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Former Tehran prosecutor general sentenced to 135 lashes in corruption trial 02 Nov 2016 - 05:46 pm

Former Tehran prosecutor general Saeed Mortazavi, whose role in curbing dissent has been condemned by human rights groups for years, has been sentenced...

China’s Xi condemns “cliques” and “conspiracies” within party 02 Nov 2016 - 05:34 pm

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping condemned “cliques”, “conspiracies” and “fraud” within upper echelons of the Communist Party and said there were urgent problems...

Two US police officers killed in Iowa 'ambush' 02 Nov 2016 - 05:15 pm

Chicago: Police are searching for a 46-year-old white male in the shooting death of two police officers who were "ambushed" in separate attacks...

Pakistan shippers fume as containers hijacked to block protests 02 Nov 2016 - 05:00 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani business leaders complained Wednesday of losing millions of dollars to the government's novel way of containing protesters: by confiscating thousands of...

No more homework! Spanish parents go on strike 02 Nov 2016 - 04:25 pm

Madrid: Children have long complained about homework but parents in Spain are now joining in and have decided to go on strike against...

Saudi advisory council rejects study of women driving 02 Nov 2016 - 03:18 pm

Riyadh:Saudi Arabia's Shura Council, which advises the cabinet, has turned down a proposal to study the issue of women's driving, a Shura member...

Philippine leader sets 17 Vietnamese fishermen free 02 Nov 2016 - 02:47 pm

SUAL, Philippines: President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday personally saw off 17 Vietnamese fishermen who had trespassed in Philippine waters, after ordering their release...

Aid workers 'brace for worst' as Mosul battle intensifies 02 Nov 2016 - 02:41 pm

Gogjali, Iraq: More than a million civilians in Mosul were in grave danger and aid workers were "bracing for the worst", a relief...

Vietnam opens probe into deadly karaoke fire 02 Nov 2016 - 02:38 pm

Hanoi: Vietnam has opened an investigation into a blaze which killed 13 at a karaoke bar and took several hours to put out,...

Two police officers in Iowa killed in 'ambush': authorities 02 Nov 2016 - 02:27 pm

Washington: Two police officers in the US state of Iowa were shot dead on Wednesday in an "ambush" as they sat in their...

At least 18 people killed in Indonesia boat capsizing 02 Nov 2016 - 01:57 pm

Jakarta: At least 18 people died and 40 were missing on Wednesday after a boat carrying migrant workers capsized off Indonesia's Batam island,...

Kashmir schools shut down after deadly shelling 02 Nov 2016 - 01:46 pm

Srinagar, India: Hundreds of schools were ordered to close indefinitely in Kashmir Wednesday after shelling by Indian and Pakistani troops in the disputed...

Dutch royals lay tributes for MH17 victims, war dead in Australia 02 Nov 2016 - 01:03 pm

CANBERRA: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands laid sunflowers at a memorial in the Australian capital on Wednesday for victims of...

France relocates remaining 'Jungle' camp children 02 Nov 2016 - 12:54 pm

Calais, France: French authorities on Wednesday started moving out the remaining 1,500 unaccompanied children living next to the razed "Jungle" migrant camp in...

Rahul Gandhi detained while trying to meet ex-soldier's kin 02 Nov 2016 - 12:43 pm

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was on Wednesday detained by Delhi Police while trying to meet the family of a retired...

Free Syrian Army denies killing civilians in Aleppo 02 Nov 2016 - 12:32 pm

ANKARA: The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has denied allegations its fighters killed civilians during an ongoing operation to break the Bashar al-Assad regime’s...