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Talks on Kabila exit faltering: Opposition 31 Dec 2016 - 01:02 am

Kinshasa: Talks to ease Congo President Joseph Kabila out of power next year and quell protests over him overstaying his mandate are hanging...

China urges US to block Tsai's transit 31 Dec 2016 - 01:02 am

Taipei: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through Houston and San Francisco during her January visit to allies in Latin America, her office...

Netanyahu denies reports of scandal 31 Dec 2016 - 01:00 am

Jerusalem: Israel's prime minister has denied what he calls "baseless" reports that he received gifts from two businessmen. Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that...

Malians flown out of Libya recount ordeal 31 Dec 2016 - 01:00 am

Bamako: Dozens of Malian migrants kept locked up in Libyan jails after failing to make it onto boats bound for Europe have arrived...

Iraq forces fight street battle against IS in Mosul 31 Dec 2016 - 01:00 am

Mosul: Iraqi forces are fighting a muddy street battle against jihadists in southeastern Mosul, facing suicide bombers on the ground and a drone...

Saudi Arabia invites Iran for talks on Haj 31 Dec 2016 - 12:54 am

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has invited Iran to discuss a return of its nationals to next year's Haj after Iranians were excluded from the...

William Salice, the man an who helped launch Kinder candy with surprise inside dies 31 Dec 2016 - 12:48 am

Rome: William Salice, who helped create the hugely popular Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs for children, died in Italy on Thursday aged 83, his...

A 2016 love story: the Macedonian cop and the Iraqi refugee 31 Dec 2016 - 12:42 am

Kumanovo, Macedonia: The scene was hardly conducive to romance: she was a sick Iraqi in a wave of refugees trying to enter Serbia,...

Disarmament starts in violence-prone South Sudan capital 31 Dec 2016 - 12:39 am

Juba: The South Sudanese government has embarked on a disarmament campaign in the volatile capital in a bid to recover illegal weapons and...

Taiwan announces US itinerary for president, upsetting China 30 Dec 2016 - 01:55 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through Houston and San Francisco during her January visit to allies in Latin America, her office...

Russia moves to expel 35 US diplomats: Lavrov 30 Dec 2016 - 01:40 pm

Moscow: Russia's foreign ministry has requested President Vladimir Putin turf out 35 American diplomats from the country in a tit-for-tat response to a...

Israeli guards shoot knife-wielding Palestinian woman 30 Dec 2016 - 01:40 pm

Jerusalem: A Palestinian woman was shot and wounded Friday after approaching an Israeli security checkpoint near Jerusalem with a knife, Israeli police said....

Britain, edging towards Trump, scolds top US diplomat over Israel 30 Dec 2016 - 01:40 pm

LONDON: Britain scolded U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for describing the Israeli government as the most right-wing in Israeli history, a move...

Blood and benefits: Duterte imposes his formula on the Philippines 30 Dec 2016 - 01:26 pm

DAVAO: Rodrigo Duterte has kept his word. “Forget the laws on human rights,” he declared in May at his final presidential campaign rally...

Philippines blames Islamic militants over bombings 30 Dec 2016 - 01:18 pm

Manila: The Philippine government blamed Islamic militants Friday for bomb attacks that left 52 people injured during the mainly Catholic nation's Christmas holidays....

Duterte delegates Philippines into economic sweet spot but misgivings rising 30 Dec 2016 - 01:18 pm

MANILA: After six months at the helm in the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has been touting just two achievements of his presidency - a...

How ties to an “equestrian princess” landed Samsung at center of a scandal 30 Dec 2016 - 01:09 pm

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co’s sponsorship of the equestrian-athlete daughter of a long-time friend of President Park Geun-hye has helped to land South Korea’s...

What we know about Russia's hacking of US election 30 Dec 2016 - 12:56 pm

Moscow: Russia has pledged retribution after the US turfed out dozens of diplomats and imposed sanctions over alleged cyberattacks aimed at skewing the...