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Google Doodle commemorates late iconic Lebanese singer Wadih El Safi 01 Nov 2016 - 02:50 pm

Google marked the 95th birthday of Wadih El Safi, Lebanon’s most prominent cultural icon, with a doodle featuring the musician sitting with his...

Russia says chance of Syria settlement remote 01 Nov 2016 - 02:28 pm

Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday accused the US-led coalition in Syria of failing to rein in hardline rebels, and said...

China and Malaysia sign agreement on navy vessels 01 Nov 2016 - 02:15 pm

BEIJING: China and Malaysia signed 14 agreements on Tuesday, including one on navy vessels, after a meeting between Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak...

Morocco arrests 11 over fish seller's death 01 Nov 2016 - 02:10 pm

Rabat: Morocco has arrested 11 people over the death of a fish seller whose crushing in a rubbish truck sparked widespread demonstrations, prosecutors...

Nine dead, 59 wounded in Pakistan ship-breaking accident 01 Nov 2016 - 02:01 pm

Quetta, Pakistan: At least nine people were killed and 59 wounded Tuesday when a gas cylinder exploded and started a fire inside an...

IS kills 40 near Mosul, tries to move 25,000 to use as shields, UN says 01 Nov 2016 - 01:50 pm

GENEVA: Islamic State militants killed 40 former members of the Iraqi Security Forces near Mosul on Saturday and threw their bodies in the...

Murder accused Jutting 'not in control' during killings 01 Nov 2016 - 01:31 pm

Hong Kong: British banker Rurik Jutting was so consumed by his personality disorders and addictions that he was not in control of his...

Rescuers search for 20 missing in China mine blast, 13 killed 01 Nov 2016 - 01:26 pm

BEIJING: Rescuers searched for 20 missing coal miners in southwestern China on Tuesday, a day after an explosion killed at least 13 workers...

Pakistan opposition leader backs down from threat to shut down capital 01 Nov 2016 - 01:20 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan backed down from his threat to shut down the capital on Wednesday, vowing instead to hold a...

Malaysia rescuers find Aussie hiker after two-week ordeal 01 Nov 2016 - 01:07 pm

Kuala Lumpur: An Australian hiker who went missing for nearly two weeks after losing his bearings in remote Malaysian jungle was found by...

Insight: In Ohio, a spelling error could cost you your vote 01 Nov 2016 - 01:04 pm

COLUMBUS, Ohio/WASHINGTON: Voting is no easy task for Roland Gilbert. The 86-year-old retired Ohio lawyer, who is legally blind, completes his absentee ballot...

Obama to hand over social media accounts to new president 01 Nov 2016 - 12:14 pm

WASHINGTON: The next president of the United States will start with a huge following on Twitter but a clean slate of tweets. It's...

Iraq forces poised for first push into Mosul 01 Nov 2016 - 12:09 pm

Arbil, Iraq: Elite Iraqi forces were poised Tuesday for a first push into Mosul, after the prime minister warned jihadists who hold the...

Russia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely 01 Nov 2016 - 12:07 pm

MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday a Western failure to rein in violent Islamists in Syria had indefinitely delayed the...

Pakistani opposition says two supporters killed by "expired" tear gas in clashes 01 Nov 2016 - 12:04 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's second-largest opposition party said on Tuesday that two of its supporters have died from police use of tear gas to prevent...

Up to 13 killed in latest India-Pakistan border firing 01 Nov 2016 - 11:41 am

SRINAGAR, India / MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: India and Pakistan on Tuesday tallied at least 13 deaths in recent firing across their disputed border in...

UN human rights investigator to assess Australia's asylum policy 01 Nov 2016 - 10:52 am

SYDNEY: A UN investigator into the human rights of migrants arrived in Australia on Tuesday to assess its tough asylum seeker policy, after...

US extends sanctions on Sudan 01 Nov 2016 - 10:21 am

Khartoum: President Barack Obama has extended US sanctions on Sudan for another year, saying Khartoum's policies remained an "extraordinary threat" to the national...