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FBI to probe hanging death of black teen 14 Dec 2014 - 12:28 am

RALEIGH: The hanging death of a black teenager in a small North Carolina town will be probed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,...

UK falls in love with Christmas jumper 14 Dec 2014 - 12:27 am

LONDON: Christmas jumpers, once only thought stylish by knitting-needle wielding grannies, are enjoying a renaissance in Britain after being adopted as a festive...

Multiple attacks kill 20 in Afghanistan 14 Dec 2014 - 12:10 am

Soldiers inspecting the scene of a suicide bomb attack on an Afghan National Army bus in Kabul yesterday. Kabul: Taliban insurgents killed at...

German minister with Afghan students 14 Dec 2014 - 12:09 am

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen with Balkh University students following a discussion with them at the German consulate in Mazare Sharif,...

Gilgit-Baltistan appoints first woman police chief 14 Dec 2014 - 12:06 am

ISLAMABAD: In Gilgit-Baltistan, the right man for the job is a woman. Tahira Yasub (pictured), became the first woman superintendent in the region...

Pakistan ready to form panel to probe rigging 14 Dec 2014 - 12:06 am

ISLAMABAD: While the street agitation of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is gaining momentum, the federal government has agreed to write a fresh letter...

Tehran extends 450,000 Afghan refugees’ visas 14 Dec 2014 - 12:02 am

KABUL: Iran said it had agreed to extend temporary visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees for six months, lifting a threat to send them...

Pakistan to continue ban on You Tube 14 Dec 2014 - 12:02 am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has decided to keep the ban on YouTube for an indefinite period after a secret trial opening of...

LIMATE SUMMITS GREENHOUSE UNITED NATIONS SCIENCE GLOBAL WARMING ENVIRONMENT 14 Dec 2014 - 12:01 am

Group: BusinessViews Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR CLIMATE SUMMITS GREENHOUSE UNITED NATIONS SCIENCE GLOBAL WARMING ENVIRONMENT 121014...

Islamic State storms town in western Iraq, kills 19 police 13 Dec 2014 - 07:00 pm

BAGHDAD: Islamic State fighters stormed a town in Iraq's western Anbar province on Saturday, killing at least 19 policemen and trapping others inside...

Oil blackens European equities 13 Dec 2014 - 06:56 pm

LONDON: Oil prices tanked Friday to fresh five-year lows following a gloomy forecast for global crude demand and more weak Chinese economic data,...

Computer failure disrupts flights over London 13 Dec 2014 - 02:20 pm

LONDON: A computer failure on Friday caused severe disruptions in flights over London -- one of the world's busiest travel routes, officials said....

Bosnia charges 15 ethnic Serbs with wartime killings 13 Dec 2014 - 02:16 pm

SARAJEVO: Bosnian prosecutors on Friday indicted 15 former ethnic Serb police officers and soldiers for killing more than 150 Muslim civilians at the...

Qatar, Pakistan to cooperate extensively in football 13 Dec 2014 - 02:13 pm

DOHA: Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) officials have held extensive discussions to explore ways of developing the game in...

Taliban shoot dead Supreme Court official in Afghan capital 13 Dec 2014 - 12:21 pm

KABUL: Taliban insurgents gunned down a top official of Afghanistan's Supreme Court as he left his home in Kabul on Saturday, the latest...

Saudi beheads Filipino for murder 13 Dec 2014 - 12:17 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Friday beheaded a Filipino convicted of killing one of its nationals, the interior ministry said. Carletto Lana shot dead...

Saudi to build Africa's tallest skyscraper in Morocco 13 Dec 2014 - 12:14 pm

RABAT: A Saudi investor is to build Africa's tallest building in Morocco, with construction of the 114-storey tower to begin in June, the...

Islamic State beheads four men for blasphemy in Syria 13 Dec 2014 - 12:02 pm

BEIRUT: Islamic State's self-declared police force in western Syria decapitated four men after accusing them of blasphemy, a rights group monitoring the Syrian...