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Turkey probes opposition chief for calling Erdogan 'tinpot dictator' 18 Jan 2016 - 03:38 pm

Demonstrators hold flags and banners during a protest in Madrid, Spain, against security operations in the Kurdish dominated southeast in Turkey, January 16,...

JYP Entertainment says did not force Tzuyu to apologise over flag 18 Jan 2016 - 02:38 pm

By Ju-min Park SEOUL: A South Korean entertainment agency behind a 16-year-old singer who triggered a fresh rift between China and Taiwan by...

More than half of Iran parliament candidates rejected: media 18 Jan 2016 - 02:29 pm

File photo of Iranian hopefuls as they wait to register their candidacy for either the upcoming parliamentary or the Assembly of Experts elections...

World tourism numbers hit record 1.18 billion in 2015: UN 18 Jan 2016 - 02:25 pm

Madrid: The number of international tourists rose by 4.4 percent worldwide in 2015 to hit a record 1.18 billion despite concerns over terrorism,...

UK PM Cameron launches English language campaign for Muslim women 18 Jan 2016 - 02:12 pm

File picture of British prime minister David Cameron LONDON: Some migrants to Britain who cannot pass an English test within 2-1/2 years of...

Greek president accuses Turkish port officials of helping people smugglers 18 Jan 2016 - 02:07 pm

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos BERLIN: Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said Turkey was not doing enough to reduce the number of migrants arriving in...

DR Congo to prosecute militia leader Katanga, convicted by ICC 18 Jan 2016 - 02:04 pm

Congolese national and former millitia chief Germain Katanga, pictured during his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in 2012....

Afghan Taliban flex muscles with new telecom 'tax' 18 Jan 2016 - 02:03 pm

Taliban leadership has demanded a tax from four cellular companies for not damaging their sites or harming their employees. AFP Photo/Jawed Tanveer Kandahar,...

France to spend more than 2 bn euros to fight unemployment: Hollande 18 Jan 2016 - 01:48 pm

French President Francois Hollande Paris: French President Francois Hollande pledged Monday to spend more than 2.0 billion euros ($2.2 billion) on a package...

Insight: End of Europe? Berlin, Brussels' shock tactic on migrants 18 Jan 2016 - 01:31 pm

By Alastair Macdonald and Noah Barkin BRUSSELS/BERLIN: Is this how "Europe" ends? The Germans, founders and funders of the postwar union, shut their...

Maldives 'disappointed' Nasheed won't travel to Britain 18 Jan 2016 - 01:07 pm

Mohamed Nasheed (file photo) Malé, Maldives: The Maldives government said Monday it was "disappointed" that jailed former leader Mohamed Nasheed would not travel...

Philippines plans tracking system for civilian flights over disputed sea 18 Jan 2016 - 01:06 pm

Chinese civilian aircraft lands at newly-constructed runway on Fiery Cross Reef. REUTERS MANILA: The Philippines plans to install a $1-million satellite-based system to...

I saw a gunman firing; I locked myself in the toilet (First person account from Burkina Faso) 18 Jan 2016 - 01:01 pm

Soldiers secure the area in front of Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 17, 2016. (Reuters /Joe Penney) By Aroonim Bhuyan New...

IAEA chief lands in Tehran to meet Iran's president 18 Jan 2016 - 12:57 pm

In this May 12, 2015 file photo, U.N. nuclear chief Yukiya Amano from Japan speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in...

German defence minister raises prospect of Libya mission 18 Jan 2016 - 12:55 pm

German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen BERLIN: Advances by Islamist militants in Libya pose a new threat to Europe and could unleash...

Ukraine says cyber attack on airport launched from Russia 18 Jan 2016 - 12:46 pm

KIEV: A cyber attack on Kiev's main airport was launched from a server in Russia, Ukraine's military spokesman told Reuters on Monday, as...

Several wounded in Turkey as mortar hits school near Syria border 18 Jan 2016 - 12:31 pm

File picture for representation only. Reuters DIYARBAKIR: Several people were wounded and at least one feared killed after a mortar shell which appeared...