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Syria army takes new Aleppo district: monitor 05 Dec 2016 - 09:52 am

Aleppo, Syria: Syria's army and allied forces seized a new neighbourhood from rebels in east Aleppo overnight, a monitor said Monday, and now...

Recapture of Mosul "possible" before next US administration: Pentagon chief 05 Dec 2016 - 09:32 am

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT: While the fight to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State is going to be difficult,...

Raids kill dozens in Syria's Idlib, UN to vote on ceasefire 05 Dec 2016 - 09:23 am

Aleppo, Syria: Suspected Russian air strikes have killed at least 46 people in opposition-held parts of Syria, a monitor said, as the UN...

Italy referendum: three scenarios for what happens next 05 Dec 2016 - 08:53 am

Rome: The expected resignation of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi marks the start of a new period of uncertainty in Italian politics. It...

Italy's Renzi quits after crushing referendum defeat 05 Dec 2016 - 08:50 am

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced his resignation on Monday, hours after learning he had suffered a crushing defeat in a referendum...

At least 11 killed in hotel blaze in Pakistan 05 Dec 2016 - 08:45 am

ISLAMABAD: A fire at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Karachi killed at least 11 people on Monday and injuring dozens,...

Palestinian President Abbas gets boost in Fatah congress vote 04 Dec 2016 - 08:42 pm

RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas kept a strong grip on his Fatah movement in an election in which his loyalists remained...

The snake-catching tribe saving lives in India 04 Dec 2016 - 07:53 pm

Chengalpattu, India: A small scythe, a crowbar and a bundle of canvas bags are all that Kali and Vedan carry when they venture...

Analysis: Italy's referendum: A specter haunting Europe? 04 Dec 2016 - 07:39 pm

Italians are voting in a referendum on the reform of the Constitution. The goal of the reform is to modernize the Italian state...

Syrian rebels weakened in Aleppo battle by their own divisions 04 Dec 2016 - 07:29 pm

BEIRUT/AMMAN: As the Syrian government and its allies prepared to ramp up their attack on Aleppo in November, one of the rebel groups...

John Mahama, Ghana's affable but embattled president 04 Dec 2016 - 07:21 pm

Accra: Ghana's President John Mahama is a man of the people who is known for his good humour, but forced onto the back...

Islamic State strikes back to slow Iraqi forces in Mosul 04 Dec 2016 - 07:00 pm

BAGHDAD/BARTELLA, Iraq: Islamic State fighters retreating in the face of a seven-week Iraqi military assault on their Mosul stronghold have hit back in...

Fidel Castro laid to rest in Cuba, ending nine days of mourning 04 Dec 2016 - 06:51 pm

SANTIAGO, Cuba: Fidel Castro’s ashes were laid to rest on Sunday, capping nine days of official mourning when hundreds of thousands of Cubans...

Cash gifts and “crocodile holes”: Gambia’s outgoing ruler 04 Dec 2016 - 06:36 pm

BANJUL: Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh was celebrating his 48th birthday in Banjul in May 2013 when he saw a poor street hawker selling...

Bowing out, Hollande leaves successor to fix French economy 04 Dec 2016 - 06:17 pm

PARIS: French voters elected Francois Hollande in 2012 on promises to fix the floundering economy. Five years on, he is leaving much unfinished...

Erdogan wants trade with Russia, China in local currencies 04 Dec 2016 - 06:07 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country was moving towards allowing trade with Russia, China and Iran to be conducted in...

Tunisia ex-dictator's plane sold years after ouster 04 Dec 2016 - 05:52 pm

Tunis: A plane originally intended for Tunisia's toppled president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been sold to Turkish Airlines, Tunisair said Sunday,...