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India, Malaysia sign cyber security, infrastructure accords 23 Nov 2015 - 09:29 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (R) Kuala Lumpur: India and Malaysia signed three agreements on cyber...

Argentina entering new era: president-elect Macri 23 Nov 2015 - 09:28 am

Buenos Aires: Argentina, in a stinging repudiation of outgoing leftist President Cristina Kirchner, elected a pro-market government president to take the helm of...

Nuclear and renewable: S.Africa's ambitious new energy mix 23 Nov 2015 - 09:19 am

Johannesburg: Heavily reliant on coal-fired electricity, South Africa is launching ambitious new projects aimed at diversifying its energy sources and avoiding the regular...

Turkish town picks up pieces after two-week lockdown 23 Nov 2015 - 09:08 am

Silvan, Turkey: Sahin Donmez surveys the damage to his house after almost two weeks of street battles between Kurdish militants and the Turkish...

'Umbrella Soldiers' take seats in Hong Kong elections 23 Nov 2015 - 09:06 am

Hong Kong: Young supporters of Hong Kong's democracy movement, known as 'Umbrella Soldiers', took seats in the city's first vote since mass street...

Arrests in Brussels raids but Paris suspect still on run 23 Nov 2015 - 08:50 am

Brussels: Belgian police arrested 16 people in a wave of anti-terrorism raids but key Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam slipped the net, with...

At least 12 on Australian terror watchlist 23 Nov 2015 - 08:43 am

Australia's Parliament House Sydney: Australian officials Monday said they were aware of 12 people within the community who they believe could commit an...

Up to 16 people hospitalized after New Orleans shooting: Media 23 Nov 2015 - 07:01 am

Paramedics with New Orleans EMS remove a man from the scene following a shooting in New Orleans. AP NEW ORLEANS: Up to 16...

Argentina’s opposition takes on mighty Peronists in run-off vote 23 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Mauricio Macri, presidential candidate of Cambiemos (Let's Change) arrives at a polling station before casting his vote in Argentina's presidential election in Buenos...

Republican lawmaker says intelligence on Islamic State too optimistic 23 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Devin Nunes By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON: The Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Sunday he was concerned that...

Nearly 2 million children in Sudan malnourished: UNICEF 22 Nov 2015 - 06:27 pm

UNICEF's representative to Sudan, Geert Cappelaere, speaks in the capital Khartoum. Khartoum: Some two million Sudanese children under five suffer from malnutrition every...

Nearly 100 bodies pulled from landslide near Myanmar jade mine 22 Nov 2015 - 05:40 pm

People look for the bodies of miners killed by a landslide in Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state November 21, 2015. Picture taken...

UK to buy more F-35 jets, boost anti-terror budget: Osborne 22 Nov 2015 - 05:06 pm

George Osborne By William Schomberg and Kylie MacLellan LONDON: Britain plans to increase the number of stealth fighter jets it can launch from...

Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish militant targets in southeast Turkey 22 Nov 2015 - 04:45 pm

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant targets on Saturday, part of an air and ground offensive against the group in...

UK PM Cameron to push for war with case for joining Syria air strikes 22 Nov 2015 - 04:35 pm

UK PM Cameron to push for war with case for joining Syria air strikes By Kylie MacLellan LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron...

Singapore Airlines' flight from U.S. lands safely amid bomb threat 22 Nov 2015 - 04:20 pm

Representative image SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines said on Sunday there was a bomb threat to one of its flights which originated from San Francisco...

Belgium widens hunt with Brussels on maximum alert 22 Nov 2015 - 03:51 pm

Belgian soldiers patrol in central Brussels, November 22, 2015, after security was tightened in Belgium following the fatal attacks in Paris. REUTERS By...