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Global warming to pick up this year and next 15 Sep 2015 - 02:49 am

London: Man-made global warming is set to produce exceptionally high average temperatures this year and next, boosted by natural weather phenomena such as...

British PM visits Syria refugee camps 15 Sep 2015 - 02:42 am

Amman: British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan yesterday, pledging increased aid which he said would help...

Hollande says air strikes against IS in Syria 'necessary' 14 Sep 2015 - 09:50 pm

French President Francois Hollande PARIS: French President Francois Hollande, whose country is carrying out surveillance flights over Syria, said Monday it would be...

Morocco breaks up another ISIS militant cell 14 Sep 2015 - 07:40 pm

Moroccan Interior Ministry MOROCCO: Moroccan authorities said on Monday they had dismantled a militant cell planning to create an Islamic State affiliate, seizing...

Hungarian police close main entry point for migrants 14 Sep 2015 - 06:45 pm

RÖSZKE: Hungarian police on Monday closed off the main crossing point for migrants entering from Serbia, AFP journalists saw. Around 20 police fenced...

Hundreds quarantined as Ebola returns to north Sierra Leone district 14 Sep 2015 - 06:34 pm

A whole village, amounting to almost 1000 people, have been quarantined in the latest twist in Sierra Leone`s fight against the Ebola (APA) ...

5 Saudi soldiers killed at Yemen border 14 Sep 2015 - 06:18 pm

Soldiers loyal to Yemen's exiled government take up a position during fighting with Houthi militia , on September 13, 2015. (Reuters) RIYADH: Five...

Pakistan air strikes kill 15 militants in tribal region: military 14 Sep 2015 - 05:15 pm

ISLAMABAD: Fifteen Islamist militants have been killed and seven of their hideouts destroyed in fresh air attacks in Pakistan's lawless tribal region bordering...

Qatar urges international community to protect rights of Palestinians 14 Sep 2015 - 05:08 pm

A Palestinian national asked to undress in public at an Israeli checkpoint in this file photo. DOHA/GENEVA: Qatar urged the international community on...

6 dead in Nigeria school collapse 14 Sep 2015 - 05:04 pm

NIGERIA: Six people died after a primary school collapsed at a town near Jos, central Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said...

Taliban's Mullah Omar died of natural causes inside Afghanistan 14 Sep 2015 - 04:59 pm

Taliban's founder Mullah Omar ISLAMABD: The Afghan Taliban's founder Mullah Omar died of natural causes in his home country, his son has said...

Australia to get new PM as Abbott loses out to rival Turnbull 14 Sep 2015 - 03:08 pm

Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a millionaire lawyer and former investment banker, walks out of a government party room meeting in Canberra's Parliament...

Germany could face one million asylum seekers this year: vice chancellor 14 Sep 2015 - 01:47 pm

Germany's Vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel (C) , waves as he poses with volunteer helpers for refugees, in Berlin, Saturday Aug. 29, 2015. BERLIN:...

Czechs not planning border controls with Austria: foreign minister 14 Sep 2015 - 01:35 pm

A Czech police officer writes a number on the skin of a refugee in Breclav on September 1, 2015. PRAGUE: The Czech Republic...

Austria deploys army to boost refugee checks, Slovakia brings back border controls 14 Sep 2015 - 01:27 pm

A member of the Austrian army guards (Reuters). The Austrian army has been sent to assist in introducing tougher border checks amid the...

U.N. rights chief urges Europe to expand migration channels 14 Sep 2015 - 01:15 pm

Jordan's Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights speaks during a news conference at the United Nations European...

Egyptian forces mistakenly kill Mexican tourists 14 Sep 2015 - 12:10 pm

Safari cars drive through the Black desert near the Bahariya Oasis, about 400km (249 miles) southwest of Cairo. (file picture) CAIRO: Egyptian security...