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Indonesian passengers stung by delay due to bee on plane 06 Jan 2016 - 10:06 am

Jakarta: A bee delayed an Indonesian passenger plane for four hours after getting stuck in vital equipment and causing a problem with the...

5.1 magnitude quake detected close to North Korea nuclear test site 06 Jan 2016 - 09:29 am

Seoul: A 5.1 magnitude tremor was detected close to North Korea's nuclear test site on Wednesday, triggering concerns that Pyongyang had conducted a...

FBI probes whereabouts of San Bernardino shooters after massacre 06 Jan 2016 - 09:21 am

Los Angeles: Federal investigators in California appealed for the public's help on Tuesday in piecing together the whereabouts of the San Bernardino shooters...

Venezuela opposition takes congress, defies president 06 Jan 2016 - 09:19 am

Opposition supporters rally for their newly elected deputies during their installation, in front of the National Assembly in Caracas, on January 5, 2016....

Despite tensions, Russia's 'Syria Express' sails by Istanbul 06 Jan 2016 - 09:10 am

A Turkish flag flying on a ferry as Russian warship the BSF Saratov 150 sails through the Bosphorus off Istanbul en route to...

Bangladesh upholds death sentence for top Islamist leader 06 Jan 2016 - 08:58 am

Motiur Rahman Nizami (file photo) Dhaka: Bangladesh's highest court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for the leader of the country's largest Islamist...

North Korea conducts 'successful' H-bomb test 06 Jan 2016 - 08:47 am

This file picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 26, 2013 and taken on March 25, 2013 shows...

Nearly 70 percent of US youth see ads for e-cigarettes 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Miami: Almost seven in 10 US school kids are exposed to e-cigarette ads which promote the battery-powered vaping devices using themes of rebellion,...

Brother of prominent Islamic State preacher denies being IS member at Bahrain trial 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

In this undated image obtained from a militant website Dec. 12, 2014, Turki al-Binali gives a lecture to dozens of worshipers and jihadi...

In Lebanon, Syrian refugees brace for another cold winter 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

A young Syrian refugee stand in snow outside her tent at the Barelias refugee camp in the Bekaa valley, eastern Lebanon. Lebanon: They...

Catalonia's separatist leader 'ready' to call fresh elections 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Artur Mas Barcelona: Catalonia's outgoing separatist leader Artur Mas said Tuesday he was reluctantly "ready" to call fresh parliamentary elections as the Spanish...

Police raid Bosnian bank to search for evidence over Serb leader’s loan 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Milorad Dodik SARAJEVO: Bosnian police on Tuesday raided a bank at the centre of a controversy over a villa in Belgrade bought by...

Cruz echoes Trump with ad slamming immigrant 'invasion' 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ted Cruz New York: Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, following archrival Donald Trump in fanning fears about illegal immigration, released a TV ad...

Bahrain halts flights from and to Iran 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Manama: Bahrain halted today flights from and to Iran, the Transportation and Telecommunication Ministry's Civil Aviation Affairs announced. In line with a move...