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Brazil taxi drivers rally against Uber 30 Dec 2015 - 08:33 am

Sao Paulo: Hundreds of angry taxi drivers protested by blocking roads in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, saying the city hall's plans to regulate...

Iranian navy test fires rockets near US carrier 30 Dec 2015 - 08:29 am

Washington: The Iranian navy test fired several rockets near three Western warships including the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier last week, a...

N. Korean official in charge of ties with South dies: Pyongyang 30 Dec 2015 - 08:18 am

North Korean top official in charge of South Korea affairs, Kim Yang-Gon (R) shakes hands with the South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-Pyo...

Erdogan accuses Kurdish chief party of 'treason' over autonomy call 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday accused the leader of the main Kurdish party Selahattin Demirtas of "treason" over his call...

Sunni tribal fighters deployed in reconquered Ramadi areas 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Members of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service ride their military vehicles amidst destroyed buildings on December 29, 2015 in the city of Ramadi. AFP...

Rwandan man jailed for life in Germany over church massacre 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Berlin: A German court Tuesday sentenced a Rwandan Hutu man to life in jail for his active role in orchestrating a church massacre...

Former US defense secretary: Nuclear dangers are growing 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

FILE - In this Aug. 2010 file photo, former Defense Secretary William Perry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP /Alex Brandon WASHINGTON:...

Bahrain defence force announces death of Two servicemen 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Manama: The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) has announced that two Bahraini soldiers gave their lives while performing their sacred...

Saudi King meets Turkish President 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia held official talks here today with...

Smart or risky? Rubio can't pick just 1 early voting state 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks during a campaign event at the Maintenance Shop at Iowa State University in Ames,...

Saudi rulers weigh political cost of tough economic reforms 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

50 percent rise in fuel price shows reformist intent Much tougher changes promised to tackle structural problems Previous governments slowed reform when public...

Insurers face bumper payouts as Britain braces for more floods 29 Dec 2015 - 06:59 pm

File photo May overtake 2007 floods for damage with more rain expected Aviva, Direct Line, RSA, AXA say too soon for cost estimates...

Swiss shopping centre evacuated after bomb threat 29 Dec 2015 - 06:54 pm

ZURICH: A Swiss shopping centre in a town near the northern city of Basel was evacuated on Tuesday due to a bomb threat,...

Austria turns away hundreds of migrants for lying about nationality 29 Dec 2015 - 06:50 pm

Represenntative image VIENNA: Austria has sent hundreds of migrants back to neighbouring Slovenia in the past three days for lying about their nationality...

Pakistan police arrests eight suspected IS militants 29 Dec 2015 - 06:25 pm

Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistani police have arrested eight suspected members of the Islamic State group for planning to establish a terrorist network and carry...

Algeria’s Bouteflika approves constitutional reform proposal 29 Dec 2015 - 06:16 pm

Abdelaziz Bouteflika ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has approved a long-awaited constitutional reform package, state media reported, part of measures he pledged after...