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Rebel assault on Aleppo slows as UN slams civilian deaths 31 Oct 2016 - 01:47 pm

Beirut: A rebel assault to break the siege of Syria's Aleppo slowed Monday amid fierce resistance from regime forces, as the UN said...

Lebanese presidential vote goes to second round 31 Oct 2016 - 01:39 pm

BEIRUT: A Lebanese presidential election went to a second round on Monday when former army chief Michel Aoun failed to secure the necessary...

Advancing Iraqi forces eye Mosul city limits 31 Oct 2016 - 12:42 pm

Bartalla, Iraq: Iraqi special forces advanced on the eastern city limits of Mosul on Monday, tightening the noose as the offensive to retake...

Top Pakistan court stays execution of mentally ill man 31 Oct 2016 - 11:44 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's supreme court on Monday issued a last minute reprieve to a mentally ill man set to face the gallows this week,...

Pakistan court clears way for Imran Khan to hold anti-government protest 31 Oct 2016 - 11:06 am

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court on Monday granted opposition politician Imran Khan permission to hold anti-government protests in the capital this week, but warned...

Crime-busting deliveryman foils Japan mobsters 31 Oct 2016 - 10:51 am

Tokyo: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's ... Deliveryman! A mystery crime-fighting superhero is striking fear into the hearts...

Clinton fends off FBI email fallout as polls narrow 31 Oct 2016 - 10:45 am

Fort Lauderdale, United States: Hillary Clinton battled to contain renewed FBI focus on her emails Sunday as Donald Trump blitzed western states in...

India's Modi expresses concern over Australia bus death 31 Oct 2016 - 10:36 am

SYDNEY: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over the death of an Indian-origin bus driver killed by an incendiary device thrown...

Escaped Islamist prisoners shot dead in India: police 31 Oct 2016 - 10:25 am

New Delhi: Eight suspected Islamists were shot dead by police Monday after they escaped from a high security jail in India by slitting...

Smog chokes Indian capital as pollution hits hazardous levels 31 Oct 2016 - 10:13 am

NEW DELHI: Residents of New Delhi woke up to a blanket of smog on Monday as air quality deteriorated sharply overnight in India's...

Iraqi forces resume offensive on eastern Mosul 31 Oct 2016 - 09:49 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi troops including elite counter terrorism forces resumed an offensive on the eastern front of Mosul on Monday, a military statement said,...

Prosecutors quiz woman at core of S. Korea political crisis 31 Oct 2016 - 09:18 am

Seoul: South Korean prosecutors on Monday questioned the woman at the centre of a political scandal that has shattered public confidence in President...

Iraqi villagers escape Islamic State snipers, leave family behind 31 Oct 2016 - 09:01 am

NEAR BASHIQA, Iraq: After two years of ruthless Islamic State rule, Ahmed finally decided to make a run for it, past some of...

Presidential candidates keep it in the family in Palau 31 Oct 2016 - 08:51 am

Koror, Palau: The Pacific island nation of Palau goes to the polls Tuesday with two brothers-in-law vying to become president -- and they...

Australian PM defends proposal to permanently bar boat people 31 Oct 2016 - 08:44 am

SYDNEY: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defended on Monday a proposal to ban asylum seekers who arrive illegally by boat from ever entering Australia...

Georgia ruling party scores landslide win in disputed polls 31 Oct 2016 - 08:31 am

Tbilisi: Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party has scored a landslide win in disputed parliamentary polls, according to official results released on Monday, prompting...

Inmates flee Indian jail after slashing guard's throat 31 Oct 2016 - 08:23 am

New Delhi: Eight suspected members of a banned Islamist group escaped from a high security prison in India Monday after slitting the throat...

Turkish police detain editor of opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper - media 31 Oct 2016 - 08:22 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Monday detained the editor-in-chief of the opposition secularist Cumhuriyet newspaper and said homes of the paper's executives and writers...