AFP, CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera reporters to three years in prison yesterday, in a shock ruling following global demands for…

AFP, BANGKOK: Thai authorities yesterday detained and charged a 28-year-old Turkish man over a bomb attack in Bangkok last week that killed 20 people and wounded scores more. It is the first arrest in connection with the 17 August bombing at the Erawan shrine in the capital’s bustling downtown…

AFP, NASHIK, India: Dreadlocked Indian holy men and waves of Hindu pilgrims washed away their sins with a religious dip on the first main bathing day…

AFP, WASHINGTON: A top Republican from the US Congress yesterday blasted the Iran nuclear deal as “deeply flawed” and said the agreement would make the world “less safe.” Congress is due to vote next month on whether to endorse the deal reached in July between Iran and six world…

AFP, ANKARA: Turkish planes have for the first time joined raids by the US-led coalition against Islamic State positions in Syria, the Turkish foreign ministry said Saturday. “Our fighter planes ... along with planes from the coalition yesterday evening began joint operations against (IS) targets…

AP, Johannesburg: A Swaziland rights group says 38 girls and young women were killed in a crash while travelling to a famous traditional festival. The Swaziland Solidarity Network said in a statement on Saturday that about 20 others were injured when the truck they were in collided with another vehicle…