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Swiss populist right set to win third of parliament seats: media 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

GENEVA: Switzerland's largest party, the populist rightwing anti-immigrant Swiss People's Party, is set for a record win in Sunday's parliamentary election, with media...

Veils and lost voices: Canada set to vote 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

OTTAWA: Political party leaders criss-crossed Canada on Sunday in a last-gasp attempt to sway many still-undecided voters, the final chapter in a gripping...

Slovenia to slow migrant flow over fears of bottleneck 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

LJUBLJANA: Slovenia warned Sunday it would be forced to slow down the rapidly rising influx of migrants arriving from Croatia and Serbia after...

Iran deal closer to reality as U.S. prepares sanctions waivers 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) at a negotiation session with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (R) over Iran's nuclear program in...

Iran says ready to start 'huge task' of dismantling centrifuges 18 Oct 2015 - 06:39 pm

File photo of Iran’s nuclear reactor in Arak, about 150 miles southwest of Tehran TEHRAN: The "huge task" of disabling parts of Iran's...

Argentinian ruling party's candidate seen winning presidency -polls 18 Oct 2015 - 06:35 pm

BUENOS AIRES: The Argentinian ruling party's candidate Daniel Scioli is primed to win the presidential election outright on Oct. 25, with a commanding...

Khorasan Group leader dead in Syria air strike: US 18 Oct 2015 - 06:28 pm

WASHINGTON: The leader of a group of Al-Qaeda veterans which Washington calls the Khorasan Group has been killed in a coalition air strike...

Germany, Turkey hail progress in handling refugee crisis 18 Oct 2015 - 06:19 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his official visit in New York. ISTANBUL:German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish...

Aid deliveries begin in Syria towns under truce: sources 18 Oct 2015 - 06:18 pm

DAMASCUS: Trucks carrying food and aid deliveries entered three Syria towns on Sunday, nearly one month after a ceasefire agreement was reached between...

German knife attack victim a symbol of anti-refugee anger 18 Oct 2015 - 06:13 pm

BERLIN: Henriette Reker who runs refugee services in Cologne was out campaigning to become the German city's first female mayor when she was...

Villagers recall fear as troops fired in 'Chapo' raid 18 Oct 2015 - 05:59 pm

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman - seen here during his arrest in February 2014 COSALA, Mexico: Ayon Mendoza was making tortillas when a burst...

Obama orders steps towards lifting Iran sanctions 18 Oct 2015 - 05:56 pm

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama ordered the US government on Sunday to take steps towards lifting sanctions on Iran, in line with the nuclear...

French police search VW offices in emissions probe 18 Oct 2015 - 05:52 pm

PARIS: French police have carried out searches at Volkswagen offices in France, the Paris Prosecutor's office said on Sunday, as part of an...

Soldiers foil suicide attack at Nigeria army base 18 Oct 2015 - 05:27 pm

KANO, Nigeria: Nigerian soldiers shot dead a suspected suicide bomber outside a military base in the northeast on Sunday, detonating explosives concealed in...

Insight: Typically Greek, delayed land register is never-ending epic 18 Oct 2015 - 05:14 pm

By Paul Taylor and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS: When Greece applied for its first international bailout in 2010, only two countries in Europe lacked...

Exiled Tibetans vote for new political leader 18 Oct 2015 - 05:11 pm

DHARMASALA: India: Thousands of exiled Tibetans worldwide voted Sunday in an election for a political leader to sustain their struggle for greater freedom...