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LONDON — The Independent, a newspaper that shook up Britain’s journalism establishment in the 1980s before falling on hard times, will stop printing after nearly 30 years and instead publish only online, its owner said Friday.The…

An attacker has opened fire at an education department office in Saudi Arabia's southern Jazan province, killing six employees, officials have said.Two other people have been wounded in the assault, in the remote community of Ad…

Two suspected people-smugglers are on trial in connection with the death of Alan Kurdi and four other people.Alan was the Syrian three-year-old whose photograph - lying dead on a beach - focused world attention on the refugee crisis…

Rebel groups in Syria have told the BBC they will not stop fighting because they do not believe that Russia will end its bombing campaign in support of the government.They have expressed scepticism over a deal by world…

Tunisia said Friday that it was asking its regional authorities to work on a plan to cope with the fallout of a possible foreign military intervention in neighboring war-torn Libya.In 2011, hundreds of thousands of people fled from…

Egypt's President, Abdelfattah Al-Sisi called on the international community to urgently lift the embargo on arms that is slammed on Khalifa Haftar forces.On the phone with UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon on Thursday, Al-Sisi said…

The UN-backed Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced that it reached full ministerial formation of GNA cabinet, which adheres to the required standards for appointment.In a statement Thursday,…

Penguins of Cape Denison in Antarctica have been effectively trapped by an iceberg the size of Rome and face 120km round trip to feedAn estimated 150,000 Adelie penguins living in Antarctica have died after an iceberg the size of…

US and Russia among powers to agree on cessation of hostilities ‘within a week’ and delivery of humanitarian aid – but no end in sight to Russian airstrikesA cessation of hostilities is to come into force in Syria within a week and…

Assad’s comments, made just hours before agreement reached in Munich over cessation of hostilities, deal blow to hopes of negotiated solution to warBashar al-Assad has dealt a swift blow to international efforts to secure a…