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Chile declares huge Easter Island marine reserve 06 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

VIÑA DEL MAR: Chile declared huge new marine reserves in the Pacific in water off Easter Island on Monday as it hosted a...

Iraq car bombs kill 50, rare attack in south 06 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BAGHDAD: Three car bombs killed at least 50 people in Iraq Monday, including 35 in a single blast north of Baghdad and 10...

German anti-Islam group vents fury at Merkel over refugee welcome 06 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

DRESDEN, Germany: Thousands of German anti-Islam protesters on Monday vented their fury at Chancellor Angela Merkel over her welcoming of refugees, accusing her...

Almost a third of cactuses at risk of extinction - study 06 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

OSLO: Almost a third of cactuses are at risk of extinction because of threats including illegal trade and a spread of farms in...

Google parent Alphabet codifies doing the right thing 06 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Larry Page, CEO of Alphabet, Google's new parent company SAN FRANCISCO: Google's new parent company hit the stock market on Monday with an...

Yemeni forces besiege rebel pocket near key strait 05 Oct 2015 - 06:48 pm

Aden: Yemeni forces on Monday besieged Shiite rebels who have retreated to a mountainous area near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait that loyalists...

Indonesian rescuers find plane wreckage 05 Oct 2015 - 06:36 pm

Makassar, Indonesia: Rescuers Monday found the wreckage of a plane carrying 10 people that disappeared during a flight in central Indonesia last week,...

Air France HR manager 'almost lynched' in job cut protests 05 Oct 2015 - 06:31 pm

PARIS: Air France's human resources manager had his shirt stripped from him as he was "almost lynched" on Monday by workers protesting at...

Afghan forces called for hospital air strike, US general says 05 Oct 2015 - 06:15 pm

Kabul: Afghan forces asked for a US air strike on a hospital in Kunduz that killed 22 people, the top NATO commander in...

Custodian of the two holy mosques meets Yemeni president 05 Oct 2015 - 06:12 pm

Jeddah: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met here on Monday with Yemeni President Abed Rabbo...

Embattled Uber faces global crackdown 05 Oct 2015 - 06:10 pm

BRUSSELS: Controversial ride-sharing service Uber faces a crackdown by governments around the world and protests by angry taxi drivers, but the company insists...

Pope says Church can't be "museum", must be open to change 05 Oct 2015 - 05:58 pm

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis told a Roman Catholic meeting on family issues on Monday that the Church should not be...

Russia raids close door on political solution: Syria rebels 05 Oct 2015 - 05:56 pm

Beirut: More than 40 of Syria's most powerful rebel factions said on Monday that Russia's air campaign had made a political solution to...

UNESCO: IS 'terrified by history' 05 Oct 2015 - 05:40 pm

PARIS: UNESCO's director-general on Monday condemned the destruction of the Arch of Triumph in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra by Islamic State...

Son of Philippine dictator Marcos to run for vice-president 05 Oct 2015 - 05:35 pm

Ferdinand Marcos (right) inducts son Ferdinand Jnr, then 21, as special assistant to the president in 1978. MANILA: The son and namesake of...

Ukraine says Russia must cede border by end of year 05 Oct 2015 - 04:37 pm

KIEV: President Petro Poroshenko has stressed that Ukraine must regain control of its eastern border by the end of December even if full...

Iraq militia boss says US not serious about fighting IS 05 Oct 2015 - 04:31 pm

NAJAF: A top leader of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation paramilitary organisation said Monday that Baghdad had turned to Russia because the US-led coalition was...