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Brazil's 'new middle class' struggles as economy plunges 12 Oct 2015 - 06:56 pm

By Asher Levine SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil: Until recently, Lucinelia de Jesus Souza's future seemed bright, running a small coffee shop that...

Algeria closes private TV channel over Islamist's comments 12 Oct 2015 - 06:35 pm

Algeria on Monday ordered the closure of a private television station after it broadcast an interview with an Islamist figure accused of "subversive"...

King rejects questioning of Saudi role as Haj organiser 12 Oct 2015 - 06:26 pm

RIYADH: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Monday rejected any suggestions that Saudi Arabia should...

Turkey PM says IS prime suspect in deadliest attack 12 Oct 2015 - 06:06 pm

Ankara: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday said the Islamic State (IS) extremist group was the prime suspect in the double suicide...

NATO chief sees 'growing support' for Montenegro membership bid 12 Oct 2015 - 05:55 pm

Oslo: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said he was encouraged by recent reforms in Montenegro and saw "growing support" for inviting...

Orhan Pamuk blames Erdogan for bringing Turkey to brink 12 Oct 2015 - 05:43 pm

ROME: Turkey's leading writer has warned the country could collapse into sectarian conflict and blamed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the climate of...

Special Story: Americans pay three times more for drugs 12 Oct 2015 - 05:25 pm

By Ben Hirschler LONDON: U.S. prices for the world's 20 top-selling medicines are, on average, three times higher than in Britain, according to...

Israel 'wants third intifida': Palestinian foreign minister 12 Oct 2015 - 05:12 pm

Vienna: Palestinian foreign minister Riad al-Malki on Monday accused Israel of seeking to spark "a third intifada", as violence again flared in Jerusalem,...

Saudis: Russian actions in Syria will have dangerous consequences 12 Oct 2015 - 05:02 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin (3rd R) and Saudi Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman (4th L) pose for a picture during their meeting in...

Ukraine bans flights by all Russian airlines from Oct 25 12 Oct 2015 - 04:58 pm

Kiev: Kiev said Monday it was banning all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine from October 25 in a tit-for-tat response to Moscow's...

German conservatives agree on "transit zones" for refugees 12 Oct 2015 - 04:48 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and her Bavarian allies have agreed on a plan to set up "transit zones" at the border...

Libya rival forces reject UN-proposed government deal 12 Oct 2015 - 04:33 pm

The UN draft stipulates the formation of a national unity government and would create a new legislative dominated by the Tripoli-based leadership TRIPOLI: ...

US-British consumption expert Angus Deaton wins Nobel Economics Prize 12 Oct 2015 - 04:17 pm

STOCKHOLM: Angus Deaton of Britain and the United States won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for his work on consumption, poverty and...

Saudi state claws back unspent money as finances tighten 12 Oct 2015 - 04:00 pm

By Marwa Rashad and Reem Shamseddine RIYADH/KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia's finance ministry, seeking to cut waste as state revenues shrink because of low oil...

Rare new picture surfaces of Taliban founder Mullah Omar 12 Oct 2015 - 03:13 pm

This handout photograph taken in 1978 and obtained from the Afghan Taliban on October 12, 2015 shows the late Afghan Taliban leader Mullah...

Noted poet Rajesh Joshi returns Akademi award 12 Oct 2015 - 02:55 pm

BHOPAL: Noted Hindi poet Rajesh Joshi here on Monday announced he had returned his Sahitya Akademi award in protest against the attacks on...

Alleged Shiv Sainiks smear ink on Kasuri book-launch organiser 12 Oct 2015 - 02:36 pm

Indian activist Sudheendra Kulkarni (L), whose face was blackened by ink in an alleged attack, looks on as former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid...