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Airlines step up efforts to tackle cyber security risks 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Victoria Bryan DUBLIN: The aviation industry is stepping up efforts to enlist coordinated international support in the battle against the threats posed...

Adele's 'Hello' video smashes Vevo record with 27 million views 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

British singer Adele performs the song ''Skyfall'' from the film ''Skyfall,'' nominated as best original song, at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood,...

US Navy to send destroyer within 12 miles of Chinese islands 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

The guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) arrives as South Korean navy sailors wave South Korean and U.S. national flags at a...

Police arrest 15-year-old in Northern Ireland over TalkTalk hack 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

LONDON: Police arrested a 15-year-old boy in Northern Ireland on Monday over a cyber attack on British broadband provider TalkTalk that may have...

Greek deputy finance minister gets bullet threat in mail 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Greece's deputy finance minister on Monday received a mailed envelope containing a bullet and a threatening letter comparing him to a wartime collaborator...

Canada's Trudeau won't be moving back into boyhood home for now 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

OTTAWA: Canada's Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau will not be moving into 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of the country's leader and where...

Israel divisions highlighted on anniversary of Rabin murder 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: Israeli commemorations to mark 20 years since premier Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated left politicians bickering over his legacy Monday as the latest...

Russia says it hosted Free Syrian Army delegations 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

MOSCOW: A Russian foreign ministry official said on Monday delegations from the Western-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) had visited Moscow several times, Russian...

Facebook expands smartphone alerts to news, weather 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

San Francisco: Facebook, making a bigger push to deliver personalized information to its members, said Monday it was expanding its mobile alerts to...

Ivory Coast presidential vote hailed as fair and peaceful 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Abidjan: Ivory Coast's weekend presidential poll saw healthy turnout and won praise from observers Monday as being peaceful and fair, boosting the west...

Argentina's Massa to give 'wink' to Macri in election run-off - sources 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES: Sergio Massa, who placed third in the first round of Argentina's presidential election, will give a quiet nod...

Migrant route nations cautiously welcome EU action plan 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Ljubljana:European countries facing an unprecedented influx of migrants on Monday cautiously welcomed new EU plans to help stem the crisis, following an emergency...

Low Congo vote turnout 'slap' to leader's bid to extend rule 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguessou arrives to cast his ballot on October 25, 2015 Brazzaville: Low voter turnout at a weekend referendum to...

Pooped out: absence of big mammals foils ecosystem fertilization 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON: You can call it the fertilization cessation, and scientists say it has had a disruptive effect on ecosystems around...

British government's welfare reforms blocked by peers 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By William James LONDON: British finance minister George Osborne's flagship welfare reforms were blocked by parliament's unelected upper chamber on Monday, dealing a...

France to host Syria talks on Tuesday 26 Oct 2015 - 06:55 pm

France is organising a meeting on Syria to take place in Paris on Tuesday, involving its "principal regional partners", a foreign ministry spokesman...