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New York warm winter weather sets record 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

People enjoy unseasonably warm weather in lower Manhattan on Dec. 10, 2015, in New York City. New York: New York set a record...

Merkel dismisses U.S. request for more military help against Islamic State 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Angela Merkel. File photo BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday brushed off what a Germany magazine said was a request from the United...

South Africa's Zuma appoints Pravin Gordhan as finance minister - official statement 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

JOHANNESBURG: President Jacob Zuma has appointed Pravin Gordhan as finance minister, according to an official statement released on Sunday, giving South Africa its...

Polish ex-PM Kaczynski slams top court at pro-government rally 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Jaroslaw Kaczynski Warsaw: The leader of Poland's ruling conservative party, ex-premier Jaroslaw Kaczynski, lashed out at the country's top Constitutional Court on Sunday,...

Gulf Air Jet performs emergency landing at Heathrow 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Manama: Gulf Air announced that its flight GF003, flying from Bahrain to London on 13 December, experienced technical issues that resulted...

Woman's life-long struggle leads to Saudi council seat 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image MAKKAH: Her uncle told her not to do it, but Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi ignored his advice and ran for election....

As Cruz rises in presidential polls, Trump calls him “maniac” 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Doina Chiacu and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON: Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump had a new target on Sunday, calling fellow White House...

44 killed in Yemen ahead of UN-brokered peace talks 13 Dec 2015 - 06:54 pm

Sanaa: At least 44 people have been killed in Saudi-led coalition air raids and fighting between Yemeni loyalists and rebels ahead of a...

Yemen: from rebels seizing Sanaa to the rise of IS 13 Dec 2015 - 06:52 pm

Key dates in Yemen since Shiite Huthi rebels overran the capital Sanaa. September 21, 2014: Huthi rebels seize government headquarters, state radio and...

Now comes the tough part: The world's carbon diet starts 13 Dec 2015 - 06:01 pm

he sun sets behind a power plant powered by coal in the Bosnian town of Tuzla, 120 kms north of Sarajevo, Bosnia, Saturday,...

Heavy clashes break out during Central African Republic referendum 13 Dec 2015 - 05:47 pm

BANGUI: Heavy fighting broke out in a Muslim enclave of Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Sunday as voters went to the polls...

British resident held in Guantanamo Bay says UK officers witnessed torture 13 Dec 2015 - 05:40 pm

LONDON: The last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay has told a newspaper that British security...

US warns Americans to leave violence-torn Burundi 13 Dec 2015 - 05:37 pm

Representative image Washington: The United States on Sunday ordered non-emergency US government personnel and dependents to leave violence-torn Burundi and warned other Americans...

At least 23 killed, dozens wounded in Pakistan market bombing 13 Dec 2015 - 04:58 pm

Men carry an injured victim after a bomb explosion at a market in Parachinar, the capital of Kurram tribal district, on December 13,...

Paris attacks to Ahmed Mohammed's detention, Twitter has covered it all 13 Dec 2015 - 04:15 pm

Doha: December is that time of the year when talks are about flashbacks and resolutions. Keeping this trend in sight, Twitter has brought...

Two women wins seats in historic Saudi vote 13 Dec 2015 - 03:56 pm

Saudi election officials prepare to count votes at the end of the municipal elections, on December 12, 2015 in the capital Riyadh. Riyadh:...

French regional election run-off tests far-right strength 13 Dec 2015 - 03:37 pm

Marine Le Pen (2nd L), French National Front political party leader and candidate for the National Front in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, casts her...