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Turkey says EU financial offer on migrants is 'unacceptable' 16 Oct 2015 - 06:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu on Friday slammed an EU offer of financial help to Turkey to ease the migrant crisis as...

Canada's frozen north feels financial burn of global warming 16 Oct 2015 - 06:09 pm

By Chris Arsenault YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, Canada: C limate change is taking a heavy economic toll on Canada's far north, with buildings collapsing...

US believes drone downed by Turkey was Russian 16 Oct 2015 - 05:54 pm

Washington: The US military believes a drone downed by Turkey was Russian, a US official said Friday, contradicting Moscow's claims that none of...

MSF says US tank entered compound of bombed Afghan hospital without permission 16 Oct 2015 - 05:46 pm

By Krista Mahr KABUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday that a U.S. tank entered the...

Palestinian killed in Gaza by Israeli army fire: medics 16 Oct 2015 - 05:40 pm

Gaza City: A Palestinian died after being shot by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip Friday, the enclave's health ministry said, the...

Film banned in India gets Meryl Streep's backing for Oscar 16 Oct 2015 - 05:16 pm

Feminist writer Gloria Steinem, actor Meryl Streep and director Leslee Udwin attend the New York Premiere of India’s Daughter at NYIT Auditorium on...

Modi to open 70-yr-old Netaji secret files in challenge to Nehru dynasty 16 Oct 2015 - 04:47 pm

By Andrew MacAskill NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he will seek to unravel one of India's most enduring mysteries surrounding the...

Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive 16 Oct 2015 - 04:36 pm

A frame grab taken from footage released by Russia's Defence Ministry October 15, 2015, shows a Sukhoi Su-24M military aircraft landing on the...

Syria regime in new offensive as Putin blasts US 16 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: Russia said Thursday its warplanes had eased back on air strikes in Syria as regime forces press a widening ground offensive, while...

26 more elephants poisoned in Zimbabwe 16 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

HARARE:A total of 26 more elephants have been found dead from cyanide poisoning in Zimbabwe, taking the toll to 40 in two months,...

Five members of Lebanese family drown on journey to Greece 16 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: Five members of a Lebanese family drowned and another four are missing after the boat carrying them from Turkey to Greece sank...

Parishioners vow to continue Massachusetts vigil despite trespass ruling 16 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Scott Malone SCITUATE, Mass: Parishioners who have occupied their Massachusetts church for 11 years to prevent the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston...

Ukraine threatens 'legal war' with Russia over debt deal 16 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

KIEV: Ukraine threatened Thursday to launch a "legal war" with Russia after Moscow held out on a vital debt restructuring agreement needed to...

Zimbabwe hunter says he’s ruined by Cecil's death, wants charges dropped 16 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Walter Palmer (left) and an unidentified man with a slain lion (not Cecil) in Facebook pose By Mike Saburi HWANGE, Zimbabwe: A Zimbabwean...

Hungary ready to seal off Croatian border to keep out migrants 16 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto attends an interview with Reuters in Budapest January 13, 2015 By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST: Hungary...

Russia tells Turkey of steps to avoid further air space violations 15 Oct 2015 - 06:54 pm

ANKARA: The Russian air force officially informed the Turkish military on Thursday about violations of Turkish air space by its warplanes earlier this...

Turkey seeks EU visa deal for cooperation on migrants 15 Oct 2015 - 06:48 pm

By Alastair Macdonald and Chine Labbé BRUSSELS: Turkey demanded on Thursday that the European Union start easing restrictions next year on Turks travelling...