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4 dead and 100 missing in Guatemala landslide 02 Oct 2015 - 09:45 pm

Rescuers and residents search for victims after a landslide at Cambray village, (AFP) GUATEMALA: At least four people are dead and about 100...

Tunisia says lifts state of emergency imposed after beach attack 02 Oct 2015 - 07:50 pm

A grave of a jihadi gunman who killed 38 tourists at the Tunisian beach resort, on September 30, 2015. (AFP) TUNIS: A state...

31 migrants found in refrigerated truck in France 02 Oct 2015 - 07:25 pm

31 migrants were found on Friday in a refrigerated truck with the temperature close to freezing. (AFP) LILLE: French authorities on Friday found...

Spain jails 11 for sending suicide bombers to Syria 02 Oct 2015 - 07:05 pm

MADRID: Spanish judges on Friday jailed 11 jihadists for membership in a gang linked to Islamic State extremists that recruited fighters for suicide...

Colombia war victims demand justice, truth as peace talks advance 02 Oct 2015 - 06:53 pm

An elderly lady mourns at the funeral of an assassinated public figure in Bogota. File photo By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA: Colombians uprooted from...

Nepal PM 'will ask president' to start process of forming new government 02 Oct 2015 - 06:52 pm

KATHMANDU: Nepali Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Friday said he would ask the president to begin the process of choosing his successor and...

Sri Lanka promises 'no questions' if Swiss bank cash brought back 02 Oct 2015 - 05:53 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Friday asked citizens holding Swiss bank accounts to redeposit the cash in their home country and promised there would be...

US, allies demand Russia halt Syria strikes outside IS areas 02 Oct 2015 - 05:42 pm

By Tom Perry and Lidia Kelly BEIRUT/MOSCOW: Russia bombed Syria for a third day on Friday, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent...

Leaders meet to consolidate Ukraine's fragile peace 02 Oct 2015 - 05:25 pm

PARIS: The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine met in Paris on Friday to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine, as President...

"Sense of regret" in Vatican over pope meeting with gay marriage opponent 02 Oct 2015 - 05:15 pm

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis' meeting last week with an American woman at the centre of a row over gay marriage...

Rights activists condemn Pakistan execution 02 Oct 2015 - 05:10 pm

A photograph of Shafqat Hussain held by a member of his family LAHORE: Rights activists in Pakistan and from the European Union condemned...

Israeli troops hunt killers of Jewish settler couple 02 Oct 2015 - 05:10 pm

Israeli soldiers inspect a Palestinian car at a checkpoint close to the West Bank village , on October 2, 2015 (AFP) WEST BANK:...

Saudi Arabia to keep up energy spending despite oil drop: Naimi 02 Oct 2015 - 05:00 pm

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is continuing with its investments in the oil and gas industry as well as solar energy despite the current drop...

Two killed outside Australian state police headquarters 02 Oct 2015 - 04:55 pm

SYDNEY: A civilian police employee Friday was killed in a double shooting outside law enforcement headquarters in Sydney, but the attack did not...

Nigeria: At least 10 dead in suicide attacks 02 Oct 2015 - 04:07 pm

MAIDUGURI: At least 10 people were killed and 39 others injured when four suicide bombers blew themselves up in the city of Maiduguri,...

Kejriwal slams Modi for ignoring Shastri's birth anniversary 02 Oct 2015 - 03:49 pm

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ignoring late prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose...

India makes 'ambitious' pledge to cut emissions by 35 percent 02 Oct 2015 - 03:45 pm

NEW DELHI: India on Friday pledged to cut its emission levels by 33-35 percent over the next 15 years in what Environment Minister...

Yemeni government cuts relations with Iran : State TV 02 Oct 2015 - 03:40 pm

ADEN: The Saudi-backed Yemeni government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Iran, state-owned Aden television reported on...