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Geneva on security alert, authorities searching for Paris attack suspects 10 Dec 2015 - 03:41 pm

A Geneva police staff holds his position at Geneva International airport in Geneva. (Reuters) GENEVA: Geneva officials said on Thursday that they had...

First Saudi vote campaign for women enters final day 10 Dec 2015 - 03:34 pm

Saudi woman Fawzia al-Harbi, a candidate for local municipal council elections, shows her candidate biography at a shopping mall in Riyadh. (file photo) ...

Afghan spy chief resigns over disagreements with president 10 Dec 2015 - 03:20 pm

A file photo of Rahmatullah Nabil. REUTERS KABUL: The head of Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency, the National Directorate of Security, resigned on Thursday...

Syria Kurd-Arab coalition creates political wing 10 Dec 2015 - 02:33 pm

Saleh Al-Nebwani (C) and Ilham Ahmad (L), members of the Democratic Council for Syria, during a meeting hosted by Syrian Kurdish factions in...

Japan needs immigrants to boost population or could lose to China: Minister 10 Dec 2015 - 02:16 pm

Minister for Administrative Reform Taro Kono speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS TOKYO: Japan should craft an “integrated” immigration policy to...

Japan slammed for fuelling illegal ivory trade 10 Dec 2015 - 02:02 pm

? Environmental Investigation Agency president Allan Thornton speaking in Tokyo about the illegal ivory trade. AFP Tokyo: A conservation group slammed Japan Thursday...

Chinese citizen reported to be fighting IS in Syria 10 Dec 2015 - 01:11 pm

A man walks near a building on fire following a reported air strike by government forces in the rebel-held region of Eastern Ghouta,...

US gives over 100 military vehicles to Philippines 10 Dec 2015 - 01:06 pm

File photo of US President Barack Obama with Philippine President Benigno Aquino Manila: The Philippines is receiving 114 armoured vehicles donated by the...

Russia can't mend ties with US while it backs sanctions: Lavrov 10 Dec 2015 - 12:50 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ROME: Russia wants to mend ties with the United States but cannot do so while Barack Obama's administration...

Trump’s anti-Muslim plans scramble Republican appeals to Jewish voters 10 Dec 2015 - 12:43 pm

A file photo of Donald Trump. WASHINGTON: For the Republican Party, a tough job just got a little tougher thanks to Donald Trump. ...

Seven Kurdish militants, one policeman killed in southeast Turkey 10 Dec 2015 - 12:22 pm

Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the curfew in the southeastern city of Turkey. Reuters ANKARA:...

Syrian fighters arrive in Idlib after Homs ceasefire deal: Monitoring group 10 Dec 2015 - 11:38 am

Buses leave district of Waer during a truce between the government and rebels, in Homs, Syria December 9, 2015. BEIRUT: Buses carrying Syrian...

Nobel laureates to collect awards amid heightened security 10 Dec 2015 - 11:27 am

Armed police guard the Nobel Institute ahead of a press conference with the Nobel Peace Prize laureates, the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet in...

Salman Khan cleared over hit-and-run crash 10 Dec 2015 - 11:23 am

Bollywood film actor Salman Khan leaves his home to appear at a Sessions Court in Mumbai. (file photo) Mumbai: An Indian court Thursday...

ISRO to launch six Singaporean satellites on December 16 10 Dec 2015 - 11:15 am

File pic for representation only. Reuters Chennai: India will be launching six Singaporean satellites weighing a total of around 625 kg on December...

Police seal Osmania University campus to foil beef festival 10 Dec 2015 - 11:01 am

Osmania University Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Osmania University on Thursday as police sealed the campus to prevent beef festival planned by some student...