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New Zealand helicopter crash kills 2 Australians, 4 Britons 21 Nov 2015 - 08:17 am

Wellington: Two Australian and four British tourists, along with their pilot, were killed when their helicopter crashed into a heavily crevassed glacier in...

French imams preach against violence during Friday prayers 21 Nov 2015 - 01:10 am

Sunna Mosque’s French Imam Rachid Abou Houdeyfa delivers a sermon in Brest, west of France, yesterday. PARIS: Mosques across France held their weekly...

The Paris attackers -- what we know so far 21 Nov 2015 - 12:13 am

One week after the Paris attacks, French investigators have managed to hunt down and kill the ringleader and fully identify four of the...

From assaults to graffiti, French Muslims take hit after attacks 21 Nov 2015 - 12:12 am

By Andrew Chung PARIS: Anti-Muslim incidents including attacks on women and hateful graffiti have flared up across France in the week since militants...

Madrid urged to remove Franco street names 40 years after his death 21 Nov 2015 - 12:07 am

Madrid: Madrid city council faced calls Friday on the 40th anniversary of the death of General Francisco Franco to move faster to rename...

138 world leaders to attend Paris climate summit: France 21 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: A total of 138 heads of state and government so far will attend a climate summit due to kick off in terror-hit...

Princeton mulls dropping U.S. President Wilson's name over racist ties 21 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Woodrow Wilson Princeton University has pledged to consider renaming buildings dedicated to former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, the latest U.S. campus effort to...

Ticket sales for Paris concerts 'plunge 80%' since attacks 21 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: Ticket sales for concerts in Paris have fallen by around 80 percent in the week since the French capital was hit by...

Mine spill Brazil's worst environmental catastrophe: minister 20 Nov 2015 - 06:52 pm

Rio de Janeiro: A deadly mine waste spill that buried a village and contaminated a river basin two weeks ago is the worst...

Baltic leaders against anti-IS coalition with Russia 20 Nov 2015 - 06:47 pm

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius arrives at an EU meeting in Brussels earlier this year to discuss the Ukraine conflict. Photo: European Pressphoto...

Al Qaeda-affiliated group claims Mali hotel attack 20 Nov 2015 - 06:29 pm

CAIRO An African jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on a luxury hotel packed with foreigners...

Six Americans recovered from Mali hotel under attack, Obama briefed 20 Nov 2015 - 06:20 pm

Security forces drive near the Radisson hotel in Bamako, Mali, November 20, 2015. Reuters/Adama Diarra By Warren Strobel and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON: Six...

EU states resist moves towards joint intelligence work 20 Nov 2015 - 06:04 pm

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS: EU interior ministers agreed on Friday to share more information about European nationals who return after fighting in Iraq...

Kenyan traffic jam clears after 60 hours, hauliers see millions in losses 20 Nov 2015 - 05:52 pm

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya: Trucks stuck for 60 hours in a Kenyan traffic jam got moving again on Friday after officials opened...

Send militants to EU island jail, Austrian far-right leader says 20 Nov 2015 - 05:33 pm

Heinz-Christian Strache VIENNA: The European Union should build an island prison to which convicted militants can be banished for the rest of their...

Hasna Ait Boulahcen: French party-girl turned "radical Islamist" 20 Nov 2015 - 05:01 pm

An unverified picture of Hasna Ait Boulahcen Aulnay-sous-Bois, France: Hasna Ait Boulahcen, who on Friday was confirmed to have died during a massive...

Turkey summons Russian envoy over bombing of Turkmens in Syria - PM 20 Nov 2015 - 04:58 pm

Ahmet Davutoglu ANKARA: Turkey has summoned Russia's ambassador in protest over the "intensive" bombing of Turkmen villages in northern Syria by Russian warplanes,...