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Norway and China resume diplomatic ties 19 Dec 2016 - 09:56 pm

Oslo: Norway and China announced yesterday the resumption of diplomatic relations, six years after Beijing froze ties with Oslo over the awarding of...

Mali denies deal on failed EU asylum seekers 19 Dec 2016 - 09:56 pm

Bamako: Mali's foreign minister yesterday denied an agreement had been reached with the European Union to take back migrants failing to get asylum....

Cracks deepen as Abbas strips rivals of immunity 19 Dec 2016 - 09:52 pm

Gaza: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has tightened his grip on power by stripping the parliamentary immunity of five lawmakers seen as opposing him,...

Israeli tanks strike Gaza base 19 Dec 2016 - 09:50 pm

Israeli tanks fired shells at a Hamas post in the Gaza Strip yesterday after troops were shot at on the border with the...

Thousands evacuated from Aleppo after deal 19 Dec 2016 - 09:50 pm

Beirut: Thousands were evacuated from the last rebel-held enclave of the Aleppo yesterday after a deal was reached to allow people to leave...

Gunman who shot Russian ambassador was off-duty police officer 19 Dec 2016 - 08:55 pm

ANKARA: The gunman who shot the Russian ambassador to Turkey in an attack at an art gallery on Monday was an off-duty police...

Security around Russian embassy in Turkey stepped up after Ankara attack 19 Dec 2016 - 08:26 pm

MOSCOW: Security around the Russian embassy in Ankara has been stepped up after the Russian ambassador was shot by a gunman, the RIA...

Attacker of Russia's Ankara ambassador shouted 'Aleppo,' 'revenge' 19 Dec 2016 - 07:58 pm

Istanbul: A gunman who badly wounded Russia's ambassador to Ankara, Andrey Karlov, at an art exhibition Monday shouted out "Aleppo" and "revenge" as...

UN appeals for $547 million in aid for Palestinians 19 Dec 2016 - 07:30 pm

Jerusalem: The United Nations launched an appeal Monday for $547 million (524 million euros) to help 1.6 million people in the Palestinian territories...

Russian ambassador to Ankara wounded in gun attack: reports 19 Dec 2016 - 07:24 pm

Istanbul: Russia's ambassador to Ankara Andrey Karlov was on Monday badly wounded in a gun attack while visiting an art exhibition opening in...

Israel arrests diamond magnate in graft probe 19 Dec 2016 - 07:11 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli police placed diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz under house arrest on Monday as part of a corruption probe involving dealings in the...

French govt voices confidence in Lagarde after conviction 19 Dec 2016 - 07:07 pm

Paris: The French government voiced confidence in IMF head Christine Lagarde after she was found guilty Monday of negligence over a massive payout...

Suicide belts found after attack at Jordan tourist spot 19 Dec 2016 - 06:28 pm

Amman: Jordanian police said Monday they found suicide belts and other explosives in the hideout of suspected Islamic State group jihadists behind an...

Five men sentenced to death in India for Hyderabad bombings 19 Dec 2016 - 06:21 pm

NEW DELHI: Five men were sentenced to death by an Indian court on Monday for their role in two deadly bombings in 2013...

Mosul’s recapture will take ‘long time’: Commander 19 Dec 2016 - 05:28 pm

BAGHDAD: A prominent Hashd al-Shaabi commander on Sunday acknowledged the difficulties associated with recapturing Mosul from Daesh, saying the operation would take "a...

Turkey, Russia, Iran to meet in Moscow over Syria 19 Dec 2016 - 05:23 pm

ANKARA: A trilateral meeting between Turkey, Russia and Iran on Syria will be held on Tuesday in Moscow, a Turkish diplomatic source said...

Ecuador quake, aftershocks leave one dead, serious damage 19 Dec 2016 - 05:01 pm

Quito: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake followed by more than 20 aftershocks rattled Ecuador's Pacific coast before dawn Monday, causing one death and heavy damage...