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Members of new Libyan unity government announced under UN-backed plan 19 Jan 2016 - 12:20 pm

File photo of UN special envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon as he speaks at a press conference. AFP TUNIS: Libya's Presidential Council announced...

Greek coastguards rapped for forcing 'smuggler' to look at dead migrants 19 Jan 2016 - 12:08 pm

A Greek police officer looks at an overcrowded dinghy carrying refugees and migrants arriving. Reuters Athens: Greece's shipping minister has criticised coastguards who...

China says Manila exaggerating tensions with aircraft claim 19 Jan 2016 - 12:07 pm

File photo of the Chinese civilian aircraft at newly-constructed runway on Fiery Cross Reef. REUTERS BEIJING: China accused the Philippines on Tuesday of...

A tree or not a tree? Goa rows over coconut status 19 Jan 2016 - 12:03 pm

Coconut tree (representational photo) Mumbai: Politicians in India's Goa are locked in an row over the status of the popular tourist state's beloved...

Visitors to Japan surge to record high, approach 2020 target 19 Jan 2016 - 11:39 am

Japan has set a target of boosting visitors to 20 million by 2020. Tokyo: Japan had a record number of foreign visitors last...

Fighting between Syrian army, Islamic State kills scores: Monitoring group 19 Jan 2016 - 11:30 am

A general view shows a deserted street filled with debris of damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor March 5, 2014. Reuters BEIRUT: The Syrian...

Fire at renovated Paris Ritz hotel 19 Jan 2016 - 11:29 am

PARIS: Around 60 firemen were fighting a fire in the roof of the luxury Ritz Paris hotel in Place Vendome, central Paris, on...

Twitter goes down 19 Jan 2016 - 11:29 am

A screenshot of the error message. Doha: Twitter is facing issues on Tuesday morning. The micro-blogging social network was down for a short...

Jailed Maldives ex-president thanks world leaders for medical release 19 Jan 2016 - 11:23 am

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed Colombo: Jailed former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday thanked the world leaders who helped secure his release...

Pakistan has no industrial safety law, government admits 19 Jan 2016 - 11:09 am

File photo of fire at the Ali Enterprises garment factory in Karachi - one of the deadliest industrial accidents in Pakistani history. Islamabad:...

10 killed in Pakistan blast 19 Jan 2016 - 10:38 am

A paramilitary soldier stands guard after a suicide bomber blew himself up in Peshawar, Pakistan January 19, 2016. Reuters/Fayaz Aziz Islamabad: At least...

Dalit student's suicide 'murder of democracy': Kejriwal 19 Jan 2016 - 10:35 am

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday described the suicide of the Hyderabad Dalit student as...

SMAP poll: Japanese MPs happy boy band staying together 19 Jan 2016 - 10:22 am

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao shaking hands with Japanese pop group SMAP members (R to L) Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and...

Myanmar's powerful army picks lawmakers as transition moves forward 19 Jan 2016 - 09:41 am

A man selling popular characters balloons rides his bicycle at a street in Yangon, Myanmar, 17 January 2016. By Timothy Mclaughlin and Hnin...

Suicide bomber kills at least five in northwest Pakistan 19 Jan 2016 - 09:35 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A suicide bomber blew himself up close to a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least five people...

Three killed in Burundi grenade attack 19 Jan 2016 - 09:31 am

Soldiers stand near a barricade during demonstrations by protesters in Bujumbura. (Reuters / file photo) NAIROBI: Three people were killed in a grenade...

World's oldest man dies at 112 in Japan 19 Jan 2016 - 09:29 am

Sakari Momoi, recognised as the world's oldest male at the age of 111 in August 2014, has died of kidney failure in a...

Avalanche in French Alps kills 5 military, two others injured 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image LYON: An avalanche killed at least five military personnel and seriously injured two other servicemen on Monday while they were skiing...