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Greece's Tsipras to meet Germany's Merkel in Berlin Friday 12 Dec 2016 - 01:59 pm

BERLIN: The German government says Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will travel to Berlin this week to discuss the migrant situation, Cyprus and...

Philippine Abu Sayyaf militants free 2 Indonesians 12 Dec 2016 - 01:55 pm

MANILA, Philippines: Abu Sayyaf gunmen have freed two Indonesian tugboat crewmen kidnapped by the ransom-seeking militants six months ago and held in the...

Airbus in Iran to finalise plane deal 12 Dec 2016 - 01:52 pm

Tehran: Airbus delegates have arrived in Tehran for talks aimed at finalising a deal to sell around 100 planes, an Iranian official said...

Police raids across Turkey after deadly bombing attack 12 Dec 2016 - 01:52 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's police rounded up more than 100 members of a Kurdish political party on Monday as the country mourned the dozens killed...

Syria says 98 percent of east Aleppo retaken 12 Dec 2016 - 01:50 pm

Syria's military says it has gained control of 98 percent of eastern Aleppo, leaving only a tiny enclave packed with rebels and civilians....

Death toll from Kenya tanker fireball hits 40 12 Dec 2016 - 01:49 pm

Nairobi: The death toll from a fireball caused by a crash involving a tanker carrying flammable materials rose to 40 Monday, as Kenya...

Death toll from Kenya tanker fireball hits 40 12 Dec 2016 - 01:47 pm

Nairobi: The death toll from a fireball caused by a crash involving a tanker carrying flammable materials rose to 40 Monday, as Kenya...

Sudan's Bashir vows to crush opposition protests 12 Dec 2016 - 01:42 pm

Khartoum: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir vowed Monday to brutally crush anti-regime protests, warning the authorities will crack down on demonstrators as they did...

Six arrested for suspected terror offences in Britain 12 Dec 2016 - 01:36 pm

London: Six people were arrested Monday in London and other parts of Britain suspected of planning "an act of terrorism", counter-terrorism police said....

New Thai king pardons prisoners in 'first show of mercy' 12 Dec 2016 - 01:33 pm

Bangkok: Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn has pardoned tens of thousands of prisoners, a first act of "mercy" as monarch as he reaches...

School bomb kills nine-year-old in Pakistan: officials 12 Dec 2016 - 01:28 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: A nine-year-old girl was killed and three other children were wounded Monday when a bomb exploded near their school gate in...

British-Algerian journalist dies after hunger strike in Algiers 12 Dec 2016 - 01:17 pm

ALGIERS: A British-Algerian journalist had died six months after staging a hunger strike in Algiers over his detention for publishing articles seen as...

Death toll in Istanbul terror attack rises to 44 12 Dec 2016 - 01:11 pm

ISTANBUL: The death toll in Saturday's Istanbul terror attack has risen to 44, Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag said Monday. Among the dead,...

Arab lawmakers in Israel slam vote comments by Likud MP 12 Dec 2016 - 01:03 pm

JERUSALEM: Palestinian lawmakers in the Knesset (Israel's parliament) have slammed assertions by a senior figure in Israel's ruling Likud party that Palestinians with...

Wembley Stadium arch in red after Turkish terror attack 12 Dec 2016 - 12:58 pm

LONDON: The arch at Wembley Stadium was illuminated in the colors of the Turkish flag Sunday to show solidarity with Turkey in the...

EU officials avoid ‘terror’ condemning Istanbul attacks 12 Dec 2016 - 12:50 pm

BRUSSELS: Three high-ranking European Union leaders failed to use the word of “terror” while condemning deadly attacks near a football stadium in Istanbul....