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Beijing chokes under smog after second red alert 19 Dec 2015 - 08:27 am

Beijing on December 18 issued its second-ever red alert for pollution, forecasted to arrive over the weekend. AFP Beijing: Beijing choked under a...

Iran to match stance with Russia in push for Syria deal 19 Dec 2015 - 01:25 am

By Parisa Hafezi and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS: Iran has decided to unify its stance with Russia’s in the push for a political...

U.S. studying Chinese complaint that B-52 flew near man-made island 19 Dec 2015 - 01:18 am

File photo WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Friday it was looking at Chinese complaints that a B-52 bomber recently flew near a Chinese...

UN envoy concerned at Yemen ceasefire violations, talks continue 19 Dec 2015 - 01:16 am

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed GENEVA: The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen voiced deep concern on Friday, the fourth day of peace talks,...

Yemen rebels snub meeting on fourth day of peace talks: government delegation 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

The UN's envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (C) sits with Houthi rebels during peace talks in Geneva on June 16, 2015....

Big powers struggle to agree on UN resolution as new Syria talks begin 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) talks to Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov before the start of a meeting on Syria in...

Neighbourhood tensions push Turkey to Israel rapprochement 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: Seeking to make up for drastically worsening ties with neighbours Iran and Russia as well as bolstering its energy security, Turkey is...

New Afghan political group poses challenge to Ghani government 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Afghan former Mujahideen leader and hardline Islamist, Abdul Rasoul Sayaf (2L) stands as the national anthem is played during the inauguration of the ...

New Kurd-Arab alliance seeks role as player in Syria talks 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Leaders of the Syrian Democratic Forces alliance at a press conference. File photo Beirut: Empowered by an effective fighting force on the ground,...

Canadian special forces, warplanes strike IS as minister seeks mission reset 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Harjit Sajjan Ottawa: One day after Canadian warplanes and special forces soldiers helped counter an Islamic State group attack in Iraq, Canada reaffirmed...

Putin my fan? It's mutual says Trump 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: Mutual admiration between Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin continued to flower Friday, when the Republican presidential frontrunner praised Russia's leader as...

Saudi deputy crown prince draws up new economic reforms 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Pressure for policy changes mounts as oil slumps Mohammed bin Salman discusses plans in private meeting Expected to be announced in coming weeks,...

NATO agrees Turkey air defence package, seeks “predictability 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu listens to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (R) after a joint news conference at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels,...

Scarf-wearing cheetah on the loose in snowy Canada 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Ottawa: Canadian conservation officials and federal police were on the lookout Friday for a cheetah wearing a bright orange scarf and...

Obama says Assad must go for peace in Syria 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: President Barack Obama on Friday reaffirmed US insistence that Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad step down, warning there can be no peace there...

Iran’s Rouhani to visit France end January: Hollande 18 Dec 2015 - 06:24 pm

Hassan Rouhani PARIS: French President Francois Hollande said on Friday that he would host his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani at the end of...

Russia expels reporter in spat with Poland 18 Dec 2015 - 06:18 pm

Waclaw Radziwinowicz MOSCOW: Russia expelled the Moscow correspondent of a leading Polish newspaper on Friday, a move it said was a “symmetrical” response...

Hungary drops plans for statue to honour WW2 politician 18 Dec 2015 - 06:11 pm

Diplomats and Jewish leaders protested Balint Homan statue US envoy called plans “incomprehensible” BUDAPEST: Hungary has scrapped plans to erect a statue of...