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Activists hurl stones, eggs at Turkish embassy in Moscow 25 Nov 2015 - 05:31 pm

Protesters hold placards and shout slogans at an anti-Turkey picket outside the Turkish embassy in Moscow on November 25, 2015 AFP Several hundred...

Brussels schools reopen, manhunt ongoing for Paris suspects 25 Nov 2015 - 05:30 pm

Children pass a police officer as they arrive for school in the center of Brussels on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. AP BRUSSELS: Police...

Putin sends air defense missiles to Syria to deter Turkey 25 Nov 2015 - 05:25 pm

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered state-of-the art air defense missile systems to be deployed at a Russian air base in Syria following...

Brazil’s Rousseff waves visa requirement for Olympics despite security fears 25 Nov 2015 - 04:58 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has agreed to suspend visa requirements for foreigners during the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro,...

Ukraine says to stop buying Russian gas as Gazprom halts supplies 25 Nov 2015 - 04:36 pm

By Pavel Polityuk and Maria Kiselyova KIEV/MOSCOW: A clash over natural gas pricing between Russia and Ukraine escalated on Wednesday with Russian exporter ...

Iraq political dispute leads to gunfire at TV station 25 Nov 2015 - 04:26 pm

Baghdad: An argument between an Iraqi lawmaker and a political bloc spokesman escalated from angry words to gunfire at a television station in...

Britain scraps controversial plan to reform tax aid for poorest 25 Nov 2015 - 04:24 pm

London: Britain's government is dropping plans to reform a system of tax credits that helps the country's poorest, finance minister George Osborne said...

French court hands suspended jail sentence to "White Emir" 25 Nov 2015 - 04:16 pm

Olivier Corel TOULOUSE, France: A French court handed a six-month suspended jail sentence on Wednesday to a man suspected of mentoring young jihadists...

Iran general Soleimani lightly wounded in Syria 25 Nov 2015 - 03:48 pm

Beirut: General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations wing, was lightly injured in fighting against Syria rebels near Aleppo, a...

10 kilos of explosives used in Tunis bus bomb: interior ministry 25 Nov 2015 - 03:47 pm

Tunis: The bus bombing that killed at least 12 people in Tunisia's capital was carried out using 10 kilos of explosives in either...

Turkey’s Erdogan says does not want escalation after Russian jet downed 25 Nov 2015 - 03:18 pm

Policemen detain protestors that demonstrate outside the Turkish Embassy in Moscow, Russia, 25 November 2014. By Nick Tattersall and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL: President...

Former IAS officer moots pressure group of Indian Muslims 25 Nov 2015 - 01:42 pm

Muslims constitute 14% of the 1.2 billion Indian population_AP By Mohammad Shafeeq Hyderabad: A group of educated Muslims is planning to float a...

Australia bushfire kills two people, thousands of animals: Media 25 Nov 2015 - 01:11 pm

SYDNEY: A bushfire in southern Australia has killed two people and thousands of animals and destroyed homes and buildings along a 27-mile front,...

20,500 Afghan girls out of school due to conflict in 2015 25 Nov 2015 - 12:55 pm

Kabul: The United Nations said the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan continues to severely restrict access to education for women and girls Overall, for...