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Gunman attacks pro-govt MP in Burundi, one police office killed 28 Nov 2015 - 01:59 pm

NAIROBI: Attackers shot at a lawmaker from Burundi's ruling party as he drove to parliament on Friday, killing one police officer and wounding...

Kenya police arrest two over 'plot' linked to Iran 28 Nov 2015 - 01:32 pm

Police chief Joseph Boinett Nairobi: Kenyan police have arrested two men who were allegedly recruited by an Iranian group accused of plotting attacks...

Protest planned in London as Syria air strikes vote looms 28 Nov 2015 - 01:28 pm

London: Thousands of people were expected to protest in London Saturday against Britain potentially joining air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) group...

Top pro-Kurdish lawyer shot dead in Turkey's southeast: hospital 28 Nov 2015 - 01:27 pm

Diyarbakir, Turkey: A top pro-Kurdish lawyer was shot dead Saturday while caught in the crossfire during an armed clash involving the police in...

Three dead in rocket attack on UN base in north Mali: UN sources 28 Nov 2015 - 12:45 pm

UN soldiers patrol in Kidal. AFP Bamako: Two UN peacekeepers and a civilian were killed in a rocket attack Saturday on a UN...

Kerala to set up NRI Commission 28 Nov 2015 - 12:28 pm

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala cabinet on Wednesday decided to set up a NRI Commission, announced Chief Minister Oommen Chandy....

Gunmen kill four Egypt policemen south of Cairo: Ministry 28 Nov 2015 - 12:27 pm

Egyptian police and emergency personnel carry a body on a stretcher at the site where masked gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead four...

Thousands join climate change marches across Asia 28 Nov 2015 - 12:20 pm

Bangladesh people attend a Climate March rally expressing solidarity with Global Climate March, in Dhaka on November 28, 2015. Manila: Thousands turned out...

Suicide bomber targets Afghan election official in Kabul-police 28 Nov 2015 - 12:09 pm

Afghan security personnel keep watch at the site of a suicide blast that targeted a senior member ofAfghanistan's election commission in Kabul November...

Nepal Maoists burn Indian embassy vehicle, officials say accident 28 Nov 2015 - 11:54 am

Nepalese students holding placards take part in a protest to show solidarity against the border blockade in Kathmandu, Nepal on November 27, 2015. ...

Pakistan plans reforms in militancy-hit tribal regions 28 Nov 2015 - 11:37 am

Islamabad: A high level committee in Pakistan has been working on reforms to bring the country's tribal regions to the national mainstream as...

US Republican Trump drops 12 percentage points in poll 28 Nov 2015 - 11:19 am

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters at an event at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,...

Philippines goes supersonic again with S. Korean fighter jets 28 Nov 2015 - 11:15 am

Filipino Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin (L) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Hernando Iriberri wave after inspecting one...

Japan to resume 'research' whaling in Antarctic: media 28 Nov 2015 - 10:35 am

A Bryde's whale ispictured on the deck of a whaling ship during Japan's whale research program in the Western North Pacific in 2013 ...

Beijing to adopt world's strictest emissions standard 28 Nov 2015 - 10:25 am

Beijing: The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau has started soliciting public opinion about its sixth phase emissions standard, the world's strictest, due to be...

Protesters Block Luxury Stores in Chicago on Black Friday 28 Nov 2015 - 09:48 am

A woman tries to push demonstrators from blocking the entrance of the Gap store as they protest the shooting of Laquan McDonald who...

Protests as France calls on UK to join Syria campaign 28 Nov 2015 - 09:37 am

Flags, candles and flowers in Place de la Republique in Paris on November 27, 2015. Paris: French President Francois Hollande has urged British...

Three killed, 9 injured in attack on Colorado clinic 28 Nov 2015 - 08:49 am

Hostages are escorted to safety during an active shooter situation outside a Planned Parenthood facility where an active shooter reportedly injured up to...