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Radio reporter shot dead in latest Philippines media murder 02 Nov 2015 - 09:05 am

Manila: A Philippine radio reporter has been shot dead, police and colleagues said Monday, in the latest attack in a country known for...

Plane carrying remains of Egypt crash victims lands in St Petersburg 02 Nov 2015 - 09:01 am

People light candles in Simferopol on November 1, 2015 in memory of the victims of a jetliner crash. AFP Saint Petersburg: A plane...

Gang wars erupt over abandoned mines in South Africa 02 Nov 2015 - 08:54 am

An illegal miner sifts through disused rocks while working in an abandoned gold mine in Springs, South Africa AFP Springs, South Africa: With...

Voters backed 'unity and integrity' of Turkey in election: Erdogan 02 Nov 2015 - 08:46 am

Ankara: Turks voted for "unity and integrity" in Sunday's election, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after his Justice and Development Party (AKP) regained...

Erdogan's AKP regains majority in stunning election comeback 02 Nov 2015 - 08:39 am

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (C) greets supporters of Justice and Development Party (AKP), during his speech after hearing the results of general...

Turkey set to return to single-party rule in boost for Erdogan 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

People wave flags and hold a portrait of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan outside the AK Party headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey November 1, 201...

UN expresses concern over effects of hurricane Chapala on Yemen 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) expressed concern at the damage expected to be caused by the arrival of Hurricane Chapala...

Newcomer Ciudadanos runs close second in Spanish opinion poll 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

MADRID: Spanish newcomer party Ciudadanos would come a close second to the ruling People's Party, and would probably be the main kingmaker, if...

Bureaucrat whose blunder brought Berlin Wall down dead at 86 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Former East German bureaucrat Guenter Schabowski, who died Sunday aged 86, went down in history for a slip of the tongue in...

Russian jet broke up in mid air but too early draw conclusions, official says 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Lin Noueihed, Ahmed Aboulenein and Alexander Winning CAIRO/MOSCOW: A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an...

Box Office: 'Our Brand is Crisis,' 'Burnt,' 'Scouts Guide' All Bomb 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Pictures shows, Ann Dowd, from left, as Nell, Sandra Bullock as Jane and Reynaldo Pacheco as Eddie, in Warner Bros. Pictures and Participant...

Arrest of Ukraine oligarch's ally politically motivated: lawyer 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Hennadiy Korban KIEV: The arrest in Ukraine of a close associate of the influential business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky on suspicion of embezzlement is...

Israeli Forces arrest 24 Palestinians in West Bank 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces Sunday arrested 24 Palestinians including minors in various West Bank cities, especially Hebron, according to Palestinian sources....

Rabin killer Yigal Amir, behind bars for 20 years, still has no slightest regret 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Yigal Amir Jerusalem: Yigal Amir may have been behind bars for 20 years, serving life for the murder of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak...

At least 12 killed as Shebab attack Somalia hotel 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

File picture Mogadishu: At least 12 people were killed in the Somali capital on Sunday after Shebab gunmen used a vehicle packed with...

Islamic State takes Syrian town as fighting looks set to intensify 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Women walk past damaged buildings along a street in the old city of Homs June 3, 2015. Reuters/Omar Sanadiki By John Davison and...

Merkel's conservatives align refugee policy but coalition still at odds 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Paul Carrel BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed on Sunday to fully resolve differences within her ruling coalition over how to deal...

Joy and anguish greet AKP win in Turkey vote 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) was celebrating "victory day" on Sunday but many greeted the surprise result with dismay -- and...