DAMASCUS: At least 12 people dead as A Syrian government warplane has crashed in a built-up area of the north-western town of Ariha. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) activist group said the crash occurred amid bombing raids. … read more
NEW DELHI: India’s parliament Monday suspended 25 opposition lawmakers following days of uproar and disruptions that have so far thwarted the government’s hopes of passing major economic reforms in the current session. The lawmakers, from the main opposition Congress party, … read more
ISTANBUL: Two Turkish soldiers were killed and 24 were wounded early Sunday in a suicide bombing blamed on militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) that ripped through their local headquarters in eastern Turkey. A suicide bomber drove a … read more
HARARE: Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first as their three-match one-day international series against New Zealand got underway at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Fast bowler Tinashe Panyangara returned to the Zimbabwe line-up after overcoming a side … read more
LONDON: Members of Osama Bin Laden’s family were among the victims in the crash of a private jet in Britain, the Saudi embassy in London said Saturday in a message of condolences. Four people died when the Saudi Arabia-registered plane … read more