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Al-Azhar urges Muslim nations to join anti-terror coalition 15 Dec 2015 - 06:27 pm

Cairo: Sunni Islam's leading seat of learning, Al-Azhar, on Tuesday urged all Muslim countries to join a Saudi-led military coalition formed to fight...

Russia, US military chiefs discuss Syria cooperation: agencies 15 Dec 2015 - 06:13 pm

MOSCOW: Russian and United States military chiefs discussed air space cooperation over Syria in a telephone call on Tuesday, Russian news agencies cited...

Saudi anti-terror coalition could share info, deploy troops: minister 15 Dec 2015 - 06:08 pm

Adel al-Jubeir Paris: Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Tuesday the new "anti-terrorism" military coalition of 34 Muslim countries would share intelligence...

Pakistani man dies while attempting selfie with moving train 15 Dec 2015 - 05:58 pm

Representative image of Ukrainian daredevil Pasha Bumchik, 18, recorded his run atop a moving metro train. YouTube screenshot Islamabad: A young Pakistani man...

Mali hotel reopens after deadly Islamist siege 15 Dec 2015 - 05:57 pm

Bamako: Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita hailed the reopening Tuesday of a luxury hotel at the centre of a deadly Islamist attack as...

Pakistan test-fires second missile in three days 15 Dec 2015 - 05:19 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan test-fired a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Tuesday, its second test in three days and barely a...

Iran’s Oct 10 missile test violated UN ban -expert panel 15 Dec 2015 - 05:11 pm

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS: The medium-range Emad rocket that Iran tested on Oct. 10 was a ballistic missile capable of delivering a...

Journalists behind bars: 2015 report highlights China, Egypt 15 Dec 2015 - 05:08 pm

By Cara Anna NEW YORK: China, Egypt and Iran top the list of the world's leading jailers of journalists in a new annual...

How India got hooked on combination drugs 15 Dec 2015 - 05:02 pm

By Krista Mahr MUMBAI: Since 1961, India’s drug controller has approved more than 1,200 combination drugs, according to a list published on the...

Burundi closer to civil war after flare-up - U.N. rights chief 15 Dec 2015 - 04:39 pm

GENEVA: Burundi has moved closer to civil war after insurgents attacked military camps in the capital last week and authorities responded with house...

British police arrest 21-year-old man tied to VTech toy hack 15 Dec 2015 - 04:38 pm

LONDON: British police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the hacking of toymaker VTech Holdings , which exposed the data of...

Germany arrests Islamist preacher on charges of recruiting militants 15 Dec 2015 - 03:57 pm

Islamic preachers Pierre Vogel (right) and Sven Lau from Germany talk to their supporters during the ''Islamic Peace Congress'' in Frankfurt in this...

Poland says Germany puts Russian interest above E.Europe security 15 Dec 2015 - 03:45 pm

A file photo of Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski. Berlin: Poland's Foreign Minister on Tuesday accused Germany of putting Russia's interests above the...

Saudi put to death in kingdom's 151st execution of year 15 Dec 2015 - 03:43 pm

Riyadh: A Saudi convicted of murder was executed on Tuesday, in the 151st death sentence carried out this year in the Kingdom. Sultan...

Putin signs law allowing Russia to overturn rulings of international rights courts 15 Dec 2015 - 03:39 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the audience at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, December 14, 2015. REUTERS MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin...

Billionaire women on the rise, especially in Asia - UBS 15 Dec 2015 - 03:28 pm

By Fathin Ungku SINGAPORE: The number of women billionaires in the world is rising fast, with a growing number of them from Asia...

Iran impounds tens of thousands of cars for bad hair cover 15 Dec 2015 - 02:32 pm

A file photo of an Iranian woman driver. AFP Tehran: Iran has impounded tens of thousands of cars since March because women inside...

Six 'militants' killed in Pakistan airstrikes 15 Dec 2015 - 02:28 pm

Islamabad: At least six suspected militants were killed in military airstrikes in Pakistan's tribal areas near the Pakistan-Afghan border on Tuesday. “Pakistan Air...