Obama commutes 330 drug sentences on last day of presidentship
In a last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid t...
Mali blast death toll rises to over 70
More than 70 people died in a suicide bomb attack in Mali targeting militia groups committed to restoring peace in the African country, according to a...
New legislation to tighten H1B visas to foreign techies
Two powerful US Senators have announced they will introduce a legislation which, if passed by the Congress, would give preference to foreigners studyi...
80 fighters killed in US strikes in Libya
US air strikes have killed more than 80 fighters from the Islamic State at Sirte in Libya. According to the US Defense Secretary Ash Carter, some of t...
United Nation adopts resolution backing Gambia's new President Adama Barrow
United Nation's Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution expressing full support to Gambia's new President Adama Barrow and calling on e...
Donald Trump to be sworn in as President of USA today
Donald Trump will be sworn-in as 45th President of the United States today He will assume office just ten weeks after stunning America and the world b...
Was Lindsay Lohan’s Saudi boyfriend behind her ‘embracing Islam’?
JEDDAH: Has US actress Lindsay Lohan “embraced Islam”? And was her Saudi boyfriend responsible for her change of faith? These are the questions being ...
Obama criticises Congress for refusing to close Guantanamo
Obama pledged when he became president eight years ago to close the facility in Cuba in his first year, but lawmakers in both political parties blocke...
Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman extradited from Mexico to US
Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been extradited to the US, the Mexican governments announced on Thursday.He arrived in New Y...
Trump inauguration protests: TEAR GAS deployed as THOUSANDS march against President-elect
SEETHING protesters raging against today’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump have been sprayed with tear gas as thousands take to the stree...
China economy grows 6.7% in 2016
China's economy grew by 6.7% in 2016, compared with 6.9% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in more than a quarter of a century.China's growth...
North Korea PREPARES MISSILES as US says it’s ‘READY’ for Trump inauguration day strike
US OFFICIALS are preparing for a possible missile attack from North Korea as Donald Trump is set to be named the country’s new President.Pentagon spok...
Enormous Antarctic Ice Shelf Rift Grows By Another 6 Miles
Over 100-mile-long crack in one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves grew another 6 miles.A more than 100-mile-long crack in one of Antarctica's larges...
4 quakes shake Italy, isolating towns blanketed under snow
ROME: Four strong earthquakes on Wednesday shook the same region of central Italy that suffered deadly temblors last year, sending quake-rattled resid...
Prison sentences for two Saudis who supported terror groups on social media
JEDDAH: Riyadh’s Specialized Criminal Court on Wednesday issued a preliminary sentence against two Saudis.The first defendant received a sentence of s...
Florida man charged with threatening to kill President-elect Trump
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man has been charged with threatening to kill President-elect Donald Trump in a video posted online. A Miami Beach police...
Saudi Arabia carries out first execution of 2017
RIYADH // Saudi Arabia carried out its first death sentence of the year on Tuesday, following more than 150 executions in 2016.Mamdouh Al Anzi was sen...
Obama thanks PM Modi for strengthening Indo-US ties
Outgoing US President Barack Obama telephoned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to thank him for his partnership that enhanced the relations between India ...
Saudi oil giant likely to set up refinery in Andhra
AMRAVATI: Global giant in the oil sector, Saudi Aramco has hinted at setting up a refinery in Andhra Pradesh. The Saudi Arabian oil major also evinced...
Russia, Turkish jets carry out 1st joint strikes inside Syria
Russian and Turkish jets have carried out their first joint strikes on Islamic State terror group inside Syria.Russian Defence Ministry said IS was ta...
Ex-US President George H W Bush admitted to hospital
Former US President George H.W. Bush has been admitted to the ICU of a hospital here to address an acute respirator problem stemming from pneumonia wh...
Antonio Tajani is new President of European Parliament
Italian conservative Antonio Tajani has been elected the new President of the European Parliament. Mr Tajani is a former spokesman for Italy's Silvio ...
Amid reports of passenger groping, Air India introduces rows just for women
To help combat a series of midflight sexual assault allegations, India's national carrier will now offer female-only seating areas for concerned women...
Eugene Cernan, last man to walk on the moon, dead at 82
Gene Cernan, an early NASA astronaut who was the last man to set foot on the moon, died Monday, NASA announced in a tweet. He was 82.Details of Cernan...
Ultralight 'super-material' is 10 times stronger than steel
A spongy new super-material could be lighter than the flimsiest plastic yet 10 times stronger than steel.The new super-material is made up of flecks o...
Car bombs kill 15 in Iraq’s Mosul
Two car bombs have targeted the Tal Yabes district of eastern Mosul, killing 14 civilians and one soldier.The bombings, which occurred on Tuesday...
Brazil to build 30 prisons after jail killings: President
Brazil’s President Michel Temer says his country plans to build 30 new prisons this year in the wake of a wave of fatal prison riots that erupted in i...
Police clash with Egyptians celebrating ruling on islands
Scuffles have erupted between Egyptian police and protesters celebrating a top court’s final ruling against the government’s decision to transfer...
Saudi Oger: 1,300 fired workers seek resolution over unpaid salaries
Former Saudi Oger contract workers at the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex in Madinah have complained of not being paid their dues after being dismiss...
Five killed, 15 injured in Mexico night club shooting
A shooting at a nightclub in Mexico’s east has killed at least four people and led to the death of another person during a crush caused by the rush of...
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