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At least 12 killed as Shebab attack Somalia hotel 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

File picture Mogadishu: At least 12 people were killed in the Somali capital on Sunday after Shebab gunmen used a vehicle packed with...

Islamic State takes Syrian town as fighting looks set to intensify 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Women walk past damaged buildings along a street in the old city of Homs June 3, 2015. Reuters/Omar Sanadiki By John Davison and...

Merkel's conservatives align refugee policy but coalition still at odds 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Paul Carrel BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed on Sunday to fully resolve differences within her ruling coalition over how to deal...

Joy and anguish greet AKP win in Turkey vote 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) was celebrating "victory day" on Sunday but many greeted the surprise result with dismay -- and...

No treat for soldier in suicide bomber costume at U.S. Army base 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

A soldier who tried to enter North Carolina's Fort Bragg U.S. Army base dressed as a suicide bomber for Halloween prompted a security...

Chile doubles down on prosecutions for Pinochet-era crimes 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Cut-outs depicting victims of human rights abuse during the rule of former dictator Augusto Pinochet hang on a fence next to the "La...

French euthanasia doctor responsive after suicide attempt: sources 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Former French emergency doctor Nicolas Bonnemaison, pictured October 24, 2015 arriving for his trial Dax, France: A former emergency room doctor in France...

Bulgaria conservatives cement power with local election win: exit polls 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Boyko Borisov Sofia: Bulgaria's ruling conservative party of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov secured a win in local elections Sunday, exit polls showed, strengthening...

Azerbaijan ruling party wins vote boycotted by opposition: exit poll 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Ilham Aliyev Baku: Azerbaijan's ruling party on Sunday won a clear victory in parliamentary polls boycotted by the mainstream opposition, an exit poll...

Bush admits campaign not going well, vows to 'fight on' 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: Jeb Bush acknowledged Sunday that his run for the Republican presidential nomination is going poorly but he pledged to "fight on." "I...

Yemeni island lashed as cyclone heads for mainland 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Aden: The Yemeni island of Socotra near the entrance to the Gulf of Aden was lashed on Sunday by strong winds and rain,...

Russia mourns victims of Egyptian plane crash 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Dmitry Madorsky and Alexander Winning ST PETERSBURG/MOSCOW: Grieving Russians piled flowers high at St Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport on Sunday, mourning more than...

Flight restrictions imposed over William and Kate's house 01 Nov 2015 - 06:42 pm

London: Flight restrictions over the country home of Prince William and his wife Kate came into effect Sunday, with the authorities citing security...

'Exchanges of fire' at east Ukraine airport flashpoint 01 Nov 2015 - 06:30 pm

Donetsk, Ukraine: Kiev and pro-Russian separatists Sunday accused each other of firing on their positions around the ruins of Donetsk airport, a flashpoint...

EU gives 28 million euros to Syrian refugees in Jordan 01 Nov 2015 - 06:25 pm

Christos Stylianides (L), Member of the EC in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management talks to one of the families who intend...

Iran leader says fresh elections needed in Syria 01 Nov 2015 - 06:21 pm

Tehran: Iran's supreme leader dismissed Sunday the chances of foreign countries bartering a deal over Syria's future, suggesting they should focus on securing...

Libya accuses Italian navy of violating waters 01 Nov 2015 - 05:52 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya's elected government has accused the Italian navy of violating the country's territorial waters after authorities said they spotted three Italian warships...