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Aid delivered to rebel-held area of Syrian city: governor 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Damascus: Humanitarian aid deliveries to a rebel-held district of the central Syrian city of Homs has begun under a deal with insurgents, the...

Schwarzenegger lays wreath at Paris massacre site 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday laid a floral wreath at the Bataclan concert venue where 90 people were killed during...

30 missing after Caspian Sea oil rig fire: company 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Baku: Thirty Azeri workers were missing Saturday after the oil platform they were working on in the Caspian Sea was engulfed by a...

Roundup: Islamic State says California killers of 14 were their followers 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Statement by militant group comes three days after shootings ...Possible the attackers had been “radicalized” - Obama...Mass shootings spark fresh debate over gun...

Cow-milking Arnie says time to save climate 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Le Bourget: Arnold Schwarzenegger recalled Saturday a childhood of milking cows in the rain and drawing water from a well as he called...

Iraq summons Turkey’s ambassador over troop deployment near Mosul 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Turkish soldiers stand next to an armoured vehicle stationed on a hill top overlooking the fighting positions between Syrian Kurds and Islamic State...

Woman killed in election violence in Nigeria state: governor 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representational image Yenagoa: A woman was shot dead on Saturday in violence as voters went to the polls under tight security to elect...

Insight:-Social media companies step up battle against militant propaganda 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook, Google and Twitter are stepping up efforts to combat online propaganda and recruiting by Islamic militants, but...

China, Africa call for homegrown solutions to solving African crises 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Xi Jinping (second from left) at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Johannesburg Johannesburg: Fifty African countries and China wrapped up a landmark...

Lives depend on climate deal as islands bear brunt of health impact 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Global health alliance was set up at Durban climate talks Rising tides bring rise in disease Developed, developing worlds all at climate health...

British bombers hit oil field targets in Syria for second time 05 Dec 2015 - 06:57 pm

A British Royal Air Force Typhoon leaves for a mission from RAF Akrotiri in southern Cyprus December 4, 2015. Reuters/Darren Staple LONDON: British...

India bolsters Chennai flood relief, residents criticise slow response 05 Dec 2015 - 06:51 pm

A boy wades next to a partially submerged bus in a flooded locality in Chennai. By Sanjeev Miglani and Sandhya Ravishankar CHENNAI: India...

UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Aden 05 Dec 2015 - 06:47 pm

Aden: UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived today in Aden within the context of the ongoing preparations for a conference...

Paris attacks spotlight turns on Britain 05 Dec 2015 - 06:46 pm

London: The fallout from the devastating Paris attacks spread to Britain on Saturday, as media reported that at least one of the perpetrators...

Rousseff's fate depends on coalition ahead of impeachment hearing 05 Dec 2015 - 06:39 pm

Brasília: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her allies believe they have the votes in Congress to survive impeachment, but ahead of the first...

California shooting: what we know so far 05 Dec 2015 - 06:31 pm

San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan speaks during a press conference about a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center on December 3,...

France puzzles over what to do with Paris attackers' bodies 05 Dec 2015 - 06:06 pm

Paris terror suspects: (Clockwise from top left) Salah Abdeslam, Bilal Hadfi, Ahmad Almohamad, Omar Mostefai, Samy Amimour and Abdelhamid Abaaoud Paris: Bury them...