15 people killed in torrential rains in Vietnam
In Vietnam, at least 15 people have died after torrential rains caused severe flooding across four central provinces and displaced thousands of people...
Qatar Airways is Middle East Airline of the Year
The PeninsulaDOHA: Qatar Airways has once again been chosen as the Middle East Airline of the Year by international business travellers. The acco...
China develops world's smallest nuclear plant to take control of South China Sea
China has developed a nuclear power plant so small it can fit inside a shipping container - to help Beijing's efforts to take control of disputed isla...
China to launch manned space mission Shenzhou 11
China will launch a two-man space mission, Shenzhou 11, on Monday, the state-owned Xinhua news agency said, taking the country closer to its ambition ...
Saudi Arabia, where even milk depends on oil, struggles to remake its economy
AL KHARJ, Saudi Arabia: This is what it takes to run a megadairy in the scorching desert here: 180,000 Holstein cows, precisely cooled cowsheds, water...
What it’s like to travel through the most dangerous 150km stretch on Earth
WELCOME to the jungle. No ordinary jungle.Here, the elements conspire against you. The climate is hot and the air is thick and heavy, making breathing...
US fighter jet plunges into sea off Okinawa, Japan
A US Marine Corps Harrier jump-jet has dived into the sea shortly after taking off from a base on the island of Okinawa, south of Japan. Japanese coas...
Clashes in Somalia kill 11, displace 50,000 -U.N.
MOGADISHU - Clashes between two semi-autonomous regions of Somalia this week have killed at least 11 people and displaced around 50,000, the United Na...
Suicide bombing in northern Baghdad kills 31
Iraqi police and hospital officials say the death toll from a suicide bombing at a funeral gathering in northern Baghdad increased to 31, with another 65 people wounded.Iraqi police and hospital offic...
Obama Has Just Turned Yemen into Another Middle East Quagmire
When a U.S. vessel off the coast of Yemen fired on Houthi rebels Thursday, it sent another of the Obama administration’s delicate balancing acts in th...
Two trillion galaxies in 'observable' Universe: NASA
There are a dizzying two trillion galaxies in the Universe, up to twenty times more than previously thought, astronomers reported Thursday.The surpris...
Trump campaign rocked by new allegations of sexual misconduct
Donald Trump's fragile campaign has been hit by fresh allegations of inappropriate behaviour with two more women alleging that he made unwanted sexual...
Delegitimise all terror groups, go after terrorists: US
The US has told Pakistan to go after those terrorists who seek and "sometimes find safe haven" in the country and delegitimise all terror groups opera...
US bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on flights
The US Department of Transportation has banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on flights after reports of the device catching fire. Transportation Sec...
14 pro-govt fighters killed in clashes with IS terror group in Libya
In Libya, at least 14 pro-government fighters were killed and 30 others injured in clashes with the Islamic State terror group in Sirte. Medical off...
Israel freezes cooperation with UNESCO for 'denying Jewish holy sites'
Israel has frozen co-operation with the UN's cultural agency, UNESCO, accusing it of denying Judaism's connections to the religion's holiest sites. ...
King Bhumibol Adulyadej's life - Monarch of last resort
Dec. 5, 1927 Born in U.S. at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts 1932 Bloodless revolution ends absolute monarchy in Siam, us...
Great White Shark Thrashed Into A Cage - And A Diver Was Inside
While he was inside a cage in the ocean, a great white shark forced its way in. It's tough to watch, but it's all on cameras.The shark didn't intend t...
Japan's SoftBank signs MoU with Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) on Friday said it has concluded a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Public Investment Fund of ...
Bob Dylan wins Nobel literature prize
Singer and songwriter Bob Dylan, one of the world’s most influential musicians, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for “having crea...
GCC, Turkey deplore UN inaction in Syria
Foreign ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council states and Turkey on Thursday called for urgent intervention of the UN in Syria to stop the killing of i...
Saudi Special Forces train with Chinese, French
Saudi and Chinese armed forces began the “Exploration 2016” joint military exercise on Wednesday. Special Forces of the Royal Saudi Land Forces a...
Duterte challenges West to probe Philippines drugs war
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte called US President Barack Obama, the European Union and United Nations “fools” on Thursday, and warned they w...
Development plan for Riyadh is promising, say experts
Riyadh these days looks like a big building site where infrastructure and development plans are being implemented to cater to the needs of the current...
Saudi Arabia losing allies over differences on regional issues
Saudi Arabia seems to have become more isolated in the wake of a diplomatic row with its close ally, Egypt, following Cairo’s vote in favor of separat...
UK MP's call for downing Russian jets in Syria ‘disgraceful’
Senior Tory MP Andrew Mitchell’s call for shooting down Russian jets over Syria is “disgraceful” and would put the world on the path towards another d...
Michelle Obama blasts Trump, calls his lewd remarks 'demeaning'
US First Lady Michelle Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump over his "demeaning" remarks about women, saying the Republican Presidenti...
Kuwait to set up its ‘largest oil company’
Kuwait is reportedly preparing to create its ‘largest oil company’ with a planned oil production capacity of around 615,000 barrels per day (bpd).&nbs...
Yemeni forces shoot down Saudi reconnaissance aircraft
Yemeni forces have shot down a Saudi reconnaissance aircraft as they push ahead with their retaliatory attacks against Riyadh’s military.According to ...
Russia's top spin doctor in nuclear warning
Russian state TV host Dmitry Kiselyov has a reputation for attacking the West.Critics call him the "Kremlin's chief propagandist". And like many other...
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