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Clashes erupted along the Gaza-Israel border as thousands of protesters gathered for a third consecutive Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Clashes erupt on Israel-Gaza border on third Friday of protests:...

Limited clashes between stone-throwing Palestinians and Israeli soldiers began in at least two places along the border.

13 April 2018 4:18 PM IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the five permanent members of the Security Council to break the current deadlock on reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and prevent the situation spiralling out of control in the war-torn country. (Photo: AP)

UNSC must prevent Syria spiralling out of control: UN chief

Antonio Guterres has appealed to the Security Council to break the current deadlock on reported use of chemical weapons...

13 April 2018 12:00 PM IST

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: AFP)

Bashar al-Assad warns Western action would 'further destabilise'...

Threats of Western military action in response to an alleged chemical attack would only lead to further chaos in the...

12 April 2018 5:08 PM IST

The woman, in her early forties, is survived by her two children who study abroad. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian nurse from Kerala plunges to death from hospital's rooftop in...

The woman, identified as Suja Singh from Kerala, jumped from Al Ain hospital's building on Sunday afternoon, the Gulf...

10 April 2018 6:26 PM IST

Acting as a mediator, Kuwait has presented Qatar a long-awaited list of demands from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, four Arab nations that cut ties with Qatar. (Photo: AP)

Saudi to consider turning Qatar border into nuclear waste site:...

The proposal signals a new low in the 10-month-old feud between Qatar and a quartet of nations that includes Saudi...

10 April 2018 3:37 PM IST

State news agency SANA said that there were dead and wounded in the strike, without giving exact casualty numbers. (Photo: Representational | AFP)

Syria blames Israel of carrying out deadly dawn bombing raid on...

The Russian army also accused Israel, saying two Israeli F-15s had fired eight missiles at the base.

9 April 2018 8:11 AM IST

Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centres in Iran where they left the image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: Dont mess with our elections, the Iranian IT ministry said. (Photo: Twitter/ @azarijahromi)

Iran hit by global cyber attack that left US Flag on screens

The attack apparently affected 200,000 router switches across the world in a widespread attack.

8 April 2018 3:22 PM IST

Demonstrators torched large piles of tires, engulfing the area in black smoke meant to shield them from Israeli snipers. (Photo: AP)

Gaza border protest: Israeli troops kill nine, hundreds wounded

The recent march was the second in what Gaza's Hamas rulers said would be several weeks of protests against a decade-old...

7 April 2018 12:15 PM IST

The 32-year-old de facto ruler has overseen the most fundamental transformation in the modern history of the Gulf nation and sidelined all rivals after emerging as first-in-line last June. (Photo: AFP)

MBS's moderate Saudi: The liberal crown prince and his many reforms

The prince is the architect of a wide-ranging plan dubbed 'Vision 2030' to bring social and economic change to Saudi...

6 April 2018 3:01 PM IST

Vladimir Putin, Russia President

Nerve agent attack: Putin hopes chemical watchdog can end Skripal row

Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent in the English city of Salisbury...

4 April 2018 4:37 PM IST

We have religious concerns about the fate of the holy mosque in Jerusalem and about the rights of the Palestinian people. This is what we have. We dont have any objection against any other people, Prince Mohammed said. (Photo: File)

As Israel, Saudi draw closer, crown prince asserts 'right to own land'

Saudi Arabia - birthplace of Islam and home to its holiest shrines - does not recognise Israel.

3 April 2018 6:01 PM IST

Syrian Christians stand outside the Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus, one of the oldest Greek Orthodox churches in the Syrian capital, after attending a mass to celebrate Palm. (Photo: AFP)

Deal struck for rebels' final pullout from Syria's Ghouta

Backed by Russia, Assad's forces have scor-ed a series of victories over rebel forces in recent years.

2 April 2018 6:09 AM IST