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Coalition's Kurd-heavy anti-IS strategy risky: analysts 01 Dec 2015 - 07:47 am

Three Syrians on a bike stop at a checkpoint monitored by a member of the internal Kurdish security forces, known as the Asayesh,...

Senegalese villages swallowed by the sea 01 Dec 2015 - 07:45 am

A picture taken on on October 26, 2015, in Saint-Louis du Senegal shows the remains of houses in the Gokhou Mbathe district that...

Kabore elected president of Burkina Faso: electoral commission 01 Dec 2015 - 07:36 am

Ouagadougou: Roch Marc Christian Kabore won Burkina Faso's presidential election, official results showed, after a year of turmoil that saw the west African...

Poor countries increasingly targeted by tobacco marketing 01 Dec 2015 - 07:30 am

Geneva: Faced with falling sales in richer nations, the tobacco industry has increasingly marketed their product in the developing world, where restrictions on...

US, Cuba talk on migration amid migrant crisis in CentrAm 01 Dec 2015 - 07:29 am

Washington: US and Cuban diplomats met Monday on implementing their migration agreements and cooperating to discourage migrant trafficking, but reached no new accord,...

Britain's Prince Charles frets about future of French cheese 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Prince Charles Paris: Britain's Prince Charles said Monday he feared for the very existence of traditional French cheeses as he received a prize...

Russia causing 'environmental disaster' in Ukraine: Poroshenko 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Le Bourget, France: Russia risks causing an "environmental disaster" in eastern Ukraine with its support for rebel forces, President Petro Poroshenko told a...

Five ways Russian sanctions can hurt Turkey economy 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ankara: Russia's economic sanctions against Turkey over its downing of a Russian warplane could hurt the Turkish economy in several areas from fruit...

Philippines official confident in South China Sea arbitration case 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Abigail Valte AMSTERDAM: The Philippines on Monday wrapped up a week of arguments before judges in its case against China over the hotly...

Finally an answer for China's levitating cars 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: The gravity-defying accident in China, which went viral last week has been finally solved and answer to this mystery which perplexed millions...

Naturalist David Attenborough says Sun can save Earth 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Le Bourget: Filmmaker David Attenborough, whose soothing voice narrated the vicarious journey of millions of TV viewers through the wonders of the natural...

Google denies monitoring accord with Israeli government 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: Internet giant Google on Monday denied a report from Israel's foreign ministry that it has reached an agreement with the government to...

Less to Turkey-EU deal than meets the eye: analysts 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Brussels: An EU-Turkey deal struck at a summit in Brussels is unlikely to significantly slow the flow of migrants to Europe or bring...

Over 6 Million Umrah pilgrims expected this season 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Jeddah: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is expected to receive more than 6 million Umrah pilgrims during the current season and the number...

US tightens visa waiver program in wake of Paris attacks 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: The White House announced a series of changes to the U.S. visa waiver program on Monday to add more screening for travelers...

BBC reports BAT tobacco giant paid bribes in east Africa 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

London: British American Tobacco paid bribes to officials in east Africa, including two members of a convention created under the World Health Organization...

Venezuela seeks to downplay security fears around vote 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Caracas: The Venezuelan government sought Monday to downplay security fears around the country's upcoming legislative elections, rejecting the possibility of violence or a...