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First British airstrikes against Islamic State successful: Minister 03 Dec 2015 - 06:42 pm

A British Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircraft returning to RAF Akrotiri, near the port city of Limassol, southern Cyprus, on December 3,...

Turkey, Russia foreign ministers meet for first talks after plane crisis 03 Dec 2015 - 06:17 pm

A costumer in a electronics shop watch Russian President Vladimir Putin on the TV screens in Moscow, Russia, 03 December 2015. Belgrade: The...

Lebanon’s Hariri upbeat about end to presidential crisis 03 Dec 2015 - 05:32 pm

French President Francois Hollande (R) greets former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri prior their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 03...

Facebook, Google pitch in to help users in flood-hit Chennai 03 Dec 2015 - 04:06 pm

People travel on a boat as they move to safer places through a flooded road in Chennai, India, December 2, 2015. (reuters) New...

Egypt court orders retrial of Brotherhood head, 36 others 03 Dec 2015 - 03:39 pm

Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood members have been jailed in a crackdown on the group. (File photo: Reuters] Cairo: Egypt's top court on Thursday...

Belgium charges two new suspects in Paris attacks case 03 Dec 2015 - 03:29 pm

Soldiers patroling Brussels. (file photo) Brussels: Belgium has charged two new suspects in connection with the Paris massacre last month, prosecutors said Thursday,...

Three jailed for murdering young woman in case that shocked Turkey 03 Dec 2015 - 03:24 pm

(A representative photo) ANKARA: Three men convicted of murdering a young Turkish woman after she resisted an attempt to rape her on a...

Russia says talks suspended with Turkey on TurkStream pipeline 03 Dec 2015 - 02:52 pm

Moscow: Russia and Turkey, at loggerheads since Ankara shot down a Russian warplane last week, have suspended talks on their joint TurkStream project...

Chechen leader: We'll avenge man beheaded in IS video 03 Dec 2015 - 02:02 pm

President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov MOSCOW: The president of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Thursday that whoever was responsible for the...

Residents resort to self-help as floods grip Chennai 03 Dec 2015 - 01:35 pm

National Disaster Response Force personnel conduct a rescue operation through a flooded road in Chennai, December 3, 2015. Reuters By Rachel Chitra and...

Defamation suit against Abe over Fukushima crisis thrown out: Court 03 Dec 2015 - 01:18 pm

Wearing protective suits and mask, officials discuss about tanks containing radioactive water following Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis. Tokyo: A Japanese court on Thursday...

Seychelles starts voting in presidential poll 03 Dec 2015 - 01:14 pm

Victoria, Seychelles:The Seychelles began voting in a presidential election Thursday, with remote islanders casting their ballots first in a race which sees incumbent...

Leaving behind baby and bombs, couple sows panic in California 03 Dec 2015 - 12:51 pm

SWAT officers deploy near the scene where suspects in the shooting at the Inland Regional Center were reportedly apprehended, in San Bernardino, California,...

Putin to Turkey: Expect more sanctions for jet shoot-down 03 Dec 2015 - 12:46 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 3, 2015. MOSCOW: President...

Landslide buries hut in Indonesian village, killing 18: Media 03 Dec 2015 - 12:31 pm

JAKARTA: A landslide in a remote Indonesian hillside village buried a hut on Thursday, killing all 18 people inside, media reported, citing a...

WHO calls for fighting foodborne diseases that can be deadly 03 Dec 2015 - 12:11 pm

WHO headquarters in Geneva By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA: At least 600 million people, or 1 in 10 worldwide, fall ill from contaminated food...

Afghanistan seeks to establish fate of 'injured' Taliban chief 03 Dec 2015 - 12:01 pm

Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour Kandahar, Afghanistan: Afghan officials scrambled Thursday to establish the fate of Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour, after intelligence...

South Africa's Supreme Court finds Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder 03 Dec 2015 - 11:57 am

File photo of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius. Reuters BLOEMFONTEIN: South Africa's top appeals court ruled on Thursday that paralympian Oscar...