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Saudi commander, UAE officer die in Yemen fighting 14 Dec 2015 - 03:32 pm

Houthi militants ride on the back of a patrol truck as they secure the site of a gathering held by tribesmen loyal to...

Merkel vows to reduce refugee influx but rejects cap 14 Dec 2015 - 03:20 pm

German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel delivers her speech during the CDU party congress in Karlsruhe, Germany. ...

Up to four dead in DR Congo rebel attack 14 Dec 2015 - 03:00 pm

Congolese soldiers are seen in the South Kivu province in this October 2010 file photo. Goma: A weekend attack blamed on Ugandan rebels...

Turkish troops withdrawn from camp near Iraq's Mosul 14 Dec 2015 - 02:31 pm

Riot police stand in front of protesters during a demonstration against Turkish military deployment in Iraq, in Najaf, Iraq, December 12, 2015. ARBIL,...

Thai activists urge release of man detained over Facebook post 14 Dec 2015 - 01:55 pm

BANGKOK: Thai activists on Monday demanded the release of a man arrested for sharing an infographic on Facebook detailing alleged graft in an...

Western arms makers see sales fall, Russia rises: SIPRI 14 Dec 2015 - 01:47 pm

Norwegian Defence Chief Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hassen and a Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter are pictured in this file photo at a Texas ceremony marking...

Turkey to relaunch EU membership bid with economic talks 14 Dec 2015 - 01:34 pm

Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek. BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers are set on Monday to revive Turkey’s efforts to join the bloc...

China still wants North Korea exchanges after cancelled concert 14 Dec 2015 - 01:06 pm

Members of the Moranbong Band from North Korea carry their instruments as they leave a hotel in central Beijing on December 11, 2015....

Iraqi state oil firm official shot dead in Kirkuk city: Police 14 Dec 2015 - 01:03 pm

North Oil Company (NOC) is the operating company in the region of Iraqi Kurdistan, which is one of the oldest oil producing fields ...

Death toll rises to five as unrest mars CAfrica vote 14 Dec 2015 - 12:55 pm

French peacekeeping soldiers patrol a street of the mostly muslim neighbourhood of PK 5 in Bangui, Central African Republic in this file photo....

Wife of fallen China politician Bo Xilai has sentence commuted 14 Dec 2015 - 12:51 pm

File photo of Bo Xilai and his wife Gu Kailai. Reuters Beijing: The wife of former Chinese political heavyweight Bo Xilai has had...

China’s Sinopec building filling station in disputed South China Sea 14 Dec 2015 - 12:49 pm

The Sinopec logo is seen at one of its gas stations in Hong Kong in this file photo. REUTERS BEIJING: Chinese oil major...

Russian ships force Turkish vessel to change course in Black Sea 14 Dec 2015 - 12:31 pm

MOSCOW: A Russian Black Sea corvette and a coast guard boat have forced a commercial vessel under a Turkish flag to change course...

Teacher attacked in Paris suburb by man citing IS: Police 14 Dec 2015 - 12:18 pm

Security has been increased at all schools following attack on a teacher in Paris suburb Paris: A teacher in a Paris suburb was...

Pakistan police arrest shopkeeper for banning Ahmadi minority 14 Dec 2015 - 12:06 pm

File photo of Pakistan police for representation only Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistani police charged a shopkeeper with blasphemy Monday after he banned members of...

Two senior Gulf commanders killed in Yemen: Media 14 Dec 2015 - 11:53 am

Yemen soldiers undergo training exercise; Picture for representation only. Reuters Riyadh: Two senior army commanders from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates...

Egypt says no evidence of terrorism in Russian plane crash 14 Dec 2015 - 11:49 am

Egyptian soldiers stand guard next to the luggage and belongings of passengers of the A321 Russian airliner at the site of the crash...

Turkey says its patience with Russia "has a limit": Newspaper 14 Dec 2015 - 11:43 am

File photo of Turkey's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Reuters ROME: Turkey's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara's patience with Russia "has a limit"...