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Seventeen migrants killed when boat sinks off Turkish coast –Anadolu 27 Sep 2015 - 01:00 pm

ISTANBUL: Seventeen migrants drowned when their boat sank on Sunday off the Turkish coast while headed for the Greek island of Kos, the...

Saudi general dies of wounds in Yemen conflict 27 Sep 2015 - 12:55 pm

DUBAI: A Saudi brigadier general has died in hospital of wounds incurred on the border with Yemen, the armed forces said. Ibrahim Omar...

At least 20 dead in Central Africa clashes 27 Sep 2015 - 12:51 pm

Representational image BANGUI, Central African Republic: More than 20 people have been killed and around 100 injured in clashes in the capital of...

Somalia parliament speaker drops impeachment motion against president 27 Sep 2015 - 11:55 am

MOGADISHU: Somalia's parliamentary speaker has withdrawn an impeachment motion brought against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud - the latest crisis to threaten the country's...

Malaysia again shuts schools as Indonesian smoke thickens 27 Sep 2015 - 11:45 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Thick white smoke from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming enveloped Malaysia's capital and other areas Sunday, triggering school closures for the following day...

'IS fighters' attack Afghan police posts: officials 27 Sep 2015 - 11:41 am

JALALABAD: Self-proclaimed fighters from the Islamic State group have for the first time launched coordinated attacks on police checkpoints in an eastern Afghan...

Under Corbyn, funding for Britain's opposition in question 27 Sep 2015 - 11:28 am

By Elizabeth Piper HULL: Multi-millionaire businessman Assem Allam fled Cairo for England 46 years ago after being arrested several times because he would...

France carries out first air strikes on IS in Syria 27 Sep 2015 - 11:27 am

PARIS: France said Sunday it had carried out its first air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria following nearly three weeks...

Nepal imposes vehicle curbs due to fuel shortage fears 27 Sep 2015 - 11:23 am

Nepalese and Indian trucks park near the Nepal-India border at Birgunj some 90km south of Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Nepal on Sunday imposed nationwide restrictions...

Clashes rock Jerusalem mosque compound on Eid 27 Sep 2015 - 11:12 am

JERUSALEM: Clashes broke out between masked Palestinians and Israeli security forces at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, the last day of...

Radical left set to decide Catalan vote 27 Sep 2015 - 09:40 am

Women walk past a mannequin dressed up in “Esteladas” (pro-independence Catalan flags) on the eve of the Catalan regional election, in Barcelona, yesterday. ...

Record migrant arrivals in Croatia 27 Sep 2015 - 09:38 am

Migrants who crossed the Croatian-Hungarian border wait to board a train at the railway station in Zakany, 230km southwest of Budapest, Hungary. Zagreb:...

Delhi’s speed date with literature 27 Sep 2015 - 09:36 am

Long Night of Literature at Cervantes, New Delhi. New Delhi: It was Delhi’s speed date with European literature as nine authors came together...

Nepal mulls fuel rationing 27 Sep 2015 - 09:33 am

Nepal’s former Maoist premier Baburam Bhattarai announced his resignation yesterday. KATHMANDU: Nepal is considering rationing oil and fuel, a Nepal Oil Corp spokesman...

Singapore starts legal action on Indonesia firms over haze 27 Sep 2015 - 09:32 am

A firefighter from the local disaster management agency tries to extinguish a peat land fire in a palm oil plantation in Pelalawan, Riau...

Narendra Modi courts Silicon Valley execs at dinner 27 Sep 2015 - 09:21 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed more than 350 business leaders on Saturday evening as he continued his U.S. West Coast...

At least ten killed, 38 wounded in C.Africa violence 26 Sep 2015 - 09:15 pm

(File photo: Reuters) BANGUI: Ten people were killed and 38 wounded on Saturday in an outbreak of violence sparked by the death of...

Rocket fired from Syria hits Israeli-held Golan 26 Sep 2015 - 08:50 pm

JERUSALEM: A rocket fired from Syria crashed into the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights Saturday night, without causing any casualties, the military...