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China Communist party expels former spymaster 30 Dec 2016 - 12:48 pm

Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party has expelled the former deputy chief of the country's top intelligence agency, it said Friday, the latest high-ranking...

EU’s Schulz gives up run at German chancellery: Spiegel 30 Dec 2016 - 12:38 pm

BERLIN: Martin Schulz, the European Parliament president who is returning to German politics, does not expect to run as the Social Democrats’ (SPD)...

India’s cash crunch making some in Modi’s party anxious 30 Dec 2016 - 12:30 pm

New Delhi: Cash shortages weeks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to abolish large currency notes are making allies and members of...

Eight dead, scores missing after India mine collapse 30 Dec 2016 - 12:19 pm

New Delhi: At least eight workers were killed and scores more feared trapped on Friday after a massive mound of earth caved in...

Fiasco over Athens Ferris wheel that won't turn 30 Dec 2016 - 11:11 am

Athens: A senior Athens city official has resigned in an unprecedented fiasco over a Ferris wheel that was erected for Christmas but then...

UN vote against Israeli settlements boosts FIFA pressure: HRW 30 Dec 2016 - 11:00 am

Jerusalem: A UN resolution condemning settlements has raised pressure on FIFA to take action against Israeli football clubs based in the occupied West...

Tall order: Rare giraffe calf born in UK zoo 30 Dec 2016 - 10:55 am

London: A British zoo was celebrating after the birth of a rare Rothschild's giraffe calf, whose number has dwindled to fewer than 1,600...

Heavy snow shuts schools & highways across Turkey 30 Dec 2016 - 10:49 am

Istanbul: Heavy snowfall and cold weather across Turkey caused the closure of schools, reduced services, and some casualties yesterday, officials said. Authorities in...

Syria ceasefire, backed by Russia and Turkey, holds after initial clashes 30 Dec 2016 - 10:43 am

BEIRUT: A nationwide ceasefire in Syria, brokered by Russia and Turkey which back opposing sides in the conflict, appeared to hold early on...

Iraq resumes Mosul operation after a two-week lull 30 Dec 2016 - 10:43 am

Iraqi troops backed by US-led air strikes have pushed deeper into eastern Mosul after a two-week lull in the operation to retake the...

Oman joins Saudi-led anti-terrorism Islamic coalition 30 Dec 2016 - 08:20 am

Riyadh/Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has decided to join the Islamic Coalition to Fight Terrorism. In a statement, relayed by Oman News Agency...

Sri Lanka’s influential ex-leader opposes land for Chinese investment 29 Dec 2016 - 07:18 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday criticised a government plan to grant 15,000 acres for Chinese investment in his constituency,...

Belgium boy critical after freezing balcony punishment 29 Dec 2016 - 06:43 pm

Brussels: A six-year-old boy was in a critical condition in hospital in Brussels Thursday after being left on a freezing balcony in his...

Saddam still haunts Washington, 10 years after his death 29 Dec 2016 - 06:28 pm

Washington: Ten years after Saddam Hussein's execution, the ghost of the Iraqi strongman still haunts America, serving as a potent reminder of its...

Russia announces ceasefire in Syria from midnight 29 Dec 2016 - 06:25 pm

MOSCOW/ANKARA: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire between Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian government starting at midnight on Thursday. The parties...

50,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar: government 29 Dec 2016 - 06:24 pm

Dhaka: Some 50,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar, the foreign ministry in Dhaka said Thursday, seeking shelter from a bloody...