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Jordan's border guards receive 149 new Syrian refugees 02 Nov 2015 - 09:24 am

Syrians refugees wait to register their names to go back to their homeland at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of...

Moderate earthquake jolts off Taiwan 02 Nov 2015 - 09:22 am

Beijing: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted the waters off the coast of Taitung County in Taiwan on Monday morning....

Hollande: Chinese support on climate change 'essential' 02 Nov 2015 - 09:12 am

French President Francois Hollande (C) smiles during a visit of the Huguang Guild Hall in Chongqing on November 2, 2015.AFP Chongqing, China: French...

Bodies of Egypt crash victims arrive in Russia 02 Nov 2015 - 09:08 am

A convoy carrying the remains of victims of the downed jetliner, drives from the Pulkovo International airport early on November 2, 2015. Flags...

Radio reporter shot dead in latest Philippines media murder 02 Nov 2015 - 09:05 am

Manila: A Philippine radio reporter has been shot dead, police and colleagues said Monday, in the latest attack in a country known for...

Plane carrying remains of Egypt crash victims lands in St Petersburg 02 Nov 2015 - 09:01 am

People light candles in Simferopol on November 1, 2015 in memory of the victims of a jetliner crash. AFP Saint Petersburg: A plane...

Gang wars erupt over abandoned mines in South Africa 02 Nov 2015 - 08:54 am

An illegal miner sifts through disused rocks while working in an abandoned gold mine in Springs, South Africa AFP Springs, South Africa: With...

Voters backed 'unity and integrity' of Turkey in election: Erdogan 02 Nov 2015 - 08:46 am

Ankara: Turks voted for "unity and integrity" in Sunday's election, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after his Justice and Development Party (AKP) regained...

Erdogan's AKP regains majority in stunning election comeback 02 Nov 2015 - 08:39 am

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (C) greets supporters of Justice and Development Party (AKP), during his speech after hearing the results of general...

Turkey set to return to single-party rule in boost for Erdogan 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

People wave flags and hold a portrait of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan outside the AK Party headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey November 1, 201...

UN expresses concern over effects of hurricane Chapala on Yemen 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) expressed concern at the damage expected to be caused by the arrival of Hurricane Chapala...

Newcomer Ciudadanos runs close second in Spanish opinion poll 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

MADRID: Spanish newcomer party Ciudadanos would come a close second to the ruling People's Party, and would probably be the main kingmaker, if...

Bureaucrat whose blunder brought Berlin Wall down dead at 86 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Former East German bureaucrat Guenter Schabowski, who died Sunday aged 86, went down in history for a slip of the tongue in...

Russian jet broke up in mid air but too early draw conclusions, official says 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Lin Noueihed, Ahmed Aboulenein and Alexander Winning CAIRO/MOSCOW: A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an...

Box Office: 'Our Brand is Crisis,' 'Burnt,' 'Scouts Guide' All Bomb 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Pictures shows, Ann Dowd, from left, as Nell, Sandra Bullock as Jane and Reynaldo Pacheco as Eddie, in Warner Bros. Pictures and Participant...

Arrest of Ukraine oligarch's ally politically motivated: lawyer 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Hennadiy Korban KIEV: The arrest in Ukraine of a close associate of the influential business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky on suspicion of embezzlement is...

Israeli Forces arrest 24 Palestinians in West Bank 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces Sunday arrested 24 Palestinians including minors in various West Bank cities, especially Hebron, according to Palestinian sources....