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Fillon v Juppe: how France's rightwing presidential hopefuls shape up 21 Nov 2016 - 05:35 pm

Paris: Francois Fillon and Alain Juppe, the two men set to duel next Sunday for the French rightwing presidential nomination, both advocate deep...

7,000 settlement units in Jerusalem: Palestinian govt 21 Nov 2016 - 05:27 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestine: The Israeli government is planning to build 7,000 new settlement units in the occupied East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said...

Analysis: Tech worker visas face uncertain future under Trump, Sessions 21 Nov 2016 - 05:17 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: The main U.S. visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed Attorney General,...

Myanmar government faces new crisis as ethnic armies attack military 21 Nov 2016 - 05:11 pm

YANGON/SHANGHAI: Myanmar’s eight-month-old government faced a fresh crisis on Monday, after four ethnic armed groups attacked security forces in the north of the...

On patrol with machetes, Kenya’s slum residents hustle for security 21 Nov 2016 - 05:03 pm

NAIROBI: Issac Muasa decided to give up his life of crime on Kenya’s streets in the instant he saw a speeding police car...

Hundreds flee eastern Mosul amid anti-IS offensive 21 Nov 2016 - 05:01 pm

BAGHDAD: Hundreds of civilians have fled eastern Mosul amid an ongoing military offensive to oust Islamic State terrorist group from Iraq’s second largest...

Ex-PM Blair eyes 'vacant' centre in British politics 21 Nov 2016 - 04:59 pm

London: Tony Blair is not planning a return to frontline politics in Britain but will speak out on Brexit from the "currently vacant"...

Renowed Pakistani mountaineer Hassan Sadpara dies of cancer 21 Nov 2016 - 04:51 pm

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: One of Pakistan's best-known mountaineers, Hassan Sadpara, died of cancer Monday aged 54, his family said, as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...

Insight: Stranded trucks, unpaid workers: India Inc counts cost of cash crunch 21 Nov 2016 - 04:39 pm

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Like millions of Indians fed up with corruption and counterfeiting, Vimal Somani cheered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shock move to replace...

Japanese peacekeepers arrive in South Sudan with new mandate 21 Nov 2016 - 04:02 pm

JUBA, South Sudan: Japanese peacekeepers, with a broader mandate to use force, landed in South Sudan Monday, the first overseas deployment of the...

Rescuers end search for India train survivors as toll hits 146 21 Nov 2016 - 03:44 pm

Pukhrayan, India: Rescuers on Monday ended their search for survivors amongst the twisted remains of a derailed train as the death toll from...

Protests turn violent near Dakota pipeline site 21 Nov 2016 - 03:29 pm

Washington: Hundreds of people protesting a North Dakota oil pipeline project clashed early Monday with police who fired tear gas, rubber bullets and...

Iraq: Hashd reports gains in Iraq’s Tal Afar 21 Nov 2016 - 02:07 pm

BAGHDAD: A pro-government Shia militia has made gains in Iraq’s predominantly Turkmen city of Tal Afar, taking the city’s military airport and 17...

41 terrorists neutralized in Turkey over past week 21 Nov 2016 - 01:41 pm

ANKARA: Over the last week 41 PKK terrorists have been neutralized in Turkey, including 15 who were killed in ground operations, three who...

Fillon races to the front in French rightwing primary 21 Nov 2016 - 01:36 pm

Paris: The surprise winner of the first round of France's rightwing presidential primary, conservative ex-premier Francois Fillon, was the runaway favourite Monday to...

Alarm over proposed Philippine law to jail 9-year-olds 21 Nov 2016 - 01:27 pm

Manila: Children as young as nine could be jailed in the Philippines for certain crimes under a proposed law backed by the president,...

Malian soldiers, civilian killed in election-linked attacks 21 Nov 2016 - 01:08 pm

Bamako: Alleged jihadists killed five Malian soldiers transporting ballot boxes while a civilian also died in separate attacks aimed at sabotaging Mali's municipal...