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MSF says death toll rises to 42 in Afghan hospital strike 12 Dec 2015 - 02:11 pm

The death toll from a devastating US air strike on an Afghan hospital in October has risen to 42, medical charity MSF said...

At least 17 injured in grenade attack at Ethiopia mosque 12 Dec 2015 - 01:53 pm

Addis Ababa: At least 17 people were injured when a grenade was thrown into the main mosque in the Ethiopia capital Addis Ababa...

Dozens of corpses lie in streets day after Burundi attacks: Witnesses 12 Dec 2015 - 01:17 pm

Military personnel sits aboard a vehicle driving through the Musaga neighbourhood of the city of Bujumbura on December 11, 2015. Nairobi: At least...

Quest for universal climate rescue pact nears finish line 12 Dec 2015 - 11:58 am

Participants hold a long red sheet in a demonstration within the COP21 to ask leaders to fightclimate change, during the COP21 World Climate...

Suicide bomber kills six on Iraq-Saudi border: Officials 12 Dec 2015 - 11:48 am

File photo of Saudi-Iraq border for representation Baghdad: A suicide bomber attacked an Iraqi position on the border with Saudi Arabia on Saturday,...

At least 848 Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz: UN 12 Dec 2015 - 11:36 am

File photo of northern city of Kunduz after Afghan forces retook control from Taliban KABUL: At least 848 Afghan civilians were killed or...

Former Kazakh PM sentenced to 10 years in prison 12 Dec 2015 - 11:30 am

Former Kazakhstan prime minister Serik Akhmetov Astana, Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan has sentenced former prime minister Serik Akhmetov to 10 years in prison, a court...

Japan and India agree bullet train, nuclear deals 12 Dec 2015 - 11:20 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after signing of agreements at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on...

Bomb kills soldier, wounds four in SW Pakistan: Police 12 Dec 2015 - 11:10 am

Pakistani security officials inspect the site of the bomb blast in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan, 12 December 2015. EPA Quetta, Pakistan: At least...

Saudi Prince Alwaleed calls Trump a disgrace, should quit presidential race 12 Dec 2015 - 11:00 am

File photo of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal in London. Reuters Dubai: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has called Donald Trump a disgrace...

Two Koreas hold second day of high-level talks 12 Dec 2015 - 10:52 am

South and North Korean representatives to inter-Korean talks shake hands at the start of their meeting in the border city of Kaesong, North ...

Rival protesters clash as Australia marks race riots 12 Dec 2015 - 10:39 am

A man shouts out as he is detained by police officers during an event against the 10th anniversary of the Cronulla riots rally,...

Hannibal Gaddafi handed over to Lebanese security forces 12 Dec 2015 - 10:21 am

File photo of Hannibal Gaddafi. EPA Beirut: The Lebanese Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch received last night Hannibal Gaddafi after his captors left...

Spaniards among six killed in Kabul diplomatic quarter siege 12 Dec 2015 - 10:14 am

British solders from the NATO coalition walk in front of an armoured ambulance after a car bomb attack near the Spanish embassy compound...

GCC countries stress importance of social development 12 Dec 2015 - 09:55 am

File photo of a United Nations General Assembly meeting for representation only New York: The Gulf Cooperation Council underlined the importance of the...

Pentagon OKs next step in competition for Air Force spy planes 12 Dec 2015 - 09:34 am

File photo of US Defense Acquisition Chief Frank Kendall as he speaks at a news conference at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow in...

Voting starts in first Saudi poll open to women 12 Dec 2015 - 09:16 am

Riyadh: Voting began on Saturday in Saudi Arabia's first elections open to female voters and candidates, a tentative step towards easing restrictions on...