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France, Russia to 'strengthen' information exchange on IS 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Russia and France have agreed to bolster efforts to share intelligence relating to the Islamic State jihadist group after the two countries...

Spain PM battles to stay in power as new parties rise 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mariano Rajoy MADRID: Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faced an uphill battle to stay in power on Monday after his conservatives lost their...

Special Report: China co-opts Buddhist sect in drive to discredit Dalai Lama 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Dalai Lama By David Lague, Paul Mooney and Benjamin Kang Lim ALDERSHOT, England: Thousands of Buddhists from all over Britain packed into the...

Moldovan Communists’ defection seen opening way to new pro-EU govt 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Moldova’s economy hit badly by banking fraud Communists’ defection could end political impasse Unpopular oligarch could become new prime minister By Alexander Tanas ...

California shooters’ ex-neighbor due in court for bail hearing 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

RIVERSIDE, Calif: U.S. prosecutors will ask a judge on Monday not to grant bail to a man charged with providing the assault-style rifles...

Swiss Islamic council denies board member promoting jihad 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Naim Cherni Geneva: Switzerland's largest Islamic organisation on Monday defended a board member against allegations from the country's prosecutors over his alleged production...

Russian minister says cancelling Nord Stream-2 would be ‘shot in foot’ 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

BRUSSELS: Failure to go ahead with the Nord Stream gas pipeline expansion to double gas shipment from Russia’s Baltic coast to Germany, bypassing...

Iraqi army to start attack on IS-held Ramadi city in coming hours: Commander 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s armed forces will start an operation to retake the western city of Ramadi from Islamic State militants very soon, army chief...

Ugandan police arrest supporters of opposition presidential candidate 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Yoweri Museveni By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA: Ugandan police on Monday arrested 20 supporters and security guards at the headquarters of an opposition candidate...

Two whacks is all it takes for spacewalk repair 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

This NASA TV image grab obtained Monday shows a live broadcast of astronaut Tim Kopra during the space walk outside the International Space...

Bad boy Shkreli fired from pharma company KaloBios 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

New York: The controversial US pharma boss and hedge fund figure Martin Shkreli has been fired as CEO of KaloBios Pharmaceuticals following his...

Yemen truce fragile as rebels threaten Saudi Arabia 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

UN Secretary-General Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (C) open with delegations from Sanaa at the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland. (REUTERS) Aden:...

Podemos head says does not want Spain to be subordinate to Germany 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Pablo Iglesias Madrid: The head of far-left party Podemos, which came third in a general election, said Monday his priority is to defend...

Waste spill buries buildings in southern China, 85 missing 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Rescuers search for survivors on a collapsed building following a landslide in Shenzhen, in south China's Guangdong province, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015 Landslide...

Bahrain jails 5 for life over bombing 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Dubai: A Bahraini court jailed five people for life Monday after convicting them of manufacturing and using explosives in the Gulf state which...

UN, rights groups criticise Hungary's anti-migrant stance 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Geneva:The UN refugee agency and human rights groups urged Hungary on Monday to end policies that promote "intolerance and hatred" of migrants as...

Niger opposition rejects voter register, casts doubt on polls 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

From left, Niger's opposition leaders, Niger's former President Mahamane Ousmane, the current speaker of parliament Hama Amadou and former Prime Minister Seini Oumarou...