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Candles are lit among flowers in commemoration of the victims of the attack.

July 27th, 2026 - 12:15 GMT

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German authorities under fire over handling of pride killing suspect

ALBAWABA - German authorities have drawn the ire of prosecutors over their lax handling of the suspect who was known to the authorities to be an extremist who attempted to join ISIS. The killer, Abdul Ballout, 21, was a German citizen with Lebanese roots who rammed a rented minivan into a pride parade crowd Saturday before attacking people with a machete, killing one woman and wounding 29. The woman who ...

Firefighters battle a blaze that engulfed Iran's oldest high-rise, the 15-storey Plasco building in downtown Tehran on January 19, 2017. (AFP/Stringer)

January 19th, 2017 - 10:30 GMT

At least 30 killed as Tehran’s iconic Plasco building collapses after fire

Legislators of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), applaud in protest during the second tour debating a reform of the constitution, at the Turkish parliament in Ankara on January 18, 2017. (AFP/Adem Altan)

January 19th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Turkish MPs approve two more articles of constitution change

Bedouin women react to the destruction of houses on January 18, 2017 in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, near the southern city of Beersheba, in the Negev desert. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)

January 19th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Palestinians stage protests against home demolitions across Occupied Territories

Smoke billows following reported shelling by Syrian government forces in the rebel-held area of Deraa, in southern Syria, on January 18, 2017. (AFP/Mohamad Abazeed)

January 19th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Russia says US, Jaysh al-Islam invited to Syria peace talks in Astana

Soldiers attend to wounded and casualties in the aftermath of a suicide bomb attack who ripped through a camp grouping former rebels and pro-government militia in troubled northern Mali left 40 people dead on January 18, 2017 in Gao. (AFP/Stringer)

January 19th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims deadly Mali car bombing that killed 60 people

Sayed Morteza al-Sanadi, the head of the Bahrain's opposition al-Wafa'a Islamic Party. (File photo)

January 19th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

UN condemns execution of three political activists in Bahrain

Over the past two days, he said, several reconnaissance flights were carried out over the targeted region using unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. (AFP/File)

January 19th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Turkey and Russia team up for joint-air operation in Syria

Israeli policemen stand guard as bulldozers demolish homes in Bedouin villages. (AFP/File)

January 18th, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

More clashes erupt in the Negev desert as Israeli forces demolish Bedouin homes

Members of the Iraqi special forces Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) hold a position in Eastern Mosul. (AFP/File)

January 18th, 2017 - 02:02 GMT

Offensive on Daesh stronghold: Top Iraqi commander declares ‘liberation’ of eastern Mosul

United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki Moon delivering a speech during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the International Court of Justice. (AFP/File)

January 18th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Not over yet: Saudi may take Red Sea Islands transfer case to International Court of Justice

Paris reportedly had many issues to discuss with Riyadh, including preparations for the meeting of the French-Saudi Joint Commission, which will be held in the summer, and which aims at promoting economic, investment and commercial relations within the framework of the Kingdom's Vision 2030. (Twitter)

January 18th, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia welcomes French FM Ayrault to Riyadh for discussion of regional issues

The government alleges the coup plotters used the app to communicate. (File photo)

January 18th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Turkey pursues hundreds for use of By-lock app associated with coup plotters