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Tunisia struggles to reform in face of protests 13 Oct 2015 - 05:34 pm

By Tarek Amara TUNIS: Tunisia is under pressure to speed up economic reforms, especially after two deadly attacks this year on its tourism...

Refugees in Pakistan hit by aid cuts as Europe crisis drains funds 13 Oct 2015 - 04:46 pm

By Asad Hashim PESHAWAR: Aid programmes for some of the 2.5 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan are being slashed amid the worst funding...

Turkey warns U.S., Russia against backing Kurdish militia in Syria 13 Oct 2015 - 04:25 pm

By Orhan Coskun ANKARA: Turkey has warned the United States and Russia it will not tolerate Kurdish territorial gains by Kurdish militia close...

Myanmar may postpone landmark November poll due to floods 13 Oct 2015 - 04:23 pm

By Timothy Mclaughlin and Hnin Yadana Zaw YANGON: Myanmar's election commission and the country's biggest political parties on Tuesday discussed postponing a historic...

Greeks fall in love with plastic after cash controls 13 Oct 2015 - 03:31 pm

By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS: A Greek TV commercial shows two fishmongers in a market touting their wares. "I've got sea bream," one shouts....

Pakistan hangs eight for murder 13 Oct 2015 - 03:21 pm

MULTAN: Pakistan on Tuesday hanged at least eight men for murder, officials said, bringing the total number of people executed since it controversially...

'Shantaram' sequel hits shelves after a decade 13 Oct 2015 - 03:08 pm

MUMBAI: A long-awaited sequel to "Shantaram" went on sale on Tuesday, 12 years after the novel about an escaped Australian convict in India...

Vatileaks back? Letter mystery at Church synod 13 Oct 2015 - 02:50 pm

VATICAN CITY: The leak of a private letter from rebellious cardinals to Pope Francis has revived a cloak-and-dagger atmosphere at the Vatican, with...

Hunger crisis hits northern Mali amid insecurity, violence 13 Oct 2015 - 02:48 pm

By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR: Violence against aid groups and general insecurity have plunged the Timbuktu region in northern Mali into a hunger crisis,...

Iran boosts oil trade via UAE ahead of sanctions relief 13 Oct 2015 - 02:11 pm

Fujairah port By Rania El Gamal DUBAI: Iran has boosted exports of fuel oil through U.S.-ally the United Arab Emirates and also almost...

Rising salinity threatens Bangladesh's coastal communities 13 Oct 2015 - 02:07 pm

By Pantho Rahaman GAMBURA, Bangladesh: S uruj Miah walks through his village carrying two large pots of water, one in his hand and...

EU migrant arrivals 170,000 in Sept: Frontex 13 Oct 2015 - 01:14 pm

By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS: Some 170,000 irregular migrants entered the European Union in September, the bloc's border agency Frontex said on Tuesday, taking...

Israeli Forces Detain 11 Palestinians in West Bank 13 Oct 2015 - 12:46 pm

WEST BANK: Israeli forces late Monday and early Tuesday detained 11 Palestinians, including four minors, from across the West Bank, said security and...

Norway PM sees billions in extra costs to cope with asylum seekers 13 Oct 2015 - 12:42 pm

OSLO: Norway may have to spend an extra 40 to 50 billion crowns ($4.9 billion-$6.2 billion) over the next five years to cope...

In Egypt, elections look set to cement return to the past 13 Oct 2015 - 12:13 pm

Vendors and buyers gather in Cairo's open air Ataba market By Lin Noueihed and Ali Abdelaty MINYA, Egypt: Holding court behind a battered...

Rockets hit Russian embassy compound in Damascus: AFP 13 Oct 2015 - 11:45 am

People, holding up Syrian flags, gather near the Russian embassy in Damascus. DAMASCUS: Two rockets struck the Russian embassy compound in Damascus on...

Inquiry finds MH17 shot down by BUK missile: Dutch paper 13 Oct 2015 - 11:01 am

The Hague: International investigators have concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern...