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150 migrants rescued off Spanish coast 04 Oct 2015 - 11:58 am

Madrid: Six boats, carrying a total of about 150 migrants, have been detected off the coast of Spain, according to the local Maritime...

71 fishermen lost during tropical storm in Philippines 04 Oct 2015 - 11:52 am

Manila: More than 70 fishermen were missing in the Philippines Sunday after tropical storm Mujigae, which brought strong winds and big waves. The...

Bomb kills pro-government tribal elder in NW Pakistan 04 Oct 2015 - 11:32 am

Peshawar, Pakistan: A pro-government tribal elder was killed Sunday and his son was wounded when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in Pakistan's...

Two Egyptian policemen shot dead in Sinai 04 Oct 2015 - 11:28 am

Cairo: Gunmen have shot dead two Egyptian policemen in the bastion of the Islamic State jihadist group in the Sinai Peninsula, the interior...

Emiratis vote in advisory body poll 04 Oct 2015 - 01:45 am

Emirati citizens cast their votes at a polling station at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre yesterday. Dubai: Emiratis went to polls yesterday...

At UN, Hungary calls for cooperation with Russia 04 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

United Nations, USA: Hungary's foreign minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that there can be no let-up in Europe's migration crisis...

Onion crisis: India imports 18,000 tonnes from Egypt 03 Oct 2015 - 06:28 pm

NEW DELHI: As onion prices continue at a high of Rs.60-70, India is importing large quantities of the much-needed vegetable from Egypt, which...

Rescuers search for hundreds missing in deadly Guatemala landslide 03 Oct 2015 - 06:02 pm

Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala: Rescuers resumed a desperate search Saturday for several hundred people believed missing in a village landslide on the outskirts...

Germany wants to extend Afghanistan mission by one year 03 Oct 2015 - 05:48 pm

The German government wants to extend its deployment in Afghanistan for one year initially, German newspaper Welt am Sonntag cited high-ranking NATO sources...

Iran expels Bahrain envoy: State media 03 Oct 2015 - 05:20 pm

Iranian riot policemen standing guard outside theBahraini embassy in Tehran. (file picture) TEHRAN: Iran has expelled a senior official from Bahrain's embassy in...

Arab League calls for commitment to ceasefire in Libya 03 Oct 2015 - 04:25 pm

Cairo: The Arab League called Saturday on different parties in Libya to commit to a comprehensive ceasefire and all military operations, in order...

18 killed, 41 injured in blasts near Nigerian capital 03 Oct 2015 - 03:36 pm

A Nigerian policeman stands beside a damaged car in Nyanya, near Abuja, on October 3, 2015, after two bomb blasts ripped through the...

Filipina held in Saudi over suicide vests 03 Oct 2015 - 03:25 pm

Riyadh: A Filipina has been arrested in Saudi Arabia on suspicion of helping a Syrian to make explosive belts for suicide attacks in...

10 Palestinians Wounded in Nablus 03 Oct 2015 - 03:05 pm

Nablus: Ten Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire in the West Bank on Saturday during a raid by troops hunting the murderers of...

Israeli settler shoots, injures 6-year-old Palestinian 03 Oct 2015 - 03:02 pm

Qalqilya: An Israeli settler shot and critically injured a 6-year-old Palestinian near the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, witnesses said. Yousef Bayan...

More than 500 children dead since start of Yemen conflict 03 Oct 2015 - 02:06 pm

New York: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) underscored the devastating toll six months of violence has taken on the children of Yemen,...

Nine killed in Afghan hospital bombing 03 Oct 2015 - 01:56 pm

Kabul: A suspected US air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz Saturday left nine MSF staff dead, in a...

Russian strikes destroy IS command post, other targets in Syria 03 Oct 2015 - 01:54 pm

Moscow: Russian air strikes destroyed an Islamic State command post near Raqa among other targets, the defence ministry said on Saturday, as Moscow...