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Catalan separatists set key parliament session for Thursday 23 Oct 2017 - 02:14 pm

Barcelona: Catalonia's parliament will hold a plenary session on Thursday to decide its response to the central government's move to dismiss the region's...

Kurds issue arrest warrants for 11 Iraqis as tensions brew 23 Oct 2017 - 01:47 pm

Arbil, Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Monday they had issued arrest warrants for 11 Iraqis including leaders in a powerful paramilitary group, in...

Twelve big cities to buy zero emissions buses, extend green areas 23 Oct 2017 - 01:29 pm

OSLO: Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and...

Cyprus struggles to manage waste as tourist numbers soar 23 Oct 2017 - 01:14 pm

Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Oct 23, 2017 (AFP) - Tourists on a crowded, sun-drenched beach in the Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa tossed drinks...

New London pollution tax comes into force 23 Oct 2017 - 12:04 pm

London: Drivers of the most polluting vehicles will face an extra daily charge for driving into central London on weekdays from Monday in...

Beijing garment industry resists Congress lockdown 23 Oct 2017 - 11:58 am

Beijing: As China's Communist Party congress got under way, nervous garment factory owners were on high alert, running lookouts to evade inspectors as...

IS 'executed' 116 in Syria town revenge campaign: monitor 23 Oct 2017 - 11:56 am

Beirut: The Islamic State group killed 116 people it suspected of collaborating with the Syrian regime in Al-Qaryatain this month before losing the...

Dozens killed, injured in suicide bombings in Northeastern Nigeria 23 Oct 2017 - 10:32 am

Abuja: At least 13 people have been killed and 16 injured in suicide bombings in Maiduguri, the capital of northeastern state of Borno....

Typhoon leaves five dead after lashing Japan on election day 23 Oct 2017 - 10:28 am

Tokyo: A powerful typhoon left five dead, one missing and scores injured in Japan Monday, moving northward off the Pacific coast after millions...

Corsica wildfire ravages 2,000 hectares of forest 23 Oct 2017 - 10:25 am

Calvi, France: A wildfire tearing through the French island of Corsica has destroyed 2,000 hectares (nearly 5,000 acres) of forest, but no longer...

Cambodian PM says main opposition party will be dissolved 23 Oct 2017 - 10:01 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday it was "a fact" that the main opposition party would be dissolved as...

Argentina's Macri wins crucial mid-term poll 23 Oct 2017 - 08:38 am

Buenos Aires, Argentina's President Mauricio Macri's center-right coalition swept crucial mid-term elections Sunday and emerged with a strengthened hand to carry through pro-market...

Trump tells Paris, Berlin to 'keep making money' via trade with Tehran 23 Oct 2017 - 08:25 am

Washington, US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday he does not object to France and Germany continuing trade with Iran,...

Egypt court sentences 11 people to death for 'terrorism' 22 Oct 2017 - 07:18 pm

Cairo: An Egyptian court sentenced 11 people to death Sunday on accusations they joined a "terrorist organisation" and attempted to kill two police...

Palestinian prisoners suffer from eye problems in Israeli prisons 22 Oct 2017 - 07:04 pm

Ramallah: The director of the Palestinian Prisoners' Center for Studies, Raafat Hamdouna, today called for human rights and international pressure groups to pressure...

Israel to demolish homes in Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood 22 Oct 2017 - 06:16 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli occupation forces today stormed the town of Silwan backed by a police escort, south of the Al Aqsa Mosque, amid...

WHO chief reverses Mugabe ambassador appointment 22 Oct 2017 - 06:04 pm

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday reversed his decision to name Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador,...