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Ukraine to investigate suspected cyber attack on energy grid 01 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addresses staff and cadets of Ukraine's National Academy of the National Guard in Kharkiv, Ukraine in this December 30,...

Rouhani says Iran has right to develop missiles, expands programme 01 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

DUBAI: President Hassan Rouhani (pictured) ordered his defence minister on Thursday to expand Iran’s missile programme, in response to a U.S. threat to...

Netanyahu's wife quizzed over suspected misuse of public funds 01 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

In this Jan. 22, 2013 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands by his wife Sara as she casts her ballot at...

Palestinian in West Bank rams Israeli forces with car, shot dead 01 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

sraeli security forces check a vehicle involved in a car ramming attack next to the Huwara checkpoint near the West Bank city of...

Huge fire erupts at Dubai hotel ahead of New Year celebrations 01 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

A fire engulfs The Address Hotel in downtown Dubai in the United Arab Emirates December 31, 2015. (Reuters / Ahmed Jadallah) Dubai: A...

No injuries from Dubai skyscraper fire; New Year celebrations to continue 31 Dec 2015 - 10:55 pm

Flames rip through the Address Downtown hotel after it was hit by a massive fire, near the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa, in...

High security in C.Africa as vote count starts 31 Dec 2015 - 06:50 pm

Residents wait to cast their vote at the polling station in Bangui on December 30, 2015, in the flashpoint Muslim enclave known as...

Hundreds of flights grounded as snow blankets Istanbul 31 Dec 2015 - 06:46 pm

Tourists pull their luggage during a snowfall in the Hagia Sofia district in Istanbul on December 31, 2015. (AFP / Yasin Akgul) Istanbul:...

US-trained commandos in Philippines kill 10 militants: army 31 Dec 2015 - 06:42 pm

A file photo of US Marines taking positions after exiting an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) during a beach exercise at San Antonio in...

Syrian army launches assault against rebels near border with Israel 31 Dec 2015 - 05:44 pm

Smoke rises following explosions in Syria near the border with the Israeli occupied Golan Heights September 23, 2014. REUTERS By Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT:...

Israel disqualifies novel on Arab-Jewish love from curriculum 31 Dec 2015 - 05:36 pm

Israeli author Dorit Rabinyan holds her Hebrew-language novel titled "Gader Haya" (known in English as "Borderlife") on December 31, 2015 as she poses...

More than 55,000 killed in Syria in 2015: monitor 31 Dec 2015 - 05:09 pm

A Syrian boy rests after receiving treatment at a make-shift hospital, following a reported airstrike by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held town...

US jobless claims rise to nearly 6-month high 31 Dec 2015 - 05:04 pm

A file photo of a job seeker reads job postings at the Virginia Employment Commission office in Alexandria, Virginia. Washington: The number of...

World prepares to welcome New Year despite terror fears 31 Dec 2015 - 04:55 pm

The New Year's Eve fireworks go off in Sydney Harbour at Mrs Macquarie's Point in Sydney, Australia, 31 December 2015. Sydney: Global New...

IS claims deadly shooting in Russia's Caucasus 31 Dec 2015 - 04:44 pm

A file picture taken on September 19, 2015 shows people walking in front of the Naryn-Kala Fortress in Derbent. AFP Moscow: The Islamic...

Extra armed police out in London for New Year's Eve 31 Dec 2015 - 04:39 pm

An armed police officer stands outside Horseguards on Whitehall in London, England, December 30, 2015. REUTERS London: British police said they would deploy...