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Mexican actress who met ‘El Chapo’ to testify in LA: father 20 Jan 2016 - 06:45 pm

MEXICO CITY: Actress Kate del Castillo, at the center of a Mexican probe into money laundering after she helped Hollywood star Sean Penn...

Kurds destroyed thousands of Arab homes in Iraq: Amnesty 20 Jan 2016 - 06:41 pm

Baghdad: Western-backed Kurdish forces fighting jihadists in Iraq have destroyed thousands of homes in an apparent bid to uproot Arab communities that may...

Escaped Mauritanian Al-Qaeda death row prisoner held in Guinea 20 Jan 2016 - 06:37 pm

Nouakchott: A Mauritanian Al-Qaeda jihadist, on death row until his escape on New Year's Eve, was re-arrested on Tuesday night after crossing the...

Kerry, Lavrov discuss plan for U.N-led peace talks on 20 Jan 2016 - 06:29 pm

ZURICH: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed plans on Wednesday for U.N-led Syrian peace talks on...

NATO considers first formal talks with Russia since 2014: sources 20 Jan 2016 - 06:26 pm

File image Brussels: NATO is discussing whether to invite Russia to their first formal talks since 2014, aiming to put ties damaged by...

Bahrain bourse to trade T-bills as state debt swells 20 Jan 2016 - 06:17 pm

DUBAI: The Bahrain Bourse said on Wednesday it would list and trade Treasury bills issued by the government, which is trying to broaden...

Police fire tear gas as thousands demand jobs in Tunisia 20 Jan 2016 - 06:13 pm

Representative image KASSERINE, Tunisia: Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters demanding jobs in the impoverished Tunisian city of Kasserine on Wednesday,...

EU warned it has two months to tackle migrant crisis 20 Jan 2016 - 06:03 pm

Strasbourg: The EU has just two months to tackle its migration crisis before a new spike in numbers this spring, Dutch Prime Minister...

Kazakh leader urges nation to “rebuff provocations” over economic hardship 20 Jan 2016 - 05:31 pm

ALMATY: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev urged the Central Asian nation on Wednesday to consolidate and avoid seeking culprits for economic hardship caused by...

Suicide bomber kills four near Russian embassy in Kabul 20 Jan 2016 - 05:08 pm

File photo of an earlier attack Kabul: A suicide bomber struck a minibus near the Russian embassy in downtown Kabul Wednesday, killing four...

Red doors making asylum seekers in UK targets: report 20 Jan 2016 - 05:00 pm

The Times identified 168 properties run by Jomast, 155 of which had red front doors. The newspaper contacted the residents of 66 properties,...

Activists skeptical as India’s Kerala becomes first in primary education 20 Jan 2016 - 04:07 pm

By D. Jose THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Activists welcomed the south Indian state of Kerala being named the first in the country to give a primary...

Pakistan PM in Iran aiming to defuse tensions with Saudis 20 Jan 2016 - 04:05 pm

A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shows him (R) meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in...

Over 1,000 civilians dead in Russia's Syria strikes: monitor 20 Jan 2016 - 03:29 pm

Russian warplanes have been conducting air strikes against Islamic State jihadists and other groups in Syria since September 30, 2015. AFP Beirut: Russian...

Thousands back Dutch ex-soldier who fought jihadists 20 Jan 2016 - 03:21 pm

The Hague: Thousands of people have rallied behind a Dutch ex-soldier suspected of killing Islamic State group jihadists in Syria, hailing him as...

Khamenei praises arrest of U.S. sailors, condemns Saudi embassy attack 20 Jan 2016 - 02:46 pm

File photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. REUTERS DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday thanked the Revolutionary Guards...