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Mosque catches fire in Texas 26 Dec 2015 - 09:53 am

Washington: A mosque in southwest Houston in the US State of Texas has caught fire and arson investigators have been on the scene...

Christmas wildfire destroys 53 houses in Australia 26 Dec 2015 - 09:47 am

Residents of the evacuated towns of Wye River and Separation Creek at Relief Centre in Apollo Bay, south of Melbourne, Australia, 26 December...

Tornado causes damage, injures three in Birmingham, Alabama 26 Dec 2015 - 09:42 am

Lightning illuminates a house after a tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Ala., damaging several houses on Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, in Birmingham,...

Immigrant death sparks riot in Spanish beach city 26 Dec 2015 - 09:35 am

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard Maritime Service monitor waters in the Strait of Gibraltar on August 21, 2015. AFP Madrid: African migrants...

Nearly 12,000 candidates for Parliamentary Elections in Iran 26 Dec 2015 - 09:27 am

Parliament of Iran Tehran: Nearly 12,000 candidates including more than 1,100 women are registered as candidates for 290 parliamentary seats in Iran, the...

Breakaway Muslim rebels kill nine people in southern Philippines 26 Dec 2015 - 09:23 am

MANILA: A breakaway Muslim rebel group killed nine civilians in the southern Philippines in a series of attacks on Christmas eve, officials said...

Protesters ransack Muslim prayer hall on Corsica 26 Dec 2015 - 09:17 am

Tensions mounted in Ajaccio after two firefighters and a police officer were wounded overnight when they were "ambushed" by "several hooded youths". AFP ...

Spain's Socialists risk support no matter who leads next govt: Analysts 26 Dec 2015 - 09:12 am

Leader of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) Pedro Sanchez gives a press conference at the PSOE headquarters in Madrid. AFP Madrid: Spain's Socialists...

China arrests third Japanese, detains another for spying: Tokyo 26 Dec 2015 - 09:07 am

Tokyo: Japan has confirmed Chinese authorities have arrested a third Japanese citizen and detained another on suspicion of spying. The series of arrests...

Obama says 6 US troops killed in Afghanistan were "outstanding" 26 Dec 2015 - 09:00 am

US President Barack Obama, with first lady Michelle Obama, delivers remarks at a reception with service members at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in...

New landslide sweeps through Myanmar jade mine 26 Dec 2015 - 08:57 am

A file picture dated 22 November 2015 shows people searching for miners killed by a landslide at Hpa Kant jade mining area, Kachin...

Syria rebel chief killed near capital 26 Dec 2015 - 12:02 am

Residents inspect damage at a site hit by airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad in Aleppo, yesterday. Beirut/damascus: Zahran...

Japan foreign minister arranging Seoul visit to settle “comfort women” row 26 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Flowers are placed on a memorial wall commemorating the late former South and North Korean ''comfort women'' at the War and Women's Human...

Toxic smog brings nightmare 'white Christmas' to Beijing 26 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Counts of PM2.5, harmful microscopic particles that penetrate deep into the lungs, in Beijing peaked at 620 micrograms per cubic metre as of...

Pakistan army chief to visit Kabul in expected push to peace dialogue 26 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff General Raheel Sharif take part in a welcoming ceremony with military honours at the headquarters of Pakistan's army...

Georgia deputy PM to step in after boss's surprise resignation 26 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Giorgi Kvirikashvili Tbilisi: Georgia's ruling coalition on Friday nominated vice premier Giorgi Kvirikashvili as the new head of government after the surprise resignation...