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Afghan Taliban bomber kills six US troops as violence rises 22 Dec 2015 - 08:46 am

Kabul: A motorcycle-riding Taliban suicide bomber killed six US soldiers near Kabul Monday, in a brazen attack as the resurgent militant group battled...

Suspect in Vegas car-ramming to face murder charge 22 Dec 2015 - 08:45 am

Las Vegas: A 24-year-old woman who repeatedly rammed her car into pedestrians on the packed Las Vegas Strip, killing one person and injuring...

Fake medicine worth $7 million seized across Asia: Interpol 22 Dec 2015 - 08:43 am

Lyon: Interpol seized counterfeit drugs worth $7 million in September in an operation encompassing 13 Asian countries, the international police organisation said Monday....

Australia approves coal port expansion near Barrier Reef 22 Dec 2015 - 08:42 am

Sydney: Australia on Tuesday approved a controversial port expansion to support mining projects and the dredging of 1.1 million cubic metres (2.4 million...

Fire rips through Portuguese language museum in Brazil 22 Dec 2015 - 12:22 am

Sao Paulo: A large fire tore through the Museum of the Portuguese Language in Sao Paulo Monday, partly destroying the historic building but...

Global migration chief “disturbed” at dangers of xenophobia 22 Dec 2015 - 12:18 am

William Lacy Swing By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK: The anti-migrant sentiment taking hold in a slew of nations facing an influx of refugees...

Fearing pollution, Chinese families build “bubbles” at home 22 Dec 2015 - 12:04 am

By Alexandra Harney SHANGHAI: Liu Nanfeng has five air purifiers, two air quality monitors and a water purification system in his Beijing apartment....

Polish professor jailed over plot to blow up parliament 22 Dec 2015 - 12:01 am

Warsaw: A Polish court on Monday sentenced a former chemistry professor to 13 years in prison over a plot to blow up parliament...

Kurdish militants kill two Turkish soldiers, wound six in bomb attack: sources 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Armed militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) stand behind a barricade during clashes with Turkish forces in the Bismil district of Diyarbakir...

French ex-president Chirac to leave hospital this week 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: Former French president Jacques Chirac who has been undergoing a medical check-up will leave hospital this week and spend Christmas with his...

Argentina-Venezuela showdown over 'political prisoners' 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mauricio Macri Asuncion: Argentina's conservative new President Mauricio Macri urged Venezuela Monday to free all "political prisoners," drawing a caustic reply from his...

Massachusetts man charged with fraud in ‘Kung Fu Panda’ case 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

BOSTON: A Massachusetts man who sued DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc claiming he had invented the title character in the 2008 film “Kung Fu...

Forget “Fairtrade”, just give cash to poorest, says philosopher 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Will MacAskill By Joseph D’Urso LONDON: Well-meaning ethical consumerism campaigns, such as boycotting sweatshop clothes and buying “Fairtrade” goods, can be misguided and...

Sudanese President meets Kenyan Foreign Minister 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Omar al-Bashir Khartoum: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir met today with Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amina Jibril, who is currently...

Climate change: the Grinch that stole Europe's Christmas? 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: In a season traditionally associated with ice-skating, snowball fights and mulled wine in wintry Europe, birds are chirping, flowers blooming and fake...

France, Russia to 'strengthen' information exchange on IS 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Russia and France have agreed to bolster efforts to share intelligence relating to the Islamic State jihadist group after the two countries...