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Dutch PM says will push for “yes” in Ukraine vote 10 Jan 2016 - 04:55 pm

By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he would argue for a “yes” vote in an upcoming referendum on a...

Emirati sentenced to death for joining Islamic State: Newspapers 10 Jan 2016 - 04:39 pm

IS flag (file photo) DUBAI: A man from the United Arab Emirates was sentenced to death in absentia on Sunday for joining Islamic...

Saudi defence minister visits Islamabad 10 Jan 2016 - 04:01 pm

In this photograph released by the Pakistan Press Information Department (PID) on January 10, 2016, Advisor to Pakistani Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs,...

Police arrest man for smuggling migrant into Sweden by boat 10 Jan 2016 - 03:47 pm

A file photo of security as they check travellers IDs at the train station in Kastrup (Denmark), the last stop before Sweden. For...

3 killed in missile strike on MSF clinic in Yemen: Spokeswoman 10 Jan 2016 - 02:35 pm

Two MSF doctors talk near the entrance of Al Salam hospital in Yemen. Photo Credit: MSF Dubai: A missile hit a health centre...

Saudi executes Ethiopian woman for axe murder 10 Jan 2016 - 02:29 pm

Riyadh: Saudi authorities on Sunday executed an Ethiopian woman convicted of murdering a Saudi female with an axe, the 50th death sentence carried...

Campaign underway in vote for Portuguese presidency 10 Jan 2016 - 02:03 pm

Opinion polls show that law professor Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is backed by 52.9% public Lisbon: Campaigning for Portugal's presidency officially got under...

Iraq bans poultry imports from 24 countries over avian flu threat 10 Jan 2016 - 01:56 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to cover two dozen countries, including China and South...

Thousands flee South Sudan war despite political peace efforts 10 Jan 2016 - 01:54 pm

A file photo of internally displaced women and children as they wait for their food ration after an humanitarian airdrop by World Food...

Afghan forces retake northern district from Taliban 10 Jan 2016 - 01:51 pm

A member of the Afghan Quick Reaction Force (QRF) fires a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher during an operation near the Indian consulate in...

Swedish airport evacuated after bomb scare: Police 10 Jan 2016 - 01:48 pm

Stockholm: Parts of Sweden's Stockholm-Skavsta Airport were evacuated on Sunday after traces of explosive powder were detected on a piece of luggage at...

Paris police station attacker lived in German refugee shelter: Police 10 Jan 2016 - 01:38 pm

An expert of the technical and scientific police unit (L) is pictured in the Rue de la Goutte d'Or in northern Paris on...

Madagascar's presidential party wins landslide in Senate vote 10 Jan 2016 - 01:33 pm

President Hery Rajaonarimampianina's party has won an overwhelming victory in Madagascar's senatorial elections. AFP Antananarivo: The party of Madagascar's president has won an...

Four-country talks on Taliban to begin in Pakistan 10 Jan 2016 - 01:14 pm

File picture for representation only By Amjad Ali ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States are set to begin talks on Monday...

UK govt to make EU exit work, if public vote for it 10 Jan 2016 - 01:08 pm

File photo of UK PM David Cameron LONDON: If Britons vote to leave the European Union at a membership referendum due by the...

Qaeda abducts media activists from Syria rebel town 10 Jan 2016 - 01:08 pm

File photo of Turkish fighters with an al Qaeda-linked group in the Syrian village of Aziza outside Aleppo. AFP Beirut: Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate...

Turkish forces kill 18 Kurdish rebels: Army 10 Jan 2016 - 01:02 pm

File photo of Turkish riot police blocking the street as a pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Beyoglu member tries to enter the offices...

US carries out drone strike in eastern Afghanistan 10 Jan 2016 - 12:50 pm

File picture for representation only KABUL: The United States conducted a drone strike in Afghanistan last week but a spokesman declined to confirm...