International

LESBOS, Greece April 16, (Agencies): Migrants wept at his feet, kissed his hand and begged for Pope Francis’s help on Saturday at a Greek refugee …

KUMAMOTO, Japan, April 16, (Agencies): Scores of people were feared buried alive Saturday after two powerful quakes hit southern Japan a day apart, killing at …

MASHIKI, Japan, April 15, (Agencies): A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller …

ISTANBUL, April 15, (Agencies): A major summit aimed at overcoming differences in the Muslim world condemned Iran Friday for supporting terrorism and meddling in the …

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, April 15, (RTRS): Afghan aircraft killed more than 50 fighters loyal to Islamic State in a raid in the eastern province of Nangarhar, …

MANILA, April 15, (RTRS): Islamist militants in the Philippines on Friday announced a new deadline of April 25 for the execution of three foreign captives …

LAGOS, Nigeria, April 14, (Agencies): A schoolmate says she cried with joy when she saw a Boko Haram video appearing to show some of Nigeria’s …

BEIRUT, April 14, (Agencies): Islamic State group jihadists have seized a string of opposition-held villages in Syria’s Aleppo province near the Turkish border, a monitoring …

RIYADH, April 14, (Agencies): Eighteen people have been killed during heavy rains and floods over the past week in Saudi Arabia, the civil defence agency …

DUBAI, UAE, April 14: Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Chairman, Al Habtoor Group welcomed Sheikh Ahmad Al-Kubaisi, at the Al Habtoor Group head office on Al …