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U.N.’s Ban appoints new head of struggling Mali mission 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mahamat Saleh Annadif ABIDJAN: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named a new special representative in Mali where the peacekeeping mission has struggled...

UN Security Council endorses Libyan peace agreement 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday endorsed a U.N.-brokered agreement among Libya’s warring factions to form a national unity government, a...

Russia sees interests 'coincide' with Taliban on fighting IS 23 Dec 2015 - 06:57 pm

File photo Moscow: Russia is exchanging information with the Taliban and sees shared interest with the insurgents when it comes to counteracting the...

Sweden, Finland, Belgium get 48 million euros in EU aid for refugees 23 Dec 2015 - 06:54 pm

Brussels: Sweden, Finland and Belgium will receive a combined 48 million euros (52 million dollars) in emergency aid to help house and care...

French terror suspects arrested over fake baby bump 23 Dec 2015 - 06:48 pm

Representative image Paris: A French convert to Islam and her husband were under arrest on Wednesday after police discovered a fake stomach used...

Ethiopia opposition: 80 killed in protests against land plan 23 Dec 2015 - 06:46 pm

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: An Ethiopian opposition party says that government forces have killed more than 80 people in the past four weeks in...

Celebrity chefs create gourmet delights for astronauts 23 Dec 2015 - 06:41 pm

London celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal who is crafting delicacies for British astronaut Tim Peake currently on board the International Space Station Paris: Michelin-starred...

Afghan troops rushed to area under Taliban attack 23 Dec 2015 - 06:38 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan military has rushed reinforcements to a besieged southern district threatened for days with takeover by the Taliban, the country's...

Russia's air force hit 1,093 IS targets in Syria between Dec. 18-23: ministry 23 Dec 2015 - 06:33 pm

Russia's air force carried out 302 sorties in Syria between Dec. 18 and 23, hitting 1,093 Islamic State targets, Russia's Defense Ministry said...

Fresh start for Liberian chimpanzees used for medical tests 23 Dec 2015 - 06:30 pm

Jenny Desmond makes the daily voyage to the chimps with Joseph Thomas (pictured) a Liberian employed by the Center for 36 years NY...

Suspected bomb kills one at Istanbul airport, investigation launched 23 Dec 2015 - 06:26 pm

Damage to to the terminal building following the blast. Photo: Rex Features Five planes suffer damage - minister Operator Malaysia Airports says security...

Bosnia: Sarajevo schools close down because pollution 23 Dec 2015 - 06:22 pm

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Sarajevo authorities say they are closing down schools because of high pollution mixed with fog, and volunteers have begun distributing face...

BJP suspends Kirti Azad for taking on Jaitley 23 Dec 2015 - 05:43 pm

Kirti Azad New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday suspended MP Kirti Azad, who has alleged large-scale corruption in Delhi's cricket body when it...

Storms in Philippines uproot 1.7 mln people, destroy 40,000 homes 23 Dec 2015 - 05:33 pm

A baby boy sits on makeshift flotation device made from a wheel interior inside a flooded house in Calumpit, Bulacan, suburban Manila on...

Saudi king blames Assad for IS rise in Syria 23 Dec 2015 - 05:32 pm

Riyadh: Custodian of the two holy mosques King Salman bin AbdulazizSaudi King Salman accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday of having aided the...

Three killed in a roadside explosion in NW Pakistan 23 Dec 2015 - 05:31 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: A roadside bomb attack on Wednesday killed at least three people including two children in a restive Pakistani region near the...

Indonesia sends warships to help look for 70 after boat sank 23 Dec 2015 - 04:50 pm

MAKASSAR, Indonesia: Indonesian navy will dispatch warships to join the search for 70 people still missing after a passenger boat sank Saturday in...

Somalia bans Christmas and New Year festivities 23 Dec 2015 - 04:46 pm

representational purpose Mogadishu: Somalia's government has banned celebrations of Christmas and New Year in the Muslim majority country, saying the festivities might attract...