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Kerry courts Kazakh leader as U.S. eyes stronger Central Asia ties 02 Nov 2015 - 06:03 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tours the Hazrat Sultan Mosque in Astana, November 2, 2015. REUTERS By Matt Spetalnick ASTANA: Secretary of...

No 'direct evidence' of terrorism in Egypt crash: Clapper 02 Nov 2015 - 05:58 pm

Washington: US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Monday he knew of no "direct evidence" that terrorism was to blame for the...

Stateless child born every 10 minutes: UN 02 Nov 2015 - 05:58 pm

A pregnant Syrian woman walks at a refugee camp in the city of Tyre, in southern Lebanon. Reuters Geneva: Being born with no...

EU has little option but to deal with strengthened Erdogan: analysts 02 Nov 2015 - 05:50 pm

Brussels: The EU, desperate for help to solve the migrant crisis, has little option but to deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

One dead in floods in Portugal's Algarve 02 Nov 2015 - 05:30 pm

A woman looks at the floods in downtown Albufeira in south of Portugal on 01 november 2015 due to rains in tourist region...

Flight recorders show crashed Russian jet not struck from outside: investigator 02 Nov 2015 - 04:51 pm

A debris from a Russian airliner is seen at its crash site at the Hassana area in Arish city, north Egypt, November 1,...

After escaping war, asylum seekers in Sweden now face arson attacks 02 Nov 2015 - 04:36 pm

A burned down asylum centre is seen in Munkedal, Sweden October 27, 2015. REUTERS By Johan Ahlander and Violette Goarant MUNKEDAL, Sweden: Throughout...

Foreign specialists help Romania treat fire victims 02 Nov 2015 - 04:29 pm

A child holds flowers as people light candles outside the Colectiv nightclub, during a mourning march joined by thousands in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday,...

Sweden projected to lose 40-80 days of snow as climate warms 02 Nov 2015 - 04:26 pm

STOCKHOLM: Snowy white winters are likely to become a thing of the past for most Swedes. The national weather service on Monday released...

I. Coast Constitutional Council confirms Ouattara's re-election 02 Nov 2015 - 04:23 pm

Ivory Coast President Alassan Ouattara (R), accompanied by his wife Dominique Ouattara, during a campaign rally on October 23, 2015 in Abidjan. AFP ...

Record 218,000 migrants crossed Mediterranean in October: UN 02 Nov 2015 - 03:22 pm

Refugees and migrants run to cross the Slovenian-Austrian border on November 2, 2015 from Sentilj to Spielfeld. Geneva: More than 218,000 migrants and...

'External' factors caused crash of Egypt plane: Russian airline 02 Nov 2015 - 03:08 pm

(L-R) Kogalymavia airline deputy general director for flight operation Alexander Smirnov, Kogalymavia airline deputy general director for engineering Andrei Averyanov and Tourism Holding...

WWII bomb discovered at German airport, 7 flights cancelled 02 Nov 2015 - 01:50 pm

Flights at the main international airport in Duesseldorf were interrupted for an hour while 125-kg bomb was neutralised Berlin: A World War II...

UK flights cancelled as fog descends 02 Nov 2015 - 01:34 pm

St Paul's Cathedral is seen through thick fog smothering London on November 2, 2015. AFP London: Thick fog across much of Britain caused...

Former US senator, actor Fred Thompson dies 02 Nov 2015 - 12:01 pm

Former US Senator, presidential candidate and actor Fred Thompson By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tennessee: Fred Thompson, a former Republican US senator from Tennessee...

Bush relaunches campaign with e-book, tour 02 Nov 2015 - 11:36 am

US Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks at the Growth and Opportunity Party at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on October 31, 2015. Reuters ...

US, South Korea defence chiefs vow no tolerance for North Korea provocation 02 Nov 2015 - 11:29 am

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter (L) with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo after the 47th Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul. Reuters ...

Second plane with victims of Russian jet crash to leave Egypt Monday evening 02 Nov 2015 - 11:10 am

Russian emergency ministry officers wait to unload the bodies of victims of a Russian airliner, which crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday,...