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Delhi gang-rapist freed from youth detention: police 20 Dec 2015 - 04:28 pm

New Delhi: The youngest convict in an infamous fatal gang-rape on a bus in New Delhi three years ago has been released from...

Iraq gets first beauty queen since 1972 20 Dec 2015 - 04:14 pm

Iraqi Shaymaa Qasim poses during the Miss Iraq beauty contest on December 19, 2015 in the capital Baghdad Some people out there think...

New clashes shake Yemen as peace talks draw to end 20 Dec 2015 - 04:11 pm

Armed tribesmen loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government hold a Houthi position in the northeast province of al-Jouf, Yemen. Aden: Fighting raged on Sunday...

Protesters trash downtown Geneva: Police 20 Dec 2015 - 04:00 pm

A woman walks past graffiti on a wall reading "Luxury for all" (C) and "Death to cops" (R) on December 20, 2015 in...

EU border agency warns of risks from fake passports: Report 20 Dec 2015 - 03:25 pm

Iraqi refugees Ahmad, his wife Alia and baby Adam get ready in their bedroom, shared with other refugees, at a temporary refugee center...

Nepal police kill protester in constitutional crisis clash 20 Dec 2015 - 03:13 pm

People protesting Nepal. (file photo) Kathmandu: Nepali police shot and killed a protester Sunday after fresh clashes erupted in the country's southern plains,...

Spain votes in landmark polls that could end two-party grip on politics 20 Dec 2015 - 02:09 pm

Centre-right party Ciudadanos leader and candidate for general election, Albert Rivera casts his ballot. AFP MADRID: Spanish voters went to the polls Sunday...

Burundi rejects African Union's offer of peacekeepers as 'invasion force' 20 Dec 2015 - 02:05 pm

Nairobi: Burundi's government said Sunday it would not agree to the deployment of African Union (AU) peacekeepers, warning that any such a move...

Gunmen kidnap sister of governor of Nigeria oil-rich state 20 Dec 2015 - 02:00 pm

Governor Seriake Dickson Yenagoa, Nigeria: Gunmen have kidnapped the sister of the governor of Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa state, police said on Sunday, but...

Afghan official warns Helmand province may fall to Taliban 20 Dec 2015 - 01:57 pm

U.S. Marines stand at attention during a handover ceremony, as the last U.S. Marines unit and British combat troops end their Afghan operations,...

Gas shortages persist in Pakistan despite greater availability 20 Dec 2015 - 01:29 pm

ISLAMABAD: State-owned Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) blame the CNG stations for the shortage of gas to domestic consumers in northern Pakistan. Despite...

Indonesian police foil "jihad" attacks, arrest six suspects: Media 20 Dec 2015 - 01:19 pm

File photo of Indonesian police for representation only JAKARTA: Counter-terrorism police have arrested six people suspected of planning attacks in Indonesia, seizing bomb-making...

Israel minister, victims' family praise killing of Hezbollah figure 20 Dec 2015 - 01:10 pm

File photo of Israel Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked Jerusalem: Israel's justice minister Sunday welcomed the death of Lebanese militant Samir Kantar but did...

Week-long assault captures extremist camp, claims 29 lives: Philippines 20 Dec 2015 - 01:05 pm

File photo of heavily armed Philippine soldiers in a forested area of Basilan island Zamboanga, Philippines: A week-long assault by Philippine troops ended...

Landslide at industrial park in China; 41 missing 20 Dec 2015 - 01:04 pm

A general view shows buildings covered by mud at the site of a landslide at an industrial park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China,...

Israel to revoke 230,000 Palestinians’ residency permits 20 Dec 2015 - 12:13 pm

File photo of Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli authorities are poised to strip tens of thousands of Palestinians in Occupied...

Islamabad to host next year’s Indian expo 20 Dec 2015 - 12:07 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Indian business community will hold the ‘Indian Expo’ in Islamabad, with the federal capital hosting the event in the second week...

Death toll rises to 45 in storm-hit Philippines 20 Dec 2015 - 12:06 pm

Typhoon Melor and tropical depression Onyok have battered the Philippines. CALUMPUT, Philippines: The death toll from two storms which battered the Philippines rose...