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Saudi king postpones visit to the Maldives over swine flu

Mar 17, 2017

The Maldives' government says Saudi Arabia's king has postponed an official visit because of the spread of swine flu in the archipelago nation

Qatar exit permit panel rejects more than quarter of claims

Mar 16, 2017

Qatar says a new government body set up to handle complaints from migrant workers seeking bosses' permission to leave the Gulf nation received hundreds of claims over two months and rejected more than a quarter of requests

In Mosul, a heavy but not crushing blow to IS group

Mar 14, 2017

Iraqi troops have surrounded western Mosul, and it is thought to be only a matter of time until they crush the last major stand of the Islamic State group in Iraq

Libya's deepening split finds battleground at oil terminals

Mar 12, 2017

The fight for Libya's Ras Lanuf refinery and nearby Sidr depot threatens to spiral into open conflict between rival factions vying for power from east and west

State TV: Iran Air receives 2nd of 100 Airbus jets

Mar 11, 2017

Iran's state TV is reporting that the second of 100 planes it purchased from Airbus following its nuclear deal with world powers has landed in the capital Tehran

Mar 10, 2017

Helicopter crashes on outskirts of Istanbul; 7 killed

The mayor of Istanbul says that the death toll in the helicopter crash on the outskirts of Istanbul has increased to seven

Mar 10, 2017

India court convicts 31 autoworkers in 2012 factory riots

A north India court convicted 31 factory workers for taking part in violence at a factory run by the country's largest automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki that led to the death of a manager, reports said

Mar 9, 2017

IS gunmen in white lab coats kill 30 in Kabul hospital

Gunmen wearing white lab coats have stormed a military hospital in the Afghan capital, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens more in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group

Mar 8, 2017

Police say terror suspect killed in gunbattle in north India

Police say they have killed a man suspected of masterminding a train blast that injured 8 people in India this week

General strike shuts much of southern Nepal after 3 killed

Mar 7, 2017

A general strike called by ethnic groups a day after police fire killed at least three protesters has shut down markets, schools and transport in much of southern Nepal on Tuesday