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Senior Hezbollah figure killed in Israeli air raid in Syria 20 Dec 2015 - 09:53 am

Beirut: An Israeli air raid has killed a senior figure in the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Samir Kuntar, near the Syrian capital, the...

637 terrorists killed post-Peshawar school massacre 20 Dec 2015 - 09:49 am

Children light candle as tribute to victims of the Peshawar terrorist attack. Islamabad: A total of 637 terrorists have been killed and 710...

PIA fined for letting female use passport of male 20 Dec 2015 - 09:41 am

Picture for representation only Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) immigration authorities in Dubai have fined Pakistan International Airlines for allowing a female...

SC to hear plea against release of Delhi gang-rape attacker 20 Dec 2015 - 09:34 am

New Delhi: India's top court will hear a plea against the release of an attacker in the 2012 deadly gang-rape of a student...

Indonesian military plane crashes, two pilots killed: reports 20 Dec 2015 - 09:32 am

Jakarta: Two pilots were killed Sunday when an Indonesian military plane crashed in central Java, local media reported. Video circulating on social media...

Spanish beauty queen claims crown at Miss World pageant 20 Dec 2015 - 09:29 am

Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo sits on the throne after being crowned Miss World while first runner-up Miss Russia Sofia Nikitchuk (L) and...

2015, the year that IS terror went global 20 Dec 2015 - 09:19 am

Paris: From the blood spilled in the streets of Paris to the San Bernardino shootings, the world in 2015 showed its vulnerability to...

US air strike 'mistake' led to Iraq military deaths: Carter 20 Dec 2015 - 09:07 am

Washington: US-led coalition forces appear to have been responsible for air strikes that mistakenly killed several Iraqi soldiers, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said...

Indonesia searches for boat adrift with 118 onboard: reports 20 Dec 2015 - 08:54 am

JakartaL Indonesian search and rescue teams were seeking to reach a stricken ferry carrying more than 100 passengers Sunday, local media said, after...

Blasts hit Damascus area building, Lebanese militant Samir Qantar believed killed 20 Dec 2015 - 08:38 am

A number of rockets hit a building in the Damascus district of Jaramana on Sunday, reportedly killing Lebanese militant leader Samir Qantar according...

Clinton, Sanders to debate amid data breach scandal 20 Dec 2015 - 08:33 am

Washington: US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will take on rival Bernie Sanders at the third Democratic debate late Saturday, amid accusations that a...

Avalanche on Svalbard Arctic archipelago kills one man 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Search and rescue crews work after an avalanche hit several houses in Longyearbyen, Norway, Saturday Dec. 19. 2015. It is unclear about the...

Obama arrives in home state Hawaii for holiday vacation 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Kailua: US President Barack Obama and his family arrived early Saturday in Hawaii where they will spend the Christmas and New Year holidays....

Four killed in Somali shooting, car bombing: police 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

People walk past the wreckage of a car at the site of a bomb blast near Makka al-Mukarama Road in Mogadishu on December...

Famed conductor Kurt Masur dead: New York Philharmonic 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Kurt Masur New York: Kurt Masur, the conductor who seized on music's power to ease Germany's reunification and comfort New York after September...

Ex-warlord, militia chief return to DR Congo to serve out sentences: ICC 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

The Hague: Former warlord Thomas Lubanga and militia chief Germain Katanga were transferred Saturday to a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Eritrean who survived boat crossing to Italy dies in hospital 'escape' bid 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Rome: An Eritrean man who survived a perilous journey across the Mediterranean by boat to Italy has died after falling from...

Ikea defends its refugee shelters amid Swiss concerns 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A safety test revealed the Ikea shelters do not live up to Swiss fire protection requirements. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Stockholm: The Ikea Foundation...