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Turkish hackers block Russian minister’s social network account 03 Jan 2016 - 06:12 pm

Nikolai Nikiforov MOSCOW: A social network account of Russia’s communications minister was temporarily blocked on Sunday in a cyberattack carried out by hackers...

Protesters clash with Bahrain police: witnesses 03 Jan 2016 - 06:02 pm

Dubai: Police in the Gulf state of Bahrain clashed on Sunday with Shiite protesters a day after neighbouring Saudi Arabia executed a Shiite...

US, allies conduct 26 strikes against Islamic State: US military 03 Jan 2016 - 05:59 pm

Smoke rises during an air strike in Ramadi city, December 26, 2015. Reuters/Stringer WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies conducted 26 strikes...

Hong Kong bookseller’s disappearance sparks protests at Beijing office 03 Jan 2016 - 05:25 pm

Representative image HONG KONG: Hong Kong opposition lawmakers protested on Sunday outside Beijing’s representative office in the Chinese-ruled city over the disappearance of...

Sri Lanka president pledges land for 100,000 war victims 03 Jan 2016 - 05:25 pm

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena during an interview with AFP in Colombo on January 3, 2016. AFP /Lakruwan Wanniarachchi Colombo: Up to 100,000...

IS militians kill 12 in raid on Iraq police trainees 03 Jan 2016 - 05:18 pm

Tikrit, Iraq: Suicide attackers from the Islamic State group killed at least 12 Iraqi forces Sunday in a brazen attack on police training...

Germany should limit migrants to 200,000 annually: Bavaria premier 03 Jan 2016 - 04:12 pm

A file photo of an immigration officer stamping the papers of refugees from Eritrea and Ethiopia upon their arrival at Kassel Airport in...

Drowned toddler becomes first 2016 migrant casualty in the Aegean 03 Jan 2016 - 03:54 pm

A file photo of life vests left by migrants and refugees after arriving on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos after...

UAE Foreign Ministry summons Iranian Ambassador 03 Jan 2016 - 03:54 pm

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oon Sunday summoned Iran's Ambassador to the UAE Mohammad Reza Fayyad. The official WAM news...

Italy in shock over spate of childbirth deaths 03 Jan 2016 - 03:44 pm

Tourists and citizens with umbrellas take shelter from the rain in front of the Milan Cathedral at the Piazza del Duomo in Milan,...

Cybercrimes bill unlikely to pass Pakistan Senate test 03 Jan 2016 - 03:19 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government’s proposed cybercrime legislation has met a stumbling block in the opposition-dominated upper house of parliament. Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani (pictured)...

Arab-Kurd fighters kill 16 IS jihadists near Syria 'capital' 03 Jan 2016 - 03:10 pm

Beirut: Arab and Kurdish forces have killed at least 16 fighters from the Islamic State group during fierce clashes north of the jihadists'...

GCC condemns attack on Saudi Embassy in Iran 03 Jan 2016 - 02:55 pm

Riyadh: The Secretary-General of the GCC Dr Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani condemned Saturday the attacks against the Saudi embassy and consulate...

Turkish parliament to consider lifting Kurdish leaders' immunity: report 03 Jan 2016 - 02:44 pm

Istanbul: Turkey's parliament will set up a committee to consider lifting the immunity of two leaders of the main Kurdish party so they...

Helicopter crash kills three Afghan air crew 03 Jan 2016 - 02:22 pm

KABUL: An Afghan Mi-17 military helicopter crashed on Sunday after a technical failure during a training exercise, killing three air crew and wounding...

Israel charges two over arson attack that killed Palestinian family 03 Jan 2016 - 02:21 pm

A Palestinian man inspects a house that was badly damaged from a suspected attack by Jewish extremists on two houses at Kafr Duma...

Anti-China protesters return from Philippine-held island 03 Jan 2016 - 01:47 pm

The Spratlys are considered a potential Asian flashpoint and claimant nations including the Philippines have expressed alarm as China has embarked on massive...