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UAE follows Egypt, Morocco in banning Moses epic 30 Dec 2014 - 06:50 pm

UAE follows Egypt, Morocco in banning Moses epic DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday that it will not allow screening of...

Ukraine eyes Westinghouse nuclear fuel deal 30 Dec 2014 - 06:47 pm

Nuclear power reactor fuel assembly racks at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrate Works KIEV - Ukraine said on Tuesday it would sign an additional...

Iraqi forces clear Dhuluiyah of IS jihadists 30 Dec 2014 - 06:44 pm

Iraqi forces launch offensive on IS in Dhuluiyah BAGHDAD - Iraqi forces on Tuesday completed the recapture of the town of Dhuluiyah, parts...

Italy fears more deaths in ferry disaster 30 Dec 2014 - 06:36 pm

A rescued passenger from the burning ferry "Norman Atlantic" holds his daughter on arrival at the airport of Elefsina, west of Athens, on...

Bahrain opposition chief remanded in custody 30 Dec 2014 - 06:14 pm

Bahraini protester holds a national flag in front of riot police during clashes DUBAI - Bahrain opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman was remanded...

Alleged Kenya poaching boss a 'flight risk', court told 30 Dec 2014 - 06:11 pm

Kenyan national Feisal Mohammed Ali, seen here in December 2014 MOMBASA, Kenya - A court in Kenya was urged Tuesday not to grant...

Yemen army officer shot dead in south official 30 Dec 2014 - 05:43 pm

Yemeni intelligence officer shot dead by suspected al-Qaeda gunmen ADEN - An unidentified gunmen shot dead an army officer in south Yemen Tuesday,...

AirAsia relatives distraught as bodies found in sea 30 Dec 2014 - 05:35 pm

Family members of passengers onboard AirAsia flight QZ8501 react after watching television reports showing an body floating in the Java Sea SURABAYA, Indonesia...

Tunnel blast kills, wounds troops in Syria's Aleppo 30 Dec 2014 - 05:31 pm

Syrian rebels kill 20 troops in tunnel blast BEIRUT - A powerful blast from explosives planted in a tunnel under the Old City...

AirAsia boss says crash 'worst nightmare' 30 Dec 2014 - 05:20 pm

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes visited Juanda International Airport in Indonesia SURABAYA, Indonesia - AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes said Tuesday he was experiencing an...

Death toll in China summer explosion climbs to 146 30 Dec 2014 - 04:34 pm

BEIJING-- The death toll from an August factory explosion in China has risen to 146 in the months since the blast and dozens...

Migrant ship in distress near Corfu 30 Dec 2014 - 04:27 pm

ATHENS--A freighter with hundreds of migrants on board issued a distress signal on Tuesday while sailing northwest of the Greek island of Corfu,...

Eight killed in clash on Burundi-DR Congo border 30 Dec 2014 - 04:24 pm

BUJUMBURA--At least eight fighters were killed on Tuesday in clashes between Burundian security forces and members of an unidentified armed group which crossed...

Turkey's top judicial body suspends graft probe prosecutors 30 Dec 2014 - 04:19 pm

ISTANBUL-- Turkey's top judicial body has suspended four prosecutors who initiated a high-reaching corruption investigation that targeted the inner circle of President Tayyip...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi says "too early" to commit to 2015 election 30 Dec 2014 - 03:40 pm

YANGON-- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the government on Tuesday to hold a transparent election next year and said...

Navalny case a 'blow against civil society': Germany 30 Dec 2014 - 03:37 pm

BERLIN--Germany labelled Russian court sentences against top opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his brother on Tuesday "another blow against outspoken civil society" in...

India party chief cleared of murder conspiracy 30 Dec 2014 - 03:34 pm

MUMBAI, India--An Indian court dropped charges Tuesday against the president of the Hindu nationalist ruling party, who was accused of ordering the killing...

100 migrants scale fence to enter Spain's Melilla 30 Dec 2014 - 03:30 pm

MADRID--More than 100 migrants on Tuesday managed to scale the six-metre fence surrounding the Spanish exclave of Melilla to enter the territory while...