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Three-year-old migrant child’s body on Turkish beach shocks Europe 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

A young migrant, who drowned in a failed attempt to sail to the Greek island of Kos, lies on the shore in the...

Obama secures Iran victory 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech on the nuclear agreement with Iran, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, yesterday. WASHINGTON: US President Barack...

28 die in bombing of Yemen Shiite mosque claimed by IS 02 Sep 2015 - 10:00 pm

The file picture shows wreckage of a car seen at the site of a car bomb attack in the capital Sanaa on June...

Bad weather halts operations at three Kuwait ports 02 Sep 2015 - 08:00 pm

KUWAIT: Bad weather halted operations at Kuwait's Shuweikh, Shuaiba and Doha ports on Wednesday, state news agency KUNA said, quoting the country's port...

Rebekah Brooks returns as News Corp UK chief 02 Sep 2015 - 06:53 pm

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks leaves the Old Bailey courthouse in London in this photo dated November 1, 2013. LONDON: British...

Eight dead in Paris apartment block fire 02 Sep 2015 - 06:27 pm

The blaze is believed to have started on the ground floor before quickly spreading into the stairwell and then upper floors (AFP) PARIS:...

Twelve Syrians drown heading from Turkey to Greek island 02 Sep 2015 - 03:54 pm

ISTANBUL: At least 12 people believed to be Syrian refugees drowned as two boats sank after leaving southwest Turkey for the Greek island...

World on track for warming 'far above' 2C target: analysts 02 Sep 2015 - 02:46 pm

BONN: Inadequate national targets for curbing climate-altering greenhouse gases meant emissions would be "far above" the level required to stave off disastrous global...

Rajapakse vanity airport now a warehouse 02 Sep 2015 - 01:53 pm

President Mahinda Rajapaksa at arrival to declare open Mattala Rajapaksa International airport, Mar 18, 2013 Colombo: Part of a vanity airport built by...

Hyderabad student dies in school clash 02 Sep 2015 - 01:25 pm

Representative image only HYDERABAD: A class 10 student died after a clash with his classmate at a private school in Hyderabad, police said....

US cop put on trial for slamming down Indian grandfather 02 Sep 2015 - 01:16 pm

By Arun Kumar Washington: The trial of a former Alabama police officer who slammed down an Indian grandfather walking in his son's neighbourhood...

Xi urges resumption of N-Korea nuke talks 02 Sep 2015 - 01:03 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with South Korean President Park Geun-hye at The Great Hall Of The People on September 2,...

3 Pak cops killed in raid against Taliban 02 Sep 2015 - 12:42 pm

A Pakistani policeman who was injured in an ambush with suspected militants, receives medical treatment at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, 02...

Kerala mulls setting up private universities 02 Sep 2015 - 12:38 pm

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday that the government will discuss whether it should set up private universities in Kerala. "Kerala...

BJP, RSS leaders meet in Delhi 02 Sep 2015 - 12:33 pm

NEW DELHI: A three-day coordination meeting of BJP and RSS leaders began here on Wednesday. BJP president Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh,...

Malaysian PM urged to come clean 02 Sep 2015 - 12:27 pm

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: A global anti-corruption conference opened in Malaysia on Wednesday with a demand for the country's Prime Minister Najib Razak to come...

Spanish jobless claims rise for first time in 7 months 02 Sep 2015 - 12:21 pm

MADRID: Spain registered in August its first a increase in jobless claims in seven months, data showed Wednesday, but with elections just months...

Guatemalan Congress strips president's immunity 02 Sep 2015 - 12:04 pm

GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemala's Congress voted Tuesday to strip embattled President Otto Perez of his immunity, clearing the way for him to be prosecuted...