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Germany moves to make country less attractive to migrants 03 Feb 2016 - 04:04 pm

Berlin: Berlin on Wednesday approved a package of measures aimed at making Germany less attractive to economic migrants, including reducing benefits. The package,...

Algeria moves forward with disputed constitutional reforms 03 Feb 2016 - 03:55 pm

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, first elected as president of the oil-rich North African state in 1999 and re-elected in 2004 for another five-year term,...

Czech foreign minister expects 5 found in Lebanon to fly home by Thursday 03 Feb 2016 - 03:31 pm

PRAGUE: Five Czechs found in Lebanon on Monday following their suspected kidnapping last July may be flown back to Prague on a government...

Lord Lucan declared dead, four decades after murder mystery 03 Feb 2016 - 03:10 pm

Lord Lucan and Veronica Duncan. London: A British judge declared the infamous Lord Lucan officially dead on Wednesday, four decades after he disappeared...

Muslim butcher's shop sprayed with bullets in Corsica 03 Feb 2016 - 02:43 pm

Ajaccio: The front window of a Muslim butcher's shop was sprayed with bullets during the night on the French island of Corsica, where...

U.S. says making progress in aircraft carrier collaboration with India 03 Feb 2016 - 02:21 pm

U.S. Navy Admiral John Richardson (L), the U.S. chief of naval operations is seen in this file photo taken in Tokyo October 15,...

Russia to bomb Syria until 'terrorist organisations' defeated: Lavrov 03 Feb 2016 - 01:40 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) speaks to media during his visit to Muscat, Oman, 03 February 2016. Moscow: Russia said Wednesday it...

Syrian opposition chief Hijab to join troubled Geneva talks 03 Feb 2016 - 01:24 pm

Geneva: The head of Syria's main umbrella opposition group, former Syrian premier Riad Hijab (pictured), will arrive in Switzerland on Wednesday to join...

Iraq Kurd leader: 'Time has come' for statehood referendum 03 Feb 2016 - 01:19 pm

File photo of the Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani as he speaks to journalists during a visit to Mount Sinjar in the autonomous...

10 troops missing in Himalayan avalanche: Indian army 03 Feb 2016 - 01:10 pm

Srinagar: Rescuers searched Wednesday for 10 soldiers feared buried in an avalanche in India's remote Himalayas near the de facto border with Pakistan,...

Pakistan's airports in chaos over PIA strike 03 Feb 2016 - 12:58 pm

Employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) protest against the privatization of the company at the PIA offices in Peshawar, Pakistan February 3, 2016....

Mahathir’s son becomes Najib’s latest victim in Malaysia’s “Game of Thrones” 03 Feb 2016 - 12:43 pm

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak inspects the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) youth during the annual assembly at the Putra World Trade Centre...

Lebanese army kill 2, arrests 27 militants in border town 03 Feb 2016 - 12:37 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese soldiers killed two gunmen and arrested at least 27 suspected militants, including a commander from the Islamic State group, in a...

Free upgrades for stranded Chinese travellers 03 Feb 2016 - 12:20 pm

A photo made available on 03 February 2016 shows passengers stranded outside the Guangzhou Railway Station in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, 02 February...

India to expand anti-terrorism cooperation with Brunei: Ansari 03 Feb 2016 - 11:38 am

Vice president Hamid Ansari Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei): India is keen to expand its cooperation with Brunei in combating global terrorism, Vice President...

Ukraine economy minister resigns due to slow pace of reforms 03 Feb 2016 - 11:16 am

Ukraine Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius KIEV: Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius tendered his resignation on Wednesday out of frustration that major government reforms...

Egypt court overturns death sentences for 149 pro-Islamists 03 Feb 2016 - 11:13 am

Cairo: An Egyptian appeals court overturned on Wednesday death sentences for 149 pro-Islamists accused of killing policemen in a mob attack on their...