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UK government has no overall plan for Brexit, leaked memo cited by BBC says 15 Nov 2016 - 10:35 am

LONDON: Britain has no overall plan for Brexit and the strategy for leaving the European Union might not be agreed for six months...

Police raid mosques, flats across Germany as government bans Islamist group 15 Nov 2016 - 10:32 am

BERLIN: German police launched dawn raids on mosques, apartments and offices in ten German states on Tuesday, and the government banned a group...

Russian Economy Minister Ulyukayev detained over bribe allegation 15 Nov 2016 - 10:25 am

MOSCOW: Russian law enforcement officials detained Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev on corruption charges linked to a $5 billion acquisition by state oil giant...

Saudis intercept missile fired from Yemen 15 Nov 2016 - 10:18 am

Riyadh: Saudi air defence forces on Tuesday intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Yemen towards the kingdom, the Riyadh-led anti-rebel coalition...

After Trump shock, Obama heads to Athens to talk democracy 15 Nov 2016 - 09:58 am

Athens: US President Barack Obama will arrive in Athens on Tuesday, the first stop on a final foreign trip that will aim to...

Climate change fuels insurgency in Afghanistan 15 Nov 2016 - 09:43 am

Kabul: After two winters without snow, Kabul residents are anxiously scouring the hills for the first flakes, wary that the depletion of this...

Global Forum to explore youth entrepreneurship opens in Riyadh today 15 Nov 2016 - 09:01 am

Riyadh: MiSK Global Forum (MGF 2016), an initiative to empower the Arab youth to become global citizens and to lead the way for...

New Zealand evacuates quake-hit town, fears of Wellington building collapse 15 Nov 2016 - 08:48 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand emergency services and defence personnel began evacuating hundreds of tourists and residents from a small South Island town amid more...

Battle with IS leaves melting pot Iraq town in ruins 14 Nov 2016 - 08:38 pm

Bashiqa, Iraq: Dilshad Salim stares in disbelief at the devastated ruins of his hometown Bashiqa in northern Iraq several days after Kurdish forces...

Islamic State ousted from Yazidi villages west of Mosul:Kurdish-Yazidi force 14 Nov 2016 - 08:32 pm

ERBIL: A mixed Kurdish and Yazidi armed force said on Monday it had dislodged Islamic State (IS) militants from five Yazidi villages west...

India’s efforts to protect children fail due lack of budget: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi 14 Nov 2016 - 08:25 pm

NEW DELHI: India’s efforts to improve the lives of its children are failing due to meagre government spending on the youth, Nobel peace...

Dutchman 'who almost broke the internet' escapes jail 14 Nov 2016 - 08:16 pm

The Hague: A Dutchman accused of launching an unprecedented 2013 cyberattack that reportedly "nearly broke the internet" escaped jail Monday even though he...

Shaves at barber’s, corpses in streets as Islamic State retreats in Mosul 14 Nov 2016 - 08:08 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: The only shop to open so far after the army fought its way into the Intisar district of eastern Mosul is...

Lack of school drives girls into armed groups in eastern Congo: charity 14 Nov 2016 - 07:06 pm

DAKAR: Girls in conflict-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are joining armed groups because they cannot afford to go to school, while former...

Post offices in Africa offer migrants cheaper way to send money home 14 Nov 2016 - 06:57 pm

DAKAR: Post offices across Africa are helping poor people in rural areas access financial services and provide a cheaper way for migrants to...

Right-wing leader Naftali Bennett: Under Trump, Israel can “reset” Middle East 14 Nov 2016 - 06:47 pm

JERUSALEM: Donald Trump’s election as the next U.S. president presents Israel with a unique opportunity to recast its Middle East policies, a far-right...

Integrate or face populist fury, London mayor warns 14 Nov 2016 - 06:34 pm

London: London mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday blamed a lack of integration between communities for fuelling the "divisive political forces" that led to...