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US regulators push for distinction between online ads, articles 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

San Francisco: With marketers creating online ads that are meant to blend in as real news stories, US regulators are trying to make...

Burundi military officer launches new force to challenge president 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

NAIROBI: A former senior Burundi military officer who quit the army this year said on Wednesday he had launched a new force to...

OIC choose Madinah as capital city of Islamic Tourism in 2017 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Niamey: The tourism ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) chose today Madinah as a capital city for the Islamic tourism in...

Eight separatists, two soldiers killed in Pakistan gun battle 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Armed Pakistani men patrol against Islamist militants on the border of the tribal district of Mohmand. AFP/File, Tariq Mahmood Quetta: A fierce gun...

Unusual winter has millennials concerned about climate change 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Melissa Fares and Angela Moon NEW YORK: Unusual weather is dominating the conversation on social media for the holidays, especially among millennials,...

Cameron’s office to probe why British Muslim family barred from U.S. 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

David Cameron LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said on Wednesday it was looking into the case of a family of 11...

U.N.’s Ban appoints new head of struggling Mali mission 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mahamat Saleh Annadif ABIDJAN: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named a new special representative in Mali where the peacekeeping mission has struggled...

UN Security Council endorses Libyan peace agreement 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday endorsed a U.N.-brokered agreement among Libya’s warring factions to form a national unity government, a...

Russia sees interests 'coincide' with Taliban on fighting IS 23 Dec 2015 - 06:57 pm

File photo Moscow: Russia is exchanging information with the Taliban and sees shared interest with the insurgents when it comes to counteracting the...

Sweden, Finland, Belgium get 48 million euros in EU aid for refugees 23 Dec 2015 - 06:54 pm

Brussels: Sweden, Finland and Belgium will receive a combined 48 million euros (52 million dollars) in emergency aid to help house and care...

French terror suspects arrested over fake baby bump 23 Dec 2015 - 06:48 pm

Representative image Paris: A French convert to Islam and her husband were under arrest on Wednesday after police discovered a fake stomach used...

Ethiopia opposition: 80 killed in protests against land plan 23 Dec 2015 - 06:46 pm

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: An Ethiopian opposition party says that government forces have killed more than 80 people in the past four weeks in...

Celebrity chefs create gourmet delights for astronauts 23 Dec 2015 - 06:41 pm

London celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal who is crafting delicacies for British astronaut Tim Peake currently on board the International Space Station Paris: Michelin-starred...

Afghan troops rushed to area under Taliban attack 23 Dec 2015 - 06:38 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan military has rushed reinforcements to a besieged southern district threatened for days with takeover by the Taliban, the country's...

Russia's air force hit 1,093 IS targets in Syria between Dec. 18-23: ministry 23 Dec 2015 - 06:33 pm

Russia's air force carried out 302 sorties in Syria between Dec. 18 and 23, hitting 1,093 Islamic State targets, Russia's Defense Ministry said...

Fresh start for Liberian chimpanzees used for medical tests 23 Dec 2015 - 06:30 pm

Jenny Desmond makes the daily voyage to the chimps with Joseph Thomas (pictured) a Liberian employed by the Center for 36 years NY...

Suspected bomb kills one at Istanbul airport, investigation launched 23 Dec 2015 - 06:26 pm

Damage to to the terminal building following the blast. Photo: Rex Features Five planes suffer damage - minister Operator Malaysia Airports says security...

Bosnia: Sarajevo schools close down because pollution 23 Dec 2015 - 06:22 pm

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Sarajevo authorities say they are closing down schools because of high pollution mixed with fog, and volunteers have begun distributing face...