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Italian Prime Minister Renzi to resign 07 Dec 2016 - 07:06 pm

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would tender his resignation at 7 p.m. (1800 GMT) on Wednesday after a bruising referendum loss...

Pakistan court indicts four, including brother, over social media star’s death 07 Dec 2016 - 06:41 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: A Pakistani court has charged four men with the murder of a woman social media star, including her brother, but all...

Ukrainian aircraft maker tweets Air Force One offer to Trump 07 Dec 2016 - 06:31 pm

KIEV: The Ukrainian producer of the world’s largest aircraft has offered to build a plane for Donald Trump after the U.S. president-elect said...

Irish court releases assets worth $100 mln to Russia’s Khodorkovsky 07 Dec 2016 - 06:24 pm

DUBLIN: An Irish court on Wednesday released assets worth $100 million to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, part of the former Russian oligarch’s global legal effort...

Macedonian nationalist ex-PM set to win election in test for EU 07 Dec 2016 - 06:16 pm

SKOPJE/BELGRADE: Macedonia’s veteran nationalist leader Nikola Gruevski looks set for a comeback in Sunday’s parliamentary election, posing a challenge to the European Union...

Brazil presidency seeks to end crisis between Senate, Supreme Court 07 Dec 2016 - 06:11 pm

BRASILIA: Brazil’s presidency was working to defuse a constitution crisis between the Supreme Court and the Senate on Wednesday, amid reports the tribunal...

Assange releases testimony from London questioning, says he is innocent 07 Dec 2016 - 06:05 pm

STOCKHOLM: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange released on Wednesday his testimony from last month’s London questioning in a Swedish rape investigation, saying he was...

Bangladeshi slum kids work over 60 hours a week to make clothes 07 Dec 2016 - 05:53 pm

NEW DELHI: One third of children living in the slums of Bangladesh’s capital spend more than 60 hours a week making clothes for...

UN rights watchdog calls on Sri Lanka to investigate torture 07 Dec 2016 - 05:43 pm

GENEVA: A U.N. rights watchdog called on Sri Lanka on Wednesday to investigate documented allegations of torture and rape of detainees by security...

About 40 people feared dead in Pakistan plane crash 07 Dec 2016 - 05:33 pm

PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A plane carying about 40 people crashed on the slope of a mountain in northern Pakistan on Wednesday, with witnesses on...

Egypt’s beekeepers under threat as economy slumps 07 Dec 2016 - 05:29 pm

SHIBIN EL KOM: Egypt’s beekeepers say their hives are under threat because of a shortage of sugar, as are the flowers and crops...

Pope warns media over “sin” of spreading fake news, smearing politicians 07 Dec 2016 - 05:24 pm

VATICAN CITY: Media that focus on scandals and spread fake news to smear politicians risk becoming like people who have a morbid fascination...

Libya’s NOC evacuated some staff, did not stop loadings after clashes near oil ports: statement 07 Dec 2016 - 05:21 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) evacuated non-essential staff from Es Sider port after reports of military clashes nearby on Wednesday but was...

Egyptian women’s rights advocate Azza Soliman detained 07 Dec 2016 - 05:14 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested prominent women’s rights advocate Azza Soliman on Wednesday, her foundation and a security source said, weeks after she was...

Athens protests teen’s death by police 8 years on 07 Dec 2016 - 04:23 pm

ATHENS: A march by anti-establishment activist groups to mark eight years since the shooting death of a teenager by police in 2008, turned...

53 civilians killed by regime shelling in Syria 07 Dec 2016 - 04:16 pm

ALEPPO, Syria: At least 53 civilians were killed Tuesday in regime attacks in the northwestern city of Aleppo, according to a civil defense...

Pakistani pop star turned cleric Junaid Jamshed feared dead in plane crash 07 Dec 2016 - 04:07 pm

A commercial aircraft carrying 47 people onboard crashed in northern Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines said. The plane went down on Wednesday on a...

Pakistani national carrier's plane crashes after takeoff 07 Dec 2016 - 03:59 pm

ISLAMABAD: A plane belonging to Pakistan's national carrier crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from the country's north with about 40 people on...