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Western leaders vow to destroy IS as Brussels hunkers down 22 Nov 2015 - 03:32 pm

An empty street near the Grand Place in the center of Brussels on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. AP BRUSSELS: Western leaders stepped up...

Brother of Paris suspect 'convinced' he balked at last minute 22 Nov 2015 - 03:30 pm

Salah Abdeslam Brussels: The brother of wanted Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam said Sunday he believed he decided at the very last moment...

Iranian court sentences Washington Post reporter Rezaian to prison 22 Nov 2015 - 03:27 pm

DUBAI: A court in Iran has sentenced Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian to an unspecified prison term, the state news agency IRNA said...

Hong Kong votes in first election since democracy protests 22 Nov 2015 - 03:15 pm

Voters walk past a polling station in the Wanchai district of Hong Kong on November 22, 2015. Hong Kong: Hong Kong went to...

If no peace deal found in Libya, IS 'will have won': French minister 22 Nov 2015 - 02:12 pm

Paris: Rival sides in chaos-ridden Libya must reach a deal to create a new unity government in order to stop Islamic State jihadists...

Fears of unrest as Bangladesh hangs opposition leaders for war crimes 22 Nov 2015 - 02:05 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh Sunday hanged two top opposition leaders for war crimes during the independence conflict with Pakistan and strengthened security nationwide over fears...

Gunfire, explosions in Burundi kill at least five: Officials, residents 22 Nov 2015 - 02:05 pm

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza NAIROBI: At least five people were killed in overnight clashes in Burundi, police said on Sunday, and residents reported...

Some 1,500 Turkmen flee Syrian war for Turkey: Governor 22 Nov 2015 - 01:57 pm

Governor of Turkey's Hatay region on the Syrian border Ercan Topaca Istanbul: Around 1,500 members of Syria's Turkmen minority have fled to the...

UN chief urges Russia, US to cooperate on terrorism 22 Nov 2015 - 01:56 pm

By Denis Dyomkin and Matt Spetalnick KUALA LUMPUR: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Russia and the United States on Sunday to cooperate in...

Pakistani president rejects mercy petitions for army school attack convicts 22 Nov 2015 - 01:35 pm

Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain Islamabad: Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday rejected a mercy petition of four militants who had been given death...

Insight: Authorities missed many "red flags" before Paris shootings 22 Nov 2015 - 01:34 pm

People look through the screened-off facade of the Bataclan Cafe adjoining the concert hall, one of the sites of the deadly attacks in...

Pakistan, US to resume Afghanistan peace process 22 Nov 2015 - 01:31 pm

Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif Islamabad: Pakistan and the US have agreed to work together for resumption of the stalled Afghanistan reconciliation...

China says won't cease building on S. China Sea isles 22 Nov 2015 - 01:07 pm

By Megha Rajagopalan and Praveen Menon KUALA LUMPUR: China said on Sunday it will continue to build military and civilian facilities on its...

Political storm in Poland as new government sparks 'coup' claims 22 Nov 2015 - 12:39 pm

Prime Minister Beata Szydlo Warsaw: Poland's new conservative government has lost no time in seeking to take control of the EU country's top...

Russia says killed 10 IS-linked fighters in North Caucasus 22 Nov 2015 - 12:32 pm

File photo of a military operation in Nalchik Moscow: Russia said Sunday it had killed 10 fighters linked to the extremist Islamic State...

DRDO test-fires interceptor missile 22 Nov 2015 - 11:31 am

Bhubaneswar: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday test-fired an Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile from Abdul Kalam island in...