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Sarkozy supports Migrant Detention Centers 06 Sep 2015 - 07:40 pm

PARIS: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy said that he supports establishing migrant detention centers in areas like North African states or "countries like...

Algeria, Niger and Chad push political solution to Libya crisis 06 Sep 2015 - 06:59 pm

Some Libyan rebels on the front line outside of Bin Jawaad LIBYA: Algeria, Niger and Chad on Sunday stressed the urgency of creating...

Austria says time to phase out emergency measures on migrants 06 Sep 2015 - 06:21 pm

VIENNA: Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann said on Sunday it was time to phase out extraordinary measures allowing the unimpeded inflow of thousands of...

Syria slams British meddling after intervention signal 06 Sep 2015 - 05:25 pm

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (R) is seen speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show in this photograph received via the...

Medical evacuation plane carrying seven people crashes off Senegal 06 Sep 2015 - 04:15 pm

DAKAR: A medical evacuation plane carrying seven people, including a French patient, went down off the coast of Senegal, officials said Sunday. The...

Israel's Netanyahu rejects call to take in Syrian refugees 06 Sep 2015 - 03:29 pm

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Cabinet Secretary Avichai Mandelblit (L) arrive at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem September 6, 2015. ...

Pope calls for every European parish to take in refugee family 06 Sep 2015 - 02:07 pm

Pope Francis called on Sunday on every European parish and religious community to take in one migrant family each in a gesture of...

Amazon, US varsity sued over Indian-origin student's death 06 Sep 2015 - 12:46 pm

WASHINGTON: Online giant Amazon and the University of Pennsylvania have been sued in the US over the death of an Indian-origin nursing student...

Ex-servicemen to continue strike over OROP 06 Sep 2015 - 12:43 pm

NEW DELHI: Agitating servicemen on Sunday said they will continue their protest over the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme as the government...

Pappu Yadav supporters halt trains 06 Sep 2015 - 12:39 pm

PATNA: Thousands of commuters were hit as expelled RJD leader Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav's supporters halted trains in Bihar on Sunday to...

Bangladesh's top court clears factory disaster film 06 Sep 2015 - 12:18 pm

DHAKA: Bangladesh's highest court on Sunday cleared the screening of a film depicting one of the world's worst industrial disasters, the 2013 Rana...

Pakistan marks 50th anniversary of India war amid tensions 06 Sep 2015 - 12:12 pm

Pakistan Air Force cadets march next to the mausoleum of the country's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah to mark the country’s Defense Day in...

'Safe' screens touted for those who just can't look away 06 Sep 2015 - 12:05 pm

BERLIN: As it gets harder to tear our eyes away from smartphones, televisions, tablets or computers, concerns are growing over a blue light...

Israeli Forces Arrest 3 Palestinians in West Bank 06 Sep 2015 - 11:52 am

RAMALLAH: Israeli occupation forces arrested Sunday 3 Palestinians in the villages of Beit Ummar, Yatta and Aida refugee camp, and beat three workers...

Conservative Bangladesh gets first lesbian comic strip 06 Sep 2015 - 11:41 am

The comic aims to raise awareness on the plight of gays in the Muslim-majority nation. Photo from Boys of Bangladesh page DHAKA: Bangladesh's...

Two Turkish police killed in suspected PKK attack 06 Sep 2015 - 11:39 am

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Two Turkish police were killed on Sunday in an attack in the country's southeast blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party...

New wave of air strikes shake Yemen capital: witnesses 06 Sep 2015 - 11:34 am

SANAA: Powerful explosions shook the Yemeni capital on Sunday, witnesses said, after the Saudi-led coalition vowed to press its air war following a...