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Kitty smuggler lets cat out of the bag in New Zealand 22 Dec 2016 - 08:24 am

Wellington: A cat-crazy Canadian woman who tried to smuggle her pet into New Zealand in a handbag was immediately sent home after being...

Manhunt for Berlin suspect intensifies as anger grows 22 Dec 2016 - 08:16 am

Berlin: German authorities were under fire Thursday after it emerged that the prime suspect in Berlin's deadly truck attack, a rejected Tunisian asylum...

Gambia’s Jammeh defies African leaders, says he will not step down 21 Dec 2016 - 08:09 pm

BANJUL: Gambian President Yahya Jammeh vowed to stay in power when his mandate ends in January, defying calls from West African leaders to...

Rewind: In Kerala, the year belonged to CM Pinarayi Vijayan 21 Dec 2016 - 07:29 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: In Kerala, the year 2016 belonged to 71-year-old Pinarayi Vijayan who breasted the tape ahead of popular party colleague and arch rival...

Palestinian family to keep Jerusalem home, for now 21 Dec 2016 - 03:48 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel’s High Court has allowed a Palestinian family to live temporarily in their East Jerusalem home before it is handed over to...

Hezbollah using U.S. weaponry in Syria: Senior Israeli military officer 21 Dec 2016 - 03:39 pm

TEL AVIV: Israel has informed the United States that Lebanese Hezbollah fighters in Syria are using U.S. armoured personnel carriers originally supplied to...

Syria: Seven-year-old Bana al-Abed meets Erdogan at Ankara palace 21 Dec 2016 - 03:09 pm

Ankara: Seven-year-old Bana al-Abed, whose Twitter account gave a tragic description of the bombing of Aleppo in Syria, on Wednesday met Turkish President...

Car bomb explosion kills eight in Mosul 21 Dec 2016 - 02:44 pm

Baghdad: A car bomb explosion in the East of Iraqi city Mosul led to the killing of eight civilians and injuries to 13...

Jordan arrests man suspected of funding Karak attack 21 Dec 2016 - 02:36 pm

Amman: Jordanian security forces have arrested a man suspected of funding an attack by the Islamic State group that killed 10 people including...

Syrian refugee mother's only wish is to see her family 21 Dec 2016 - 01:59 pm

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey: As the evacuation of civilians from the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo continues, one 65-year-old refugee mother's only wish is to...

IS 'indiscriminately' attacks civilians in Mosul: HRW 21 Dec 2016 - 01:25 pm

Baghdad: The Islamic State group is "indiscriminately" attacking civilians who refused to retreat along with the jihadists in the Iraqi city of Mosul,...

Dalai Lama will not visit Mongolia again: govts 21 Dec 2016 - 01:19 pm

Beijing: China said Wednesday it hoped Mongolia could "draw lessons" from the fallout over hosting the Dalai Lama after the Mongolian foreign minister...

British police to close some roads around Buckingham Palace after Berlin attack 21 Dec 2016 - 01:04 pm

LONDON: British police said they would temporarily close roads around Queen Elizabeth's London residence Buckingham Palace during a military ceremony on Wednesday, bringing...

Pakistan: Court upholds FETO-linked teachers' expulsion 21 Dec 2016 - 01:00 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: In a victory for Pakistan’s efforts to expel elements linked to the defeated July 15 coup in its ally Turkey, a...

Occupation forces arrest 14 Palestinians in West Bank 21 Dec 2016 - 12:54 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces arrested 14 Palestinian from different areas of the West Bank Wednesday. A Palestinian security source said that the occupation...

Nigerian soldiers beg for food, water in video leak 21 Dec 2016 - 12:43 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: A video showing dozens of Nigerian soldiers complaining about lack of food and water at their camp has surfaced on social...

China welcomes Sao Tome's split with Taiwan 21 Dec 2016 - 12:37 pm

Beijing: China on Wednesday welcomed Sao Tome and Principe's decision to sever ties with Taiwan, a move that comes after President-elect Donald Trump...