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France relocates remaining 'Jungle' camp children 02 Nov 2016 - 12:54 pm

Calais, France: French authorities on Wednesday started moving out the remaining 1,500 unaccompanied children living next to the razed "Jungle" migrant camp in...

Rahul Gandhi detained while trying to meet ex-soldier's kin 02 Nov 2016 - 12:43 pm

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was on Wednesday detained by Delhi Police while trying to meet the family of a retired...

Free Syrian Army denies killing civilians in Aleppo 02 Nov 2016 - 12:32 pm

ANKARA: The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has denied allegations its fighters killed civilians during an ongoing operation to break the Bashar al-Assad regime’s...

Chinese coal mine blast kills 33 - Xinhua 02 Nov 2016 - 12:09 pm

BEIJING: An explosion at a coal mine in China has killed 33 people, media reported on Wednesday after rescuers recovered the bodies of...

Trapped in a house with Islamic State fighters 02 Nov 2016 - 11:53 am

KIRKUK, Iraq: She sent just one text to her mother: "I am trapped in a house with Islamic State fighters. Do not call...

Starbucks rolls out 'unity' cup ahead of Election Day 02 Nov 2016 - 11:47 am

SEATTLE: One week before Election Day, Starbucks has unveiled a new cup in the U.S. that it says is meant to be "a...

Russia declares 10-hour Aleppo 'humanitarian pause' on Friday 02 Nov 2016 - 11:26 am

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 10-hour truce on Friday in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo, the Russian defence ministry said. ...

National Geographic 'Afghan girl' denied bail in Pakistan 02 Nov 2016 - 11:21 am

Peshawar, Pakistan: A Pakistani court refused bail Wednesday to an Afghan woman immortalised on a National Geographic cover after she was arrested in...

Opposition leads protest against Zuma in South Africa's capital 02 Nov 2016 - 11:19 am

PRETORIA: South African opposition parties, civic groups, unions and businesses marched in the capital Pretoria on Wednesday in a protest against President Jacob...

Russia extends moratorium on Aleppo air strikes 02 Nov 2016 - 10:55 am

MOSCOW: Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it would extend a moratorium on air strikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo until 1900...

Turkish military hits 80 Islamic State targets in Syria 02 Nov 2016 - 10:52 am

ANKARA: The Turkish Armed Forces hit 80 Islamic State targets in northern Syria as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, the army said Wednesday....

Aid workers brace for 'worst' as Mosul battle intensifies 02 Nov 2016 - 10:19 am

Baghdad: Aid workers are bracing for a long-feared exodus of civilians from jihadist-held Mosul after Iraqi forces said they had entered the city,...

More than 100 Islamic State militants killed in Mosul 02 Nov 2016 - 10:09 am

MOSUL, Iraq: More than 100 Islamic State militants were killed in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the war media network of Iraq's...

'No hope' of fair election in Gambia: Human Rights Watch 02 Nov 2016 - 10:08 am

Dakar: Intimidation of opposition parties, media repression and politicised security forces have "all but extinguished" the chance of a free and fair election...

Boat sinks off Indonesia's Batam, killing at least 18 02 Nov 2016 - 10:04 am

JAKARTA: A boat carrying 96 people from Malaysia to Indonesia sank on Wednesday, killing at least 18, Indonesian police said. The boat, from...

South Korea names new PM, finance minister amid scandal, angering opposition 02 Nov 2016 - 09:56 am

SEOUL: South Korea's presidential office on Wednesday named a new prime minister and finance minister, the highest-level shake-up since President Park Geun-hye's administration...