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Delhi smog shortening lives, say doctors as hospitals fill up

Sun Nov 12, 2017 10:45:35

In the emergency ward of a Delhi hospital, men and women gasp for breath as they wait to be treated for symptoms triggered by the choking blanket of smog that descended on the Indian capital this week.

Mass graves of civilians executed by ISIS found in Kirkuk province

Sun Nov 12, 2017 09:47:17

Mass graves containing the remains of civilians executed by ISIS have been found in the disputed Iraqi province of Kirkuk, Iraqi authorities told reporters on Saturday.

How Saudi Arabia turned on Lebanon's Hariri

Sun Nov 12, 2017 09:07:06

From the moment Saad al-Hariri’s plane touched down in Saudi Arabia on Friday Nov. 3, he was in for a surprise.

Asylum-seekers get 24-hour reprieve from Papua New Guinea camp eviction

Sat Nov 11, 2017 14:48:10

Papua New Guinea will delay by at least 24 hours a plan to forcibly evict hundreds of men from an abandoned Australian detention centre, three asylum seekers said on Saturday.

Trump and Rex Tillerson had starkly different responses to Saudi Arabia's corruption crackdown

Sat Nov 11, 2017 13:00:42

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had very different responses to Saudi Arabia's landmark anti-corruption crackdown from last weekend.

Iraqi forces launch offensive to recapture last ISIS-held district of Rawa

Sat Nov 11, 2017 12:39:04

Iraqi forces launched an offensive on Saturday to capture Rawa, the last remaining town under ISIS control.

U.S. joins calls for PM’s return to Lebanon from Saudi Arabia

Sat Nov 11, 2017 12:06:07

Lebanese officials insisted Friday on the return home of Prime Minister Saad Hariri from Saudi Arabia, and the leader of the militant group Hezbollah said the Saudis had “declared war” on Lebanon by holding Hariri against his will.

Millions mark key Shia commemoration in Iraq holy city

Sat Nov 11, 2017 11:51:21

An estimated 14 million Shia pilgrims thronged Iraq's holy city of Karbala on Friday to mark the annual Arbaeen commemoration, as Baghdad looks to wipe out the ISIS group that has targeted their branch of Islam.

Saudi prince Mansour's helicopter crash was accidental: brother

Sat Nov 11, 2017 11:45:46

The brother of Saudi prince Mansour Bin Muqrin Bin Abdul Aziz who died on Saturday in a helicopter crash has denied reports and claims regarding the fatal accident.

Osama's half-brother Bakr bin Laden among 201 arrested in Saudi Arabia purge

Sat Nov 11, 2017 11:09:09

Bakr bin Laden - chairman of the kingdom's pre-eminent contractor and Osama bin Laden's half-brother, is among the top princes arrested in Saudi Arabia this week.

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