan officials: Taliban kill alleged adulterers and spies

Taliban militants killed three women and a young boy who were accused of spying, said officials.

17 April 2017 4:26 PM IST

This image released by the Thiqa News Agency, shows buses at the evacuation point where an explosion hit at the Rashideen area, a rebel-controlled district outside Aleppo city, Syria.(Photo:AP)

Mass evacuation in Syria postponed after blast kills 80 kids

Rami Abdurrahman said no permission was given for the evacuation to go ahead while Mahmoud said it has been delayed for...

17 April 2017 3:29 PM IST

Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 6, 2017. (Photo: AP)

ISIS shelled govt forces with chemical weapons in Mosul: Iraqi police

Iraq's Federal Police said it had made a new push against the ISIS holed up in the Old City.

17 April 2017 9:28 AM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey, on February 19. (Photo: AP)

Five ways the referendum could change Turkey

Opponents worry that the new system will lack the checks and balances' that mark the US system.

17 April 2017 8:05 AM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AP)

Turkey: More power to Erdogan, wins referendum with 51.4 per cent vote

As huge crowds of flag-waving supporters celebrated on the streets, Erdogan praised Turkey for taking a historic...

17 April 2017 7:51 AM IST