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Turning e-waste into art at Ghana's toxic dump 27 Dec 2017 - 08:42 am

Accra, Joseph Awuah-Darko sits on a stool at one of the world's largest electronic waste dumps, watching polystyrene and insulation cables burn on...

Haiti's ex-prime minister banned from travel amid corruption probe 27 Dec 2017 - 08:14 am

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haitian authorities said on Tuesday a former prime minister and top official have been banned from leaving the country as prosecutors lead...

Syria rebels reject Sochi peace initiative 26 Dec 2017 - 05:21 pm

Beirut: More than three dozen Syrian rebel groups, including influential Islamists, have rejected a Russian-led initiative for talks next month in Sochi on...

'Forgive me' ex-Peru leader Fujimori says after pardon protests 26 Dec 2017 - 05:16 pm

Lima: Peru's ailing former leader Alberto Fujimori on Tuesday asked the public for forgiveness, two days after receiving a presidential pardon that sparked...

Gunmen kill 10 villagers in northern Nigeria: officials 26 Dec 2017 - 02:44 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Gunmen have killed 10 people in attacks on two Christian-dominated villages in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, a hotbed of...

6 Afghan policemen killed in landmine blast 26 Dec 2017 - 02:29 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least six personnel of the Afghan border police have been killed in a landmine blast in the restive Helmand province,...

Egypt hangs 15 over attacks on security forces: officials 26 Dec 2017 - 02:25 pm

Cairo: Egyptian authorities on Tuesday executed 15 prisoners convicted of attacks on security forces in the restive Sinai Peninsula, police officials said. The...

Syria rebels reject Sochi peace initiative 26 Dec 2017 - 01:05 pm

Beirut: More than three dozen Syrian rebel groups, including influential Islamists, have rejected a Russian-led initiative for talks next month in Sochi on...

Chinese killer who played mute for 12 years loses power of speech 26 Dec 2017 - 12:40 pm

Beijing, A Chinese murderer who pretended to be a mute in an attempt to conceal his past ended up losing the power of...

Liberia, scarred by war and Ebola 26 Dec 2017 - 12:31 pm

Monrovia: Liberia, which elects a new president in a run-off on Tuesday, is an English-speaking nation in West Africa that still bears the...

Palestinians celebrate Christmas amid tensions 26 Dec 2017 - 12:14 pm

Bethlehem, Palestine - Palestinian scouts played the drums and bagpipes during Christmas celebrations in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, but this...

Ahed and Nariman Tamimi's detentions extended 26 Dec 2017 - 12:08 pm

Bethlehem, occupied West Bank - On a day when millions of people around the world spent time with their families, laughing and exchanging...

22 undocumented migrants held in southern Turkey 26 Dec 2017 - 12:04 pm

HATAY, Turkey: At least 22 undocumented migrants were held in southern Turkey by border troops, a military source said on Tuesday. The source,...

Japan jobless rate lowest since 1993 26 Dec 2017 - 11:45 am

Tokyo: Japan's unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday, offering another sign that the...

Taiwan warns Chinese military drills pose 'enormous threat' 26 Dec 2017 - 11:37 am

Taipei: Frequent and increased Chinese military drills pose an "enormous threat" to Taiwan's security, Taipei warned on Tuesday in an annual defence review...

Indian troops kill top militant in Kashmir 26 Dec 2017 - 11:27 am

Srinagar, India: Government forces have killed the commander of a Pakistan-based militant group in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Tuesday, as the disputed territory...

China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 bln economic corridor 26 Dec 2017 - 10:40 am

BEIJING, China and Pakistan will look at extending their $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on...