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Newspaper database shows police killings of Kenyans on the increase 02 Oct 2016 - 10:25 am

Nairobi: Police killings of Kenyans are on the rise, a Kenyan newspaper said on Sunday, as it published the country's first comprehensive database...

Pakistan impregnable, military insists after Kashmir 'raid' 02 Oct 2016 - 10:20 am

Mandhole, Pakistan: Pakistani military officials point to an Indian army post high on a forested ridge along the Line of Control dividing Kashmir,...

Two-thirds of Israelis don't expect peace deal: poll 02 Oct 2016 - 09:40 am

Jerusalem: Almost two-thirds of Israelis believe there will never be a peace agreement with the Palestinians, according to the results of an opinion...

Indians disclose $10 billion in hidden wealth 02 Oct 2016 - 09:22 am

New Delhi: Indians have declared almost $10 billion in hidden wealth under a government amnesty on tax evasion, as part of Prime Minister...

Live from New York, it's a Trump-Clinton rematch - of sorts 02 Oct 2016 - 09:14 am

New York: Veteran actor and frequent host Alec Baldwin returned to "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, debuting his new gig playing a scowling,...

Protesters hold 'die-in' at Heathrow against airport expansion 01 Oct 2016 - 06:49 pm

LONDON: More than a hundred people demonstrated at London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday, including dozens who took part in a "die-in" at one...

Somali Al Shabab Attack A Restaurant in Mogadishu 01 Oct 2016 - 05:51 pm

Mogadishu: At least two people have been killed and five others injured after a car loaded with explosives blew up near a restaurant...

Car bomb kills two in Mogadishu 01 Oct 2016 - 05:30 pm

Mogadishu: At least two people were killed and five injured Saturday when a car loaded with explosives blew up near a restaurant in...

Buy a TV and get a BMW car free 01 Oct 2016 - 05:26 pm

Doha: Yes you have read it right. An electronic retailer in Dubai is offering this crazy deal as part of Gitex Shopper, an...

Iran sticking to nuclear deal: Amano 01 Oct 2016 - 05:21 pm

PARIS: Iran has kept to a nuclear deal it agreed with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could...

Turkish parliament opens with focus on defeated coup 01 Oct 2016 - 05:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman said Saturday the period of coups in Turkey is over. Kahraman told assembled lawmakers the priority now...

Indians disclose $10 billion in hidden wealth in tax evasion amnesty 01 Oct 2016 - 05:16 pm

NEW DELHI: A government amnesty targeting tax evasion in India has prompted tens of thousands of suspected tax dodgers to disclose nearly $10...

1,176 civilians killed in Syria in September: NGO 01 Oct 2016 - 04:39 pm

ISTANBUL: A total of 1,176 civilians were killed across war-torn Syria last month, a UK-based human rights watchdog has said. In a Saturday...

Congo commission expects delayed presidential vote in Dec 2018 01 Oct 2016 - 04:22 pm

KINSHASA: The president of Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission said on Saturday that he expects the presidential election, originally scheduled for November,...

Regime attacks in Syria kill 8-year-old, injure 10 01 Oct 2016 - 04:04 pm

HATAY, Turkey: A child was killed and at least 10 other people were injured on Friday by Syrian regime attacks in the country’s...

Syria: WHO Calls for Immediate Safe Evacuation of the Sick and Wounded from Conflict Areas 01 Oct 2016 - 04:00 pm

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on belligerents in Syria to allow for the immediate and safe evacuation of the sick and...

Sweden to join NATO strategic comms centre 01 Oct 2016 - 03:50 pm

Non-aligned Sweden will join NATO's Strategic Communications Centre based in nearby Latvia amid heightened tensions with Russia in the Baltic Sea region, the...

German government believes Trump would ravage U.S. economy 01 Oct 2016 - 02:47 pm

BERLIN: Germany's economy ministry believes a Donald Trump presidency would severely damage the U.S. economy, according to an internal memorandum reported by Der...