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Tech-savvy sex traffickers stay ahead of authorities as lure teens online 16 Nov 2015 - 03:05 am

By Alex Whiting LONDON: When Nicole was aged 17 and her mother was sent to prison for white collar crimes, she met a...

U.N. chief to visit North Korea this week 16 Nov 2015 - 02:56 am

SEOUL: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea's capital Pyongyang this week, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, quoting a...

Canada sticks to refugee plan but security pressures mount after Paris attacks 16 Nov 2015 - 02:45 am

By Allison Lampert MONTREAL: Canada's new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the country will still take in 25,000 Syrian refugees before Jan....

Paris fears for what is to come amid the shock, tears 16 Nov 2015 - 02:35 am

Paris: "Why are the people crying, Mummy?" a little girl out for a Sunday afternoon cycle with her parents asked, as she passed...

Paris attacks: what we know so far 16 Nov 2015 - 02:31 am

Paris: French investigators believe there were three teams involved in Friday's attacks on Paris and are probing possible links to the conflict in...

France launches air strikes in Syria; Paris investigation widens 16 Nov 2015 - 01:57 am

By Emmanuel Jarry and Robert-Jan Bartunek PARIS/BRUSSELS: French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday as police in Europe widened their...

Paris attacks: an international joint venture in violence 16 Nov 2015 - 01:43 am

By John Irish PARIS: Early leads in the investigation into the deadly Paris attacks point to the likelihood of a team led by...

Egypt's Great Pyramid bathed in national colours of victims 16 Nov 2015 - 01:20 am

A man looks on as the Russian, Lebanese and French flags are projected on one of the Giza pyramids, in tribute to victims...

Suu Kyi landslide poses challenge with Myanmar's minorities 16 Nov 2015 - 01:02 am

By Aung Hla Tun and Aubrey Belford YANGON: A landslide victory by Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar's historic election has raised questions...

Insight: Automakers battle for high-tech dominance on the road to self-driving car 16 Nov 2015 - 12:59 am

Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, presents the Nissan IDS concept car at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, in this...

One killed in Afghanistan explosion 16 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Kabul: At least one person was killed and twelve others were wounded following a suicide car bomb attack in southern Helmand province of...

Obama, Putin agree need for UN-negotiated Syria talks, ceasefire: US official 16 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and U.S. security advisor Susan Rice (2nd L) prior to the...

Turkey cancels $3.4 bln missile deal with China 16 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shake hands with Chinese president Xi Jinping (R) during G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, 15 November 2015....

Second Paris suicide bomber identified: security source 16 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: The body of a second suicide bomber involved in the Paris attacks has been identified, sources close to the investigation said Sunday,...

Paris attacks pose quandary for Canada's Trudeau 16 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Ottawa: In power for just 10 days, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the dilemma Sunday of whether to make good on a...

Syrian refugees brace for backlash after Paris attacks 15 Nov 2015 - 05:43 pm

Berlin: Carefully shielding a lit candle against the cold pouring rain, Syrian refugee Ghaled, 22, had come to the French embassy in Berlin...

Syria opposition warns of 'unrealistic' Vienna plan 15 Nov 2015 - 05:16 pm

Beirut: Syrian opposition members on Sunday said an ambitious plan by world powers for a political transition in their war-ravaged country was unrealistic,...

Lebanon detains 7 Syrian, 2 Lebanese terror suspects 15 Nov 2015 - 05:15 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon has detained seven Syrians and two Lebanese suspected of involvement in planning terrorist attacks, including a twin bombing last week, and...