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Bangladeshi slum kids work over 60 hours a week to make clothes 07 Dec 2016 - 05:53 pm

NEW DELHI: One third of children living in the slums of Bangladesh’s capital spend more than 60 hours a week making clothes for...

UN rights watchdog calls on Sri Lanka to investigate torture 07 Dec 2016 - 05:43 pm

GENEVA: A U.N. rights watchdog called on Sri Lanka on Wednesday to investigate documented allegations of torture and rape of detainees by security...

About 40 people feared dead in Pakistan plane crash 07 Dec 2016 - 05:33 pm

PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A plane carying about 40 people crashed on the slope of a mountain in northern Pakistan on Wednesday, with witnesses on...

Egypt’s beekeepers under threat as economy slumps 07 Dec 2016 - 05:29 pm

SHIBIN EL KOM: Egypt’s beekeepers say their hives are under threat because of a shortage of sugar, as are the flowers and crops...

Pope warns media over “sin” of spreading fake news, smearing politicians 07 Dec 2016 - 05:24 pm

VATICAN CITY: Media that focus on scandals and spread fake news to smear politicians risk becoming like people who have a morbid fascination...

Libya’s NOC evacuated some staff, did not stop loadings after clashes near oil ports: statement 07 Dec 2016 - 05:21 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) evacuated non-essential staff from Es Sider port after reports of military clashes nearby on Wednesday but was...

Egyptian women’s rights advocate Azza Soliman detained 07 Dec 2016 - 05:14 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested prominent women’s rights advocate Azza Soliman on Wednesday, her foundation and a security source said, weeks after she was...

Athens protests teen’s death by police 8 years on 07 Dec 2016 - 04:23 pm

ATHENS: A march by anti-establishment activist groups to mark eight years since the shooting death of a teenager by police in 2008, turned...

53 civilians killed by regime shelling in Syria 07 Dec 2016 - 04:16 pm

ALEPPO, Syria: At least 53 civilians were killed Tuesday in regime attacks in the northwestern city of Aleppo, according to a civil defense...

Pakistani pop star turned cleric Junaid Jamshed feared dead in plane crash 07 Dec 2016 - 04:07 pm

A commercial aircraft carrying 47 people onboard crashed in northern Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines said. The plane went down on Wednesday on a...

Pakistani national carrier's plane crashes after takeoff 07 Dec 2016 - 03:59 pm

ISLAMABAD: A plane belonging to Pakistan's national carrier crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from the country's north with about 40 people on...

Time magazine names U.S. President-elect Trump person of the year 07 Dec 2016 - 03:41 pm

WASHINGTON: Time Magazine has named U.S. President-elect Donald Trump person of the year, the magazine said on Wednesday. "It's a great honor, it...

Three charged in Belgium over suspected IS support 07 Dec 2016 - 03:19 pm

BRUSSELS: A judge charged three men with supporting Islamic State following house searches across Belgium in which eight people were taken for questioning,...

Pakistan plane with 37 passengers 'disappears': airline spokesman 07 Dec 2016 - 03:07 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistani plane carrying 37 passengers lost contact on Wednesday on a domestic flight from the northern city of Chitral to Islamabad,...

Islamic State launches overnight attack against Iraqi troops in Mosul 07 Dec 2016 - 03:06 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: Islamic State militants launched an overnight attack against Iraqi security forces in the southeastern part of Mosul, a day after troops...