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WikiLeaks publishes CIA chief's emails 22 Oct 2015 - 08:35 am

Washington: The CIA accused WikiLeaks of "malicious intent" after the anti-secrecy campaign group published an initial tranche of documents Wednesday it said were...

20 shot dead by suspected Islamists in NE Nigeria: witnesses 22 Oct 2015 - 08:32 am

Kano, Nigeria: Twenty people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen Wednesday on a road outside a village in Nigeria's northeast Borno...

France's Hollande warns against any move to 'bolster' Assad 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: French President Francois Hollande warned against bolstering Bashar al-Assad Wednesday, after Syria's embattled leader made a surprise visit to Moscow in his...

Erdogan seen with little choice but to share power after Turkish vote 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Orhan Coskun and Nick Tattersall ANKARA/ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan's tactics for Turkey's second general election in five months might have changed, but...

Rockets kill at least 22 civilians in Yemen's Taez: medics 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Sanaa: At least 22 civilians were killed and several others wounded as suspected rebel rockets crashed into the central Yemeni city of Taez...

Biden says will not run for White House in 2016 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: US Vice President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he will not run for the White House in 2016, removing a potential obstacle to...

Two US Predator drones crash in Iraq, Turkey 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: The US Air Force lost control of two Predator drones in separate incidents recently in Turkey and Iraq, a US military official...

Sudan allows deliveries of rations to Darfur peacekeepers 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

United Nations, US: Sudan on Wednesday began releasing containers of rations destined for international peacekeepers serving in Darfur that had been blocked in...

Number of IS recruits from US dropped: FBI chief 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: The number of US recruits trying to join the Islamic State extremist group has declined, FBI Director James Comey told the US...

Gates, Slim target maternal, newborn health in Central America 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Michael O'Boyle MEXICO CITY: The foundations of the two of the world's richest men are stepping up efforts to use innovative data...

Shipping traffic to Syria surges as Russia steps up offensive 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Jonathan Saul and Maria Tsvetkova LONDON/MOSCOW: More than 100 cargo vessels have reached Syria in the past few weeks, in the biggest...

Archives from literary giant García Márquez open for research in Texas 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez stands outside his house on his 87th birthday in Mexico City in this March 6, 2014 file photo....

Insight: Conglomerate controlled by Iran's supreme leader a winner from nuclear deal 22 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Yeganeh Torbati and Babak Dehghanpisheh WASHINGTON/BEIRUT: The historic nuclear deal reached between Iran and major world powers has yet to be implemented,...

Syrian Kurdish leaders hold Moscow talks 21 Oct 2015 - 06:53 pm

Moscow: Leaders from Syria's Kurdish community on Wednesday held talks in Moscow with Russia's deputy foreign minister over the conflict in the war-torn...

UN Security Council to discuss Iran missile test 21 Oct 2015 - 06:45 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Wednesday will discuss Iran's recent missile test, at the request of the United States which maintains...

Bad weather, border closures add to plight of migrants in Balkans 21 Oct 2015 - 06:27 pm

A migrant rests on the ground after crossing the border from Croatia near Rigonce, Slovenia By Maja Zuvela RIGONCI, Slovenia: Refugees from Asian...

Bismillah Khan, the shehnai maestro whom Bihar forgot 21 Oct 2015 - 06:25 pm

By Imran Khan DUMRAON, Bihar: Bharat Ratna shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan's birth place in this Bihar town is crumbling despite politicians making promises...