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Argentina’s opposition takes on mighty Peronists in run-off vote 23 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Mauricio Macri, presidential candidate of Cambiemos (Let's Change) arrives at a polling station before casting his vote in Argentina's presidential election in Buenos...

Republican lawmaker says intelligence on Islamic State too optimistic 23 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Devin Nunes By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON: The Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Sunday he was concerned that...

Nearly 2 million children in Sudan malnourished: UNICEF 22 Nov 2015 - 06:27 pm

UNICEF's representative to Sudan, Geert Cappelaere, speaks in the capital Khartoum. Khartoum: Some two million Sudanese children under five suffer from malnutrition every...

Nearly 100 bodies pulled from landslide near Myanmar jade mine 22 Nov 2015 - 05:40 pm

People look for the bodies of miners killed by a landslide in Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state November 21, 2015. Picture taken...

UK to buy more F-35 jets, boost anti-terror budget: Osborne 22 Nov 2015 - 05:06 pm

George Osborne By William Schomberg and Kylie MacLellan LONDON: Britain plans to increase the number of stealth fighter jets it can launch from...

Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish militant targets in southeast Turkey 22 Nov 2015 - 04:45 pm

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant targets on Saturday, part of an air and ground offensive against the group in...

UK PM Cameron to push for war with case for joining Syria air strikes 22 Nov 2015 - 04:35 pm

UK PM Cameron to push for war with case for joining Syria air strikes By Kylie MacLellan LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron...

Singapore Airlines' flight from U.S. lands safely amid bomb threat 22 Nov 2015 - 04:20 pm

Representative image SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines said on Sunday there was a bomb threat to one of its flights which originated from San Francisco...

Belgium widens hunt with Brussels on maximum alert 22 Nov 2015 - 03:51 pm

Belgian soldiers patrol in central Brussels, November 22, 2015, after security was tightened in Belgium following the fatal attacks in Paris. REUTERS By...

Landslide in Myanmar kills about 100; many others missing 22 Nov 2015 - 03:50 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: A landslide near a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed about 100 people, most of them villagers digging for scraps in...

ASEAN establishes landmark economic and security bloc 22 Nov 2015 - 03:49 pm

Models dressed in traditional attire take part in the closing ceremony of the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) Summit...

Western leaders vow to destroy IS as Brussels hunkers down 22 Nov 2015 - 03:32 pm

An empty street near the Grand Place in the center of Brussels on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. AP BRUSSELS: Western leaders stepped up...

Brother of Paris suspect 'convinced' he balked at last minute 22 Nov 2015 - 03:30 pm

Salah Abdeslam Brussels: The brother of wanted Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam said Sunday he believed he decided at the very last moment...

Iranian court sentences Washington Post reporter Rezaian to prison 22 Nov 2015 - 03:27 pm

DUBAI: A court in Iran has sentenced Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian to an unspecified prison term, the state news agency IRNA said...

Hong Kong votes in first election since democracy protests 22 Nov 2015 - 03:15 pm

Voters walk past a polling station in the Wanchai district of Hong Kong on November 22, 2015. Hong Kong: Hong Kong went to...

If no peace deal found in Libya, IS 'will have won': French minister 22 Nov 2015 - 02:12 pm

Paris: Rival sides in chaos-ridden Libya must reach a deal to create a new unity government in order to stop Islamic State jihadists...

Fears of unrest as Bangladesh hangs opposition leaders for war crimes 22 Nov 2015 - 02:05 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh Sunday hanged two top opposition leaders for war crimes during the independence conflict with Pakistan and strengthened security nationwide over fears...

Gunfire, explosions in Burundi kill at least five: Officials, residents 22 Nov 2015 - 02:05 pm

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza NAIROBI: At least five people were killed in overnight clashes in Burundi, police said on Sunday, and residents reported...