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Prisoners occupy roof of Brazil jail after massacre 16 Jan 2017 - 06:53 pm

Natal, Brazil: Dozens of inmates on Monday occupied the roof of a Brazilian jail where the country's latest prison massacre took place. An...

Pakistani mother sentenced to death for burning daughter alive in “honour killing” 16 Jan 2017 - 06:13 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: A court in Pakistan sentenced a mother to death on Monday for burning her daughter alive as punishment for marrying without...

Iran fires at media drone over Tehran University 16 Jan 2017 - 05:52 pm

Tehran: Iranian authorities said they fired anti-aircraft cannons at a media drone flying over Tehran University on Monday, local media reported. Shots from...

Akhilesh wins 'cycle' war, blow to Mulayam 16 Jan 2017 - 05:33 pm

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday recognized the faction led by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as the Samajwadi Party and...

Warrant issued for Olympic champion over alleged child abuse 16 Jan 2017 - 05:26 pm

Vienna: Austrian prosecutors said on Monday they have issued an arrest warrant for former Olympic judo champion Peter Seisenbacher after a no-show at...

Elite Bangladesh police among 26 sentenced to death for 2014 murders 16 Jan 2017 - 05:13 pm

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court on Monday sentenced 26 people, including 16 members of the country’s elite anti-terrorism force, to death, after a former...

Greece's second city to get German co-funded Holocaust museum 16 Jan 2017 - 05:04 pm

Athens: The Jewish community in Greece's second city Thessaloniki has finally got the go-ahead to build a Holocaust museum part funded by Germany,...

Kyrgyzstan blames pilot error for Turkish cargo plane hitting village 16 Jan 2017 - 04:46 pm

Dacha Suu, Kyrgyzstan: A cargo plane attempting to land in thick fog crashed Monday into a village near Kyrgyzstan's main airport and killed...

Five dead in shooting at Mexico music festival 16 Jan 2017 - 04:01 pm

Cancún, Mexico: A shooting erupted at an electronic music festival in the Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen early Monday, leaving at least...

Iraqi forces battle Islamic State near Tigris river in Mosul 16 Jan 2017 - 03:53 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: Iraqi special forces battled Islamic State militants in districts near the Tigris river in Mosul on Monday as they sought to...

Who are the 8 richest people in the world? All men, mostly Americans 16 Jan 2017 - 03:47 pm

DAVOS, Switzerland: The eight individuals who own as much as half of the rest of the planet are all men, and have largely...

Stark inequality: 8 men as rich as half the world 16 Jan 2017 - 03:27 pm

DAVOS, Switzerland: The gap between the super-rich and the poorest half of the global population is starker than previously thought, with just eight...

UN Yemen envoy heads to Aden bearing new peace plan 16 Jan 2017 - 02:17 pm

SANAA, Yemen: Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN’s special envoy to Yemen, will head to the southern city of Aden on Monday where...

Oslo temporarily bars diesel cars to combat pollution 16 Jan 2017 - 02:16 pm

Oslo: Oslo will ban diesel cars from the road for at least two days this week in a bid to combat rising air...

Palestinian MP among 13 arrested by Israeli authorities 16 Jan 2017 - 02:15 pm

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian lawmaker was among at least 13 activists arrested by Israeli forces on Monday in an operation targeting resistance movement Hamas...

9 killed in collision with AMISOM convoy 16 Jan 2017 - 02:11 pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least nine people were killed and 15 others wounded after a truck belonging to the African Union mission in Somalia...

Snow traps 1,000 motorists in Tunisia 16 Jan 2017 - 01:58 pm

Tunis: Heavy snow has trapped around 1,000 motorists in northwestern Tunisia, the prime minister's office said Monday. Drifts blocked roads including a major...

Indian security forces kill 3 Kashmiri militants 16 Jan 2017 - 01:12 pm

SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir: Three Kashmiri militants in the Indian-controlled part of the disputed region were killed by Indian security forces overnight, police said...