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Several dead, about 100 injured in German train collision, say police 09 Feb 2016 - 11:29 am

Helicopters of rescue services are seen at a field near Bad Aibling in southwestern Germany, February 9, 2016. BERLIN: Several people died after...

UAE tries 'Hezbollah', 'Qaeda' cell members: media 09 Feb 2016 - 10:32 am

Abu Dhabi: Separate trials have opened in the United Arab Emirates of three men accused of links to Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement and...

Hong Kong police fire warning shots in street clash 09 Feb 2016 - 10:30 am

A man walks past debris from a night of clashes between police and protesters in Mongkok district in Hong Kong, China, 09 February...

Arab-Israeli lawmakers suspended for meeting families of killed Palestinians 09 Feb 2016 - 12:30 am

File photo: Israeli Arab lawmakers from the Joint List , from L to R, Osama Saadi, Ahmed Tibi, Ayman Odeh, Masud Ganaim and...

India introduces net neutrality rules barring Facebook’s free Internet 09 Feb 2016 - 12:13 am

A pro-net neutrality Internet activist attends a rally in the neighborhood where U.S. President Barack Obama attended a fundraiser in Los Angeles, California...

Nida Fazli, renowned Bollywood lyricist, Urdu poet dead 09 Feb 2016 - 12:01 am

Mumbai: Renowned Urdu poet and Bollywood lyricist Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli, died here on Monday after suffering a bout of breathlessness followed by...

Russian firepower helps Syrian forces edge towards Turkey border 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Internally displaced people, covered with mud, wait as they are stuck in the town of Khirbet Al-Joz, in Latakia countryside, waiting to get...

UAE plans to trim ministries, outsource most govt services: PM 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

(photo: Twitter account) DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates plans to outsource most government tasks to the private sector and cut the number of...

Hamas denies Israeli charge Gaza treated IS wounded 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

The Hamas interior ministry spokesman Iyad al-Bozom said the allegations were "aimed at inciting against the Gaza Strip and causing tension in the...

Canada to end bombing missions in Iraq and Syria 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday Canada would pull out six jets that have been bombing targets in Iraq and...

Rebels in northern Syria assailed on multiple fronts 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo Beirut: Rebels in northern Syria were under attack on multiple fronts Monday from Russian-backed regime forces, advancing Kurdish militia and Islamic...

Nigerian workers march against electricity price rise 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Abuja: Thousands of Nigerian workers took to the streets on Monday to protest against a 45-percent increase in electricity prices that they say...

Thousands of lives at risk unless WHO reforms now: UN report 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

General view of the World Health Organization WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland, February 1, 2016. REUTERS, Denis Balibouse May be last chance to...

Libya forces say conduct strikes on Islamic State in Derna, plane crashes 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Members of the Libyan pro-government forces, aim a weapon during their deployment in the Lamluda area, southwest of the city of Derna ,...

Mass deaths in Syrian jails amount to crime of “extermination”: UN 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image Detainees dying on a “massive scale”, U.N. report says. Deaths in state custody “extermination”, crime against humanity. Security Council urged to...

Race to fast-track Zika trials as 12 groups seek vaccine 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

WHO urges speedy regulatory pathways for clinical tests. EU drug regulator sets up Zika task force to expedite work. By Ben Hirschler LONDON:...

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea: USGS 09 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Sydney: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea's Bougainville Island early Tuesday, US seismologists said, with no immediate...