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Israel rejects observer plan after more stabbing attacks 18 Oct 2015 - 04:26 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday rejected a proposal to send international observers to a flashpoint holy site in a bid to calm unrest after...

Yemen's abundant guns fuel its messy civil war 18 Oct 2015 - 04:10 pm

By Angus McDowall MARIB, Yemen: Celebratory tracer fire from a wedding lights up the night sky over Marib, a city that is heavily...

Insight: As winter looms, Germany struggles to find homes for refugees 18 Oct 2015 - 03:59 pm

By Michelle Martin CELLE, Germany: At a sprawling camp in the German town of Celle, refugees wearing thick sweaters sit around a heater...

Russia says latest strikes weaken rebels 18 Oct 2015 - 03:57 pm

MOSCOW: Russia said Sunday its latest Syria strikes hit infrastructure used by rebel fighters and claimed it has information of growing strife between...

Iraq issues arrest warrant for trade minister on graft charges - officials 18 Oct 2015 - 03:32 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq issues arrest warrant for trade minister on graft charges - officialsBAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities have called for the arrest of Trade Minister...

Kerry to meet Netanyahu in Germany, then Abbas in Mideast 18 Oct 2015 - 03:29 pm

PARIS: US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he would meet the Israeli and Palestinian leaders on separate trips to Germany and...

Five migrants drown off Greek islands, one missing 18 Oct 2015 - 03:21 pm

ATHENS: Five people, including a baby and two children, drowned and one was missing in two separate incidents of migrants trying to reach...

I'm no Dikshit, won't let Modi sleep: Kejriwal 18 Oct 2015 - 03:17 pm

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the grisly rapes of two minors here, saying...

Six Turkish soldiers, 20 Kurdish rebels killed in clashes: source 18 Oct 2015 - 03:14 pm

ANKARA: Six Turkish soldiers and about 20 Kurdish rebels have been killed in several days of clashes in eastern and southeastern Turkey, a...

Sudan sends ground troops to Yemen to boost Saudi-led coalition 18 Oct 2015 - 03:07 pm

By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN: A battalion of Sudanese troops arrived in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Saturday, military officials said, bolstering...

Four Israeli cities, citing security, ban Arab workers from schools 18 Oct 2015 - 02:44 pm

By Jeffrey Heller By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM: At least four Israeli cities, including the commercial capital Tel Aviv, have banned Arab labourers from...

Odisha-Bengal row over rosogolla becomes bitter 18 Oct 2015 - 10:48 am

KOLKATA: The war over rosogolla between Odisha and Bengal has just got a bit more bitter. In the wake of Odisha's latest claim...

Huge fire breaks out in St. Petersburg industrial zone 18 Oct 2015 - 09:49 am

Moscow: A raging fire broke out at a 10,000 sq m warehouse in St. Petersburg on Saturday afternoon, fanned by powerful winds. The...

US troop extension hands Afghanistan a lifeline 18 Oct 2015 - 09:18 am

Afghan military personnel stand guard near the airport during fighting between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces in Kunduz on October 1, 2015...

Argentine voters shrug shoulders at chronic inflation 18 Oct 2015 - 09:15 am

The price of bread has soared 300% in seven years and Argentina's world-famous meat has got so expensive the country has lost its...

Top Japanese ministers visit Yasukuni war shrine 18 Oct 2015 - 09:13 am

An elderly visitor takes pictures of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on April 22, 2014. EPA Tokyo: High-ranking Japanese cabinet ministers made visits...

Four Palestinians killed in anti-Israeli knife attacks 18 Oct 2015 - 09:11 am

Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of Mahmud Homaida in Gaza City, on October 17, 2015 Hebron, Palestinian Territories: Four Palestinians were shot...