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Dhow of Fath al Khier 2 Sails to Muscat from India 01 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Completing the historical voyage of Fath al Khier2 to India, the dhow sailed on Saturday from Mumbai port heading to the Sultanate...

More than 100 migrants found in Bulgarian refrigerated truck 01 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

A refrigerated truck is towed and escorted by police along a highway near Neusiedl am See, Austria, on 27 August 2015 (AFP) Sofia:...

At least two killed in C.Africa violence ahead of polls 01 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Officers from the UN mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) patrol a market in Bangui on September 14, 2015 Bangui, Central African...

Israel soldiers clash with Palestinians at Hebron funerals 01 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Palestinians wave flags as they carry the bodies of five Palestinians who were killed by Israeli security forces following attempted stabbing attacks, during...

President Aliyev's party seen easily winning election in Azerbaijan 01 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Nailia Bagirova BAKU: President Ilham Aliyev's ruling party is poised to sweep the board in a parliamentary election in Azerbaijan on Sunday,...

Faulty eye product costs 13 Spaniards their sight: officials 31 Oct 2015 - 06:32 pm

Madrid: A faulty substance used in eye operations has cost 13 Spaniards their sight in one eye and left 28 other patients also...

Storms, possible tornadoes lash Texas; 2 still missing 31 Oct 2015 - 06:24 pm

Residents of the Onion Creek neighborhood were evacuated in the morning October 30, 2015 in Austin, Texas. AFP AUSTIN, Texas: Another round of...

Survivors: Singer at nightclub did not realize fire danger 31 Oct 2015 - 05:57 pm

Vlad Telea and Alex Pascu of the Romanian metal band 'Goodbye to Gravity' perform before a fire broke out inside a nightclub on...

The Latest on Texas storms: 2 hurt in possible tornado 31 Oct 2015 - 05:52 pm

A swollen Guadalupe River sweeps past a debris covered bridge, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in Gruene, Texas. Storms on Friday socked an already...

The A321: Airbus family giant felled in Egypt crash 31 Oct 2015 - 05:51 pm

A picture taken on August 8, 2014 in Russia, shows a Russian Airbus 321 of Kogalymavia (Metrojet) plane hull No EI-ETJ. Paris: The...

Shock, denial at Russia airport after plane crashes in Egypt 31 Oct 2015 - 05:47 pm

Women react as they walk at Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, October 31, 2015. Saint Petersburg: Irina Semyonova said her friend Natasha...

United Nations says two contractors detained in Yemen 31 Oct 2015 - 05:37 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said on Saturday two contractors with the world body had been detained in Yemen, but gave no further...

Peru's Garcia promises 6 pct growth if elected to third term 31 Oct 2015 - 05:27 pm

By Mitra Taj and Marco Aquino LIMA: Peru's former president Alan Garcia kicked off his campaign for a third term with a promise...

7 jailed for a decade over Nigeria fuel theft 31 Oct 2015 - 05:07 pm

Lagos: Seven men have been jailed for 10 years in Nigeria after being arrested with nearly 1,500 tonnes of contraband petrol, the Economic...

France's Mont-Saint-Michel recovers its island status 31 Oct 2015 - 05:01 pm

French President Francois Hollande claps as he innaugurates the Couesnon Dam constructed in the bay of the Mont Saint-Michel, in Normandy, northwestern France,...

Vice president of Congo elections commission resigns 31 Oct 2015 - 04:31 pm

The vice president of Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission resigned on Saturday, a source at the presidency said, throwing the country's troubled...

Catalonia cannot claim right to self-determination: UN chief 31 Oct 2015 - 03:17 pm

Madrid: The United Nations does not view Spain's separatist-ruled Catalonia region as having the right to self-determination, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in...

Small blasts hit Zanzibar after poll anulled 31 Oct 2015 - 02:58 pm

Soldiers from Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF) secure the site of a controlled detonation of a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on October...