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Controversial Osaka mayor's party wins key local polls 23 Nov 2015 - 10:44 am

File photo of Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto Tokyo: Speculation of a political comeback by Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto, once touted as a potential...

As water falls short, conflict between herders and farmers sharpens 23 Nov 2015 - 10:34 am

A herder grazes his cattle in a dry maize field in Laikipia County, Kenya. Reuters By Wesley Langat KIBOYA, Kenya: It's a hot,...

Kerry in Abu Dhabi for talks on Syria peace plan 23 Nov 2015 - 10:08 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) walks with Deputy Chief of Mission Ethan Goldrich (far L), US Ambassador to the United Arab...

Mali and neighbours in mourning as siege hotel yields clues 23 Nov 2015 - 09:57 am

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (R) greets his Senegalese counterpart and ECOWAS chairman Macky Sall at Bamako airport on November 22, 2015. AFP ...

Powerful earthquake rocks Pakistan 23 Nov 2015 - 09:51 am

Islamabad: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2-magnitude on the Richter scale rocked parts of Pakistan on Sunday night, Pakistan's National Seismic Monitoring Centre said....

Modi inaugurates Torana gate, highlights India-Malaysia cultural ties 23 Nov 2015 - 09:44 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) wave after inaugurating the 'Torana Gate" on November 23, 2015. AFP ...

India, Malaysia sign cyber security, infrastructure accords 23 Nov 2015 - 09:29 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (R) Kuala Lumpur: India and Malaysia signed three agreements on cyber...

Argentina entering new era: president-elect Macri 23 Nov 2015 - 09:28 am

Buenos Aires: Argentina, in a stinging repudiation of outgoing leftist President Cristina Kirchner, elected a pro-market government president to take the helm of...

Nuclear and renewable: S.Africa's ambitious new energy mix 23 Nov 2015 - 09:19 am

Johannesburg: Heavily reliant on coal-fired electricity, South Africa is launching ambitious new projects aimed at diversifying its energy sources and avoiding the regular...

Turkish town picks up pieces after two-week lockdown 23 Nov 2015 - 09:08 am

Silvan, Turkey: Sahin Donmez surveys the damage to his house after almost two weeks of street battles between Kurdish militants and the Turkish...

'Umbrella Soldiers' take seats in Hong Kong elections 23 Nov 2015 - 09:06 am

Hong Kong: Young supporters of Hong Kong's democracy movement, known as 'Umbrella Soldiers', took seats in the city's first vote since mass street...

Arrests in Brussels raids but Paris suspect still on run 23 Nov 2015 - 08:50 am

Brussels: Belgian police arrested 16 people in a wave of anti-terrorism raids but key Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam slipped the net, with...

At least 12 on Australian terror watchlist 23 Nov 2015 - 08:43 am

Australia's Parliament House Sydney: Australian officials Monday said they were aware of 12 people within the community who they believe could commit an...

Up to 16 people hospitalized after New Orleans shooting: Media 23 Nov 2015 - 07:01 am

Paramedics with New Orleans EMS remove a man from the scene following a shooting in New Orleans. AP NEW ORLEANS: Up to 16...

Argentina’s opposition takes on mighty Peronists in run-off vote 23 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Mauricio Macri, presidential candidate of Cambiemos (Let's Change) arrives at a polling station before casting his vote in Argentina's presidential election in Buenos...

Republican lawmaker says intelligence on Islamic State too optimistic 23 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Devin Nunes By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON: The Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Sunday he was concerned that...

Nearly 2 million children in Sudan malnourished: UNICEF 22 Nov 2015 - 06:27 pm

UNICEF's representative to Sudan, Geert Cappelaere, speaks in the capital Khartoum. Khartoum: Some two million Sudanese children under five suffer from malnutrition every...