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Beijing slashes traffic in pollution red alert 08 Dec 2015 - 09:50 am

A woman takes a selfie with her mobile phone in front of an entrance to the Forbidden City amid heavy smog after the...

US deploys P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore amid South China Sea row 08 Dec 2015 - 09:48 am

Singapore: The United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore for the first time ever, both countries said, amid simmering...

Foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria have doubled: Report 08 Dec 2015 - 09:44 am

Efforts to stem the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria have made little impact Hong Kong: The number of foreign fighters...

Can old faces bring true change after Burkina Faso polls? 08 Dec 2015 - 09:44 am

Ouagadougou: A year after an uprising toppled Blaise Compaore after he led Burkina Faso for 27 years, the people of the west African...

Struggle looms as Venezuela opposition vows to fix crisis 08 Dec 2015 - 09:41 am

Caracas: Venezuela's jubilant opposition vowed Monday to drag the oil-rich country out of its economic crisis and free political prisoners after it broke...

Behind high walls, new S.African city proud to be a world apart 08 Dec 2015 - 09:38 am

Steyn City, South Africa: Green, tidy, with safe public areas and winding bicycle paths -- Steyn City is a vast "self-sufficient" development outside...

Muslims in Asia denounce Trump's "US ban" call 08 Dec 2015 - 09:37 am

File photo of Muslims offering their prayers By Katharine Houreld PAKISTAN: Some Muslims in Pakistan on Tuesday denounced Donald Trump's call for a...

California shooters 'radicalized for quite some time': FBI 08 Dec 2015 - 09:35 am

San Bernardino, United States: The husband and wife behind the shooting in California that left 14 people dead were radicalized for "quite some...

Muslim Americans beg Trump to stop accusations 08 Dec 2015 - 09:32 am

Muslim men pray at a mosque in Jersey City, New Jersey, on December 7, 2015. AFP Jersey City, United States: Muslim Americans are...

Trump wants Muslims temporarily barred entry to US 08 Dec 2015 - 08:59 am

Washington: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump on Monday called for a "total and complete shutdown" of Muslims entering the United States, unleashing some of...

Small blast in central Moscow injures three - agencies 08 Dec 2015 - 12:44 am

MOSCOW: A small explosion at a bus stop in central Moscow injured three people on Monday night, and investigators were treating it as...

Trump calls for Muslims to be temporarily denied entry to US 08 Dec 2015 - 12:39 am

Washington: Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Monday called for a "total and complete" block on Muslims entering the United States, in the...

Nigerian government agrees 6.0 trillion naira budget for 2016 08 Dec 2015 - 12:29 am

Udoma Udo Udoma Abuja: Nigeria's government has agreed a 6.0 trillion naira ($29.8 billion) budget for the coming year, budget and national planning...

Violence, fraud, kidnapping hits Nigeria gubernatorial vote 08 Dec 2015 - 12:11 am

File photo of Bayelsa state governor Seriake Dickson casting his vote during the PDP Bayelsa West Senatorial Primaries. Yenagoa, Nigeria: Violence, fraud and...

Serbian PM sacks defence minister over sexist comments 08 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Bratislav Gasic Belgrade: Serbia's premier on Monday fired his defence minister after he made an "insulting" remark to a female journalist that sparked...

Ankara summons Russian envoy over soldier brandishing weapon on warship: sources 08 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: Turkey on Monday summoned Russia's ambassador to Ankara over images of a Russian serviceman brandishing a rocket launcher as his warship navigated...