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China should build more nuclear arms to prepare for Trump: media 08 Dec 2016 - 09:55 am

Beijing: China should "significantly" increase military spending and build more nuclear weapons as a response to US President-elect Donald Trump, an editorial in...

Trump taps China ambassador, consults Obama 08 Dec 2016 - 09:35 am

New York: President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday selected a political ally with close ties to China as ambassador to Beijing, stressed his determination...

Assad confident as rebels lose more ground in Aleppo 08 Dec 2016 - 09:02 am

Damascus: President Bashar al-Assad said a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a "huge step" towards ending the country's five-year civil...

US, UK spies targeted airline passengers' mobiles: report 08 Dec 2016 - 08:48 am

Paris: American and British spy agencies have tried to intercept data from passengers' mobile phones on commercial airlines including Air France, French media...

US life expectancy drops for first time since AIDS crisis peak 08 Dec 2016 - 08:41 am

Miami: Life expectancy in the United States dropped last year for the first time since the peak of the HIV/AIDS crisis more than...

Dead from Pakistan air disaster to be identified by DNA 08 Dec 2016 - 08:31 am

Saddha Batolni, Pakistan: DNA testing will be used to identify the 48 charred victims of a plane crash in the mountainous north of...

In Cairo, Ethiopia’s Oromos lose hope with UN refugee agency 07 Dec 2016 - 08:48 pm

CAIRO: In Egypt, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been the target of bitter criticism and even violent protest this...

“Your EU needs YOU”: Brussels launches youth volunteer corps 07 Dec 2016 - 08:27 pm

BRUSSELS: European? Aged 18-30? Unemployed? Want to work abroad for pocket money? The EU’s new Solidarity Corps may be for you. Would-be recruits...

Italy’s “demolition man” the architect of his own downfall 07 Dec 2016 - 08:08 pm

ROME: When former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano tapped Matteo Renzi as prime minister in February 2014, he urged his younger colleague to change...

In Afghan province, government woos allies against Islamic State 07 Dec 2016 - 08:02 pm

WAMA, Afghanistan: Afghan authorities are appealing to local elders in the remote eastern province of Nuristan to help prevent militants loyal to Islamic...

Aleppo displaced hide out in last rebel districts as army closes in 07 Dec 2016 - 07:58 pm

BEIRUT: Years of siege conditions mean the citizens living in rebel-held parts of Aleppo are accustomed to danger, fear and tragedy. But as...

500 migrants drowned at sea. No one investigated 07 Dec 2016 - 07:43 pm

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: At around 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, a large blue fishing boat carrying hundreds of African migrants and their children...

A family challenges the official story of a killing in Duterte’s drug war 07 Dec 2016 - 07:34 pm

MANILA: It’s a Friday morning in late October, and Florjohn Cruz’s body lies on a metal table at a funeral parlor in the...

Electrical fault temporarily halts rail links with Paris 07 Dec 2016 - 07:28 pm

PARIS: An equipment failure temporarily halted all rail traffic on Wednesday at the Gare du Nord station in Paris, including the international Eurostar...

Rebels seek ceasefire with Syrian army closer to retaking Aleppo 07 Dec 2016 - 07:13 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels in besieged eastern Aleppo called on Wednesday for an immediate five-day ceasefire and the evacuation of civilians and wounded, but...