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Hundreds of South Koreans leave for North Korea for family reunions 20 Oct 2015 - 11:07 am

Seoul: Hundreds of South Korean family members left for North Korea Tuesday for their first reunions with North Korean relatives they have not...

Pakistan's bomb explosion leaves 11 people dead 20 Oct 2015 - 11:05 am

Islamabad: At least 11 people were killed and 22 others wounded after a bomb exploded in a passenger bus in Quetta city of...

Slovenia allows in thousands stranded migrants 20 Oct 2015 - 10:58 am

Ljubljana: Slovenia says it has allowed into the country most of the 5,000 people who were stranded in wet and muddy conditions on...

45 killed in Russian air strikes in Syria's Latakia: monitor 20 Oct 2015 - 10:50 am

Beirut: At least 45 people have been killed in a wave of Russian air strikes in the north of the regime stronghold of...

OIC urges opposition in Guinea to avoid unrest over elections results 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, commended the people of Guinea on their enthusiastic participation in...

Moldova seizes ex-PM's assets in $1bn corruption probe 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

CHISINAU: Prosecutors in ex-Soviet Moldova on Monday seized assets linked to former prime minister Vlad Filat, detained over a $1-billion dollar graft scandal...

Four held in Turkey over Ankara attack, bomber identified 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish prosecutors said Monday has remanded four people in custody over a deadly Ankara attack, as the identity of one of the...

Backlog of migrants swells in the Balkans, tempers fray 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

A man is lifted over a fence by Slovenian policemen as migrants attempt to cross the border near Trnovec, Croatia October 19, 2015 ...

US, Russia to sign 'understanding' on air safety over Syria: official 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: The United States and Russia are set to sign an "understanding" specifying how pilots can avoid each other over Syria as the...

Obama deepens effort to win firms' backing on climate 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama redoubled efforts to enlist titans of business in his fight against climate change Monday, getting dozens to back a...

EU countries warn of Volkswagen scandal fallout 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BRUSSELS: Several EU member states including major automaker France will urge Europe's pollution regulator to thoroughly assess the consequences of the Volkswagen emission...

Saudi urges Iran to stop 'meddling' in neighbourhood 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Monday urged Iran to stop "meddling" in the affairs of the kingdom's neighbours, warni RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's...

Migrants stream into Balkans as Germany braces for far-right rally 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BERKASOVO: Thousands of migrants defied heavy rain and tightened border controls to stream into the Balkans on Monday, as Germany braced for anger...

Merkel's embrace of Turkey draws criticism in Germany 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Noah Barkin BERLIN: , Oct 19 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew criticism on Monday for embracing Turkey to enlist its...

US plane damaged by surface-to-air fire in eastern Afghanistan 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

KABUL: A U.S. fighter aircraft came under fire while flying in eastern Afghanistan last week, a U.S. military official in the capital Kabul...

At least 10 dead in SW Pakistan bus explosion: officials 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

QUETTA: At least 10 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday when a powerful bomb exploded in a passenger bus in...

Hoard of suicide vests, Kalashnikovs found in Ankara attack probe 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish prosecutors said Monday that police had discovered suicide vests, Kalashnikovs and hand grenades during searches of homes and vehicles belonging to...