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South Korea union group pulls out from labour reform pact 19 Jan 2016 - 01:30 pm

South Korean President Park Geun-hye issues a statement to the nation from the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, 13 January 2016. SEOUL:...

Iran reformists demand review after candidates rejected 19 Jan 2016 - 01:01 pm

Iran on 19 December began registering candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 26 February 2016. Tehran: Iran's long-sidelined reformist movement on...

Volunteers send water as S.African temperatures soar 19 Jan 2016 - 12:58 pm

Boksburg, South Africa: In a large shed to the east of Johannesburg men stacked tens of thousands of litres of water onto a...

Iran’s Khamenei welcomes sanctions lift, warns of U.S. “deceit” 19 Jan 2016 - 12:56 pm

File photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday welcomed the lifting of international...

Germany wants to discuss concerns about new Polish govt: Steinmeier 19 Jan 2016 - 12:49 pm

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday that the German government wanted to discuss its concerns...

Turkish operations against Kurdish militants near completion: PM 19 Jan 2016 - 12:39 pm

File picture of Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu By Daren Butler ISTANBUL: A Turkish security force campaign against Kurdish militants in the southeast...

About 3,500 slaves held by Islamic State in Iraq: UN report 19 Jan 2016 - 12:30 pm

File picture for representation only GENEVA: An estimated 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are believed to be held as slaves in Iraq...

Indonesia looks to stop militants overseas from returning home 19 Jan 2016 - 12:29 pm

Indonesia's national police chief Badrodin Haiti speaks with Reuters during an interview at police headquarters in Jakarta January 18, 2016. REUTERS By Aubrey...

Twitter users in northern Europe hit by site outage 19 Jan 2016 - 12:25 pm

FRANKFURT: Twitter said on Tuesday its social network was suffering outages in some parts of the world and it was working to resolve...

Members of new Libyan unity government announced under UN-backed plan 19 Jan 2016 - 12:20 pm

File photo of UN special envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon as he speaks at a press conference. AFP TUNIS: Libya's Presidential Council announced...

Greek coastguards rapped for forcing 'smuggler' to look at dead migrants 19 Jan 2016 - 12:08 pm

A Greek police officer looks at an overcrowded dinghy carrying refugees and migrants arriving. Reuters Athens: Greece's shipping minister has criticised coastguards who...

China says Manila exaggerating tensions with aircraft claim 19 Jan 2016 - 12:07 pm

File photo of the Chinese civilian aircraft at newly-constructed runway on Fiery Cross Reef. REUTERS BEIJING: China accused the Philippines on Tuesday of...

A tree or not a tree? Goa rows over coconut status 19 Jan 2016 - 12:03 pm

Coconut tree (representational photo) Mumbai: Politicians in India's Goa are locked in an row over the status of the popular tourist state's beloved...

Visitors to Japan surge to record high, approach 2020 target 19 Jan 2016 - 11:39 am

Japan has set a target of boosting visitors to 20 million by 2020. Tokyo: Japan had a record number of foreign visitors last...

Fighting between Syrian army, Islamic State kills scores: Monitoring group 19 Jan 2016 - 11:30 am

A general view shows a deserted street filled with debris of damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor March 5, 2014. Reuters BEIRUT: The Syrian...

Fire at renovated Paris Ritz hotel 19 Jan 2016 - 11:29 am

PARIS: Around 60 firemen were fighting a fire in the roof of the luxury Ritz Paris hotel in Place Vendome, central Paris, on...

Twitter goes down 19 Jan 2016 - 11:29 am

A screenshot of the error message. Doha: Twitter is facing issues on Tuesday morning. The micro-blogging social network was down for a short...

Jailed Maldives ex-president thanks world leaders for medical release 19 Jan 2016 - 11:23 am

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed Colombo: Jailed former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday thanked the world leaders who helped secure his release...