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Brazil speaker Cunha says he will not resign after police raids 16 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

BRASILIA: The speaker of the lower house of Brazil’s Congresss, Eduardo Cunha, said on Tuesday that he did not intend to step down...

Putin meets Kerry for Syria talks at Kremlin 15 Dec 2015 - 06:58 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed US Secretary of State John Kerry to the Kremlin on Tuesday and began talks on efforts to halt...

Los Angeles orders public schools closed over unspecified threat 15 Dec 2015 - 06:53 pm

Los Angeles: The US city of Los Angeles ordered all public schools closed Tuesday due to an unspecified electronic threat targeting the school...

France uses first cruise missiles against Islamic State: government 15 Dec 2015 - 06:47 pm

Paris: The French air force used its first cruise missiles against Islamic State group targets in Iraq on Tuesday, the defence ministry said....

French foreign minister's son in custody for forgery, fraud: police sources 15 Dec 2015 - 06:40 pm

Thomas Fabius Paris: The son of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius was taken into custody on Tuesday as part of a probe into...

IAEA board 'closes' Iran nuclear bomb probe 15 Dec 2015 - 06:37 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visits the control room of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Gulf port city of Bushehr on January...

Al-Azhar urges Muslim nations to join anti-terror coalition 15 Dec 2015 - 06:27 pm

Cairo: Sunni Islam's leading seat of learning, Al-Azhar, on Tuesday urged all Muslim countries to join a Saudi-led military coalition formed to fight...

Russia, US military chiefs discuss Syria cooperation: agencies 15 Dec 2015 - 06:13 pm

MOSCOW: Russian and United States military chiefs discussed air space cooperation over Syria in a telephone call on Tuesday, Russian news agencies cited...

Saudi anti-terror coalition could share info, deploy troops: minister 15 Dec 2015 - 06:08 pm

Adel al-Jubeir Paris: Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Tuesday the new "anti-terrorism" military coalition of 34 Muslim countries would share intelligence...

Pakistani man dies while attempting selfie with moving train 15 Dec 2015 - 05:58 pm

Representative image of Ukrainian daredevil Pasha Bumchik, 18, recorded his run atop a moving metro train. YouTube screenshot Islamabad: A young Pakistani man...

Mali hotel reopens after deadly Islamist siege 15 Dec 2015 - 05:57 pm

Bamako: Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita hailed the reopening Tuesday of a luxury hotel at the centre of a deadly Islamist attack as...

Pakistan test-fires second missile in three days 15 Dec 2015 - 05:19 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan test-fired a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Tuesday, its second test in three days and barely a...

Iran’s Oct 10 missile test violated UN ban -expert panel 15 Dec 2015 - 05:11 pm

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS: The medium-range Emad rocket that Iran tested on Oct. 10 was a ballistic missile capable of delivering a...

Journalists behind bars: 2015 report highlights China, Egypt 15 Dec 2015 - 05:08 pm

By Cara Anna NEW YORK: China, Egypt and Iran top the list of the world's leading jailers of journalists in a new annual...

How India got hooked on combination drugs 15 Dec 2015 - 05:02 pm

By Krista Mahr MUMBAI: Since 1961, India’s drug controller has approved more than 1,200 combination drugs, according to a list published on the...

Burundi closer to civil war after flare-up - U.N. rights chief 15 Dec 2015 - 04:39 pm

GENEVA: Burundi has moved closer to civil war after insurgents attacked military camps in the capital last week and authorities responded with house...

British police arrest 21-year-old man tied to VTech toy hack 15 Dec 2015 - 04:38 pm

LONDON: British police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the hacking of toymaker VTech Holdings , which exposed the data of...

Germany arrests Islamist preacher on charges of recruiting militants 15 Dec 2015 - 03:57 pm

Islamic preachers Pierre Vogel (right) and Sven Lau from Germany talk to their supporters during the ''Islamic Peace Congress'' in Frankfurt in this...