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Greece mobilises over cyberattack threat against banks 30 Nov 2015 - 05:36 pm

Athens: Greece's central bank and police were on alert Monday to thwart any cyberattack against three Greek banks after a threat by hackers...

UAE says ready to commit troops to fight IS 30 Nov 2015 - 05:19 pm

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has said it is ready to commit ground troops against IS militants in Syria and described Russian...

Impact of Russian sanctions on trade ties with Turkey 30 Nov 2015 - 05:10 pm

Relations between Moscow and Ankara have deteriorated after Turkey shot down a Russian air force jet during an operation near the Syria-Turkey border...

Russia to impose food ban in new sanctions against Turkey 30 Nov 2015 - 05:01 pm

The honor guards are reflected in the limousine carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin, center left, as he arrives for the COP21, United Nations...

China's Xi demands developed nations pay for climate action 30 Nov 2015 - 04:40 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech for the opening day of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near...

Turkey will not apologise for downing Russian fighter jet: PM 30 Nov 2015 - 03:17 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addresses a news conference after meeting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, November...

Obama says US accepts responsibility to help fix climate change 30 Nov 2015 - 03:13 pm

US President Barack Obama is seen on a giant screen as he delivers a speech for the opening day of the World Climate...

3 Saudi soldiers killed in clash on Yemen border 30 Nov 2015 - 03:02 pm

Saudi soldiers work at the border with Yemen in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. (file picture) Riyadh: Three Saudi soldiers have been killed in a...

Iraq PM says country has sufficient force to fight IS 30 Nov 2015 - 02:19 pm

Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Baghdad: Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Monday that Iraq has sufficient forces to fight the Islamic State group,...

Rich nations vow billions for climate initiatives 30 Nov 2015 - 01:50 pm

France's President Francois Hollande greets US President Barack Obama as he arrives for the COP21 United Nations Climate Change Conference on November 30,...

Detained Turkish journalists appeal court verdict 30 Nov 2015 - 01:12 pm

A journalism union member holds copy of Cumhuriyet daily newspaper on November 29, 2015 in Istanbul during a demonstration after the arrest of...

Climate pledges: Who's doing what? 30 Nov 2015 - 01:02 pm

French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius, president-designate of COP21, speaks during the opening of the UN conference on climate change, on November 30,...

Japan whaling fleet will sail to Antarctic Ocean Tuesday 30 Nov 2015 - 12:42 pm

This undated handout picture released from the Institute of Cetacean Research on November 18, 2014 shows a minke whale on the deck of...

India warns climate summit that poor nations must grow 30 Nov 2015 - 12:13 pm

File photo of Narendra Modi Le Bourget, France: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned on the opening day of a global climate summit...

Thousands pay tribute to Indo-Canadian MLA 30 Nov 2015 - 12:03 pm

Indian-Canadia MLA Manmeet Bhullar Toronto: Over 2,000 people gathered in Calgary to pay their tributes to an Indian-Canadian MLA who was killed on...

US Embassy warns of possible attacks in Kabul 30 Nov 2015 - 11:40 am

Kabul: The US Embassy in Kabul has issued a warning that an imminent attack is expected within the next 48 hours in Kabul...

Turkey sends corpse of shot down pilot back to Russia 30 Nov 2015 - 11:33 am

Ankara: Turkey on Monday sent back to Russia the corpse of a pilot killed when his plane was shot down by the Turkish...

Kazakhstan urges Russia, Turkey to probe jet downing, restore ties 30 Nov 2015 - 11:31 am

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev waves as he arrives for his annual address to the nation in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 30, 2015. REUTERS ALMATY:...