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China court jails religious 'cult' leader for life 31 Oct 2015 - 09:25 am

File photo of Wu Zeheng, head of the "Huazang Zongmen" sect Shanghai: A Chinese court has sentenced the leader of a religious sect...

Bucharest nightclub fire kills 27, many injured 31 Oct 2015 - 09:07 am

Paramedics carry an injured person at a hospital in Bucharest, Romania October 31, 2015. Reuters Bucharest: A fire has ripped through a Bucharest...

Six children among 15 killed in Philippine market fire 31 Oct 2015 - 09:03 am

Manila: Fifteen people including six children perished on Saturday after they were trapped in a burning market in the southern Philippines, police said....

Wives keep Karva Chauth fast, luxuriously, for husbands 31 Oct 2015 - 08:55 am

Women look through sieves as they perform a ritual during the Hindu festival of Karva Chauth in Chandigarh, October 30, 2015. Reuters By...

Pakistani mother begs to be reunited with son stuck in India 31 Oct 2015 - 08:46 am

Pakistani mother, Razia Begum, displays a picture of her son, Mohammad Ramazan in Karachi on October 30, 2015. AFP Karachi: A Pakistani mother...

Tension in India due to provocation of minorities: Moody's 31 Oct 2015 - 08:29 am

Moody's has warned of a "possible increase in violence" that could affect the long-term growth of the country. Chennai: The belligerent provocation of...

Modi holds bilaterals with 41 visiting African leaders 31 Oct 2015 - 08:23 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with his Rwanda's counterpart Anastase Murekezi before their bilateral meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi...

Month into Russia's Syria strikes, what has changed? 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Beirut: Russia launched a campaign of air strikes in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad on September 30, providing air cover for...

U.N. causes food-poisoning with deliveries of old, "mouldy" biscuits to Syria, says rights body 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ANKARA/GENEVA: The United Nations sent hundreds of boxes of "mouldy" high-energy biscuits that were past their 'sell-by' date to besieged people in Syria...

Beheaded bodies of Syria anti-IS activist, friend found in Turkey: group 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Beirut: The beheaded bodies of a Syrian activist opposed to the Islamic State group and a friend were found early Friday in the...

US to send dozens of special forces to Syria as first boots on ground 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Sabine Siebold, Parisa Hafezi and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA/WASHINGTON: U.S. officials disclosed plans on Friday to station the first American boots on the...

Palestinian baby dies from tear gas as clashes grip West Bank 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Jerusalem: A Palestinian baby boy died Friday after choking on tear gas fired by Israeli forces, Palestinian officials said, as new...

Britain's The Sun to take down online paywall 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

London:Britain's The Sun newspaper will get rid of almost the entire paywall on its website next month just two years after installing it,...

Italy to relocate 100 refugees to France, Spain -immigration chief 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

A migrant holds a baby as refugees and migrants arrive at the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey...

At least 57 killed in missile attack on Syrian town - monitor 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: At least 57 people were killed and dozens wounded when Syrian government forces fired missiles into a marketplace in a town near...

Abbas meets war crimes prosecutor as unrest flares 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

The Hague: A Palestinian delegation led by president Mahmud Abbas met Friday with the International Criminal Court to hand over a file documenting...

Kosovo leader refers Serbia deal to top court 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

PRISTINA: The Kosovo president Friday asked the country's top court to review an EU-brokered deal aimed at normalising ties with Serbia which has...

Ukraine leader's wealth grows despite war, economic woes 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Kiev: The value of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's assets soared despite economic crisis and conflict while those of other tycoons shrank in an...