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Brussels cancels NYE celebrations as Turkey holds IS 'plotters' 31 Dec 2015 - 08:40 am

Belgian authorities said a firework display and festivities to welcome the New Year that drew 100,000 people last year would not go ahead...

Mali extends state of emergency until March 31 31 Dec 2015 - 08:39 am

Malian Prime Minister Modibo Keita (2nd R) stands next to Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (3rd R) during the funerals of five victims...

Argentine judge blocks president's media overhaul 31 Dec 2015 - 08:32 am

Martin Sabbatella, the Argentine media-regulatory chief dismissed by President Mauricio Macri on December 23 2015, has denied that the president had authority to...

Syria releases opposition figures held on way to Riyadh meeting: party 31 Dec 2015 - 08:20 am

Munir al-Bitar (L), Ahmad al-Asrawi (R) Damascus: Syrian authorities have released two prominent members of the domestic opposition who were arrested on Wednesday...

Frantic US fight against record floods 31 Dec 2015 - 02:08 am

Chicago: Soldiers and volunteers packed sand bags Wednesday in a frantic effort to stave off floodwaters in the US state of Missouri, where...

Crimea official says Ukraine has cut off power again, Interfax reports 31 Dec 2015 - 02:02 am

MOSCOW: A Crimean official said on Thursday that Ukraine had cut off a major source of electrical power to the region, a month...

Georgia attorney general says state cannot bar Syrian refugees 31 Dec 2015 - 01:57 am

Georgia, whose Republican Governor Nathan Deal (pictured) has vowed to block entry to Syrian refugees, cannot deny them resettlement within the state or...

Facebook’s Free Basics service suspended in Egypt 31 Dec 2015 - 01:53 am

CAIRO: A Facebook-sponsored service that offers limited free Internet access was suspended in Egypt on Wednesday after a permit required from the government...

U.S. preparing new sanctions over Iran’s ballistic missile program: sources 31 Dec 2015 - 01:49 am

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is preparing new sanctions on international companies and individuals over Iran’s ballistic missile program, sources familiar with the situation...

Polish government takes control of public media with new law 31 Dec 2015 - 01:43 am

Warsaw: Poland's conservative government took control of state media Wednesday after new legislation giving it the power to directly appoint the heads of...

Uber takes billionth ride in sign of upheaval 31 Dec 2015 - 01:33 am

San Francisco: Uber said Wednesday it made its billionth trip in a new milestone for the global ridesharing service. "Marvin and Ara just...

Nine killed, at least 25 injured in three blasts in northeast Syria: monitor 31 Dec 2015 - 01:29 am

Beirut: At least nine people were killed and more than 25 injured when explosions struck three restaurants in the northeastern Syrian city of...

Giant squid makes rare appearance in Japanese port 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Caption Tokyo: A giant squid that wandered into a Japanese port has been guided back out to sea almost a week after it...

Iraqi FM says could use military option against Turkey if forced 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ibrahim al-Jaafari BAGHDAD: Iraq’s foreign minister said on Wednesday it could resort to military means if forced to defend itself from what it...

Moscow demands arrest of rebel for 'murder' of Russian warplane pilot 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Alparslan Celik Moscow, Dec 30, 2015 (AFP) - Moscow on Wednesday called for Ankara to arrest a rebel it claims killed the pilot...

Britain closes last of its Magnox nuclear reactors 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Wylfa Power Station is seen behind the village of Cemaes, northern Wales February 22, 2013. Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett Britain closed its oldest nuclear reactor...

Two Mexican marines, suspect killed in shootout 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mexico City: Two marines and a criminal suspect were killed in a shootout in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, the homeland of...

Syria arrests two opposition figures heading for Lebanon: monitors 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Syrian authorities arrested two members of the country’s internal opposition on Wednesday as they were traveling to Lebanon,...