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Turkish authorities find bodies of 34 migrants, search for survivors 05 Jan 2016 - 05:18 pm

At least three of dead are children 12 migrants rescued from rocks and sea 2,500 migrants a day enter Greece from Turkey -...

Top south Yemen officials survive bombing: security sources 05 Jan 2016 - 05:13 pm

Fighters loyal to Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi celebrate after seizing control of the southern port city of Aden on January 4, 2016....

Poland invites EU official for talks amid concern over new laws 05 Jan 2016 - 05:07 pm

Poland invites EU official for talks in foreign ministry Brussels says new government may be undermining rule of law “Courtesy talk” to clarify...

China says couples will not need approval to have two children 05 Jan 2016 - 04:56 pm

File photo BEIJING: China will not require prospective parents to obtain approval to have two children under the new “two-child policy”, in what...

Anti-government militiamen press standoff at Oregon wildlife refuge 05 Jan 2016 - 04:54 pm

Patches on the sleeve of a militiaman is seen at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, January 4, 2016. Reuters/Jim Urquhart ...

Iran unveils second underground site, storing Emad missile 05 Jan 2016 - 04:45 pm

File photo Tehran: Iran aired fresh footage Tuesday of an underground bunker that houses its latest ballistic missile, which less than a week...

Palestinian stabs soldier in West Bank, shot dead: Army 05 Jan 2016 - 04:27 pm

Israeli security forces conduct a search in the Israeli city of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, on January 5, 2016, during a manhunt for...

Turkey says ready to help calm Saudi-Iran tensions 05 Jan 2016 - 04:21 pm

Ankara: Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (pictured) on Tuesday said Turkey was ready to do everything it could to help calm flaring tensions between...

150 flights between Saudi and Iran halted as diplomatic ties cut 05 Jan 2016 - 04:16 pm

By Nadia Saleem DUBAI: Around 150 direct flights between Iran and Saudi Arabia carrying thousands of pilgrims every month have been halted as...

Briton suspected of being masked man in IS video: BBC 05 Jan 2016 - 04:07 pm

The masked Islamic State fighter who helped execute five "spies" has been identified as Siddhartha Dhar, according to the BBC. AFP London: Investigations...

Gulf states to hold extraordinary meeting on Iran: Statement 05 Jan 2016 - 03:56 pm

DUBAI: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of Gulf states announced on Tuesday it will hold an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh on Saturday to...

Qaeda militant arrested in Yemen raids: officials 05 Jan 2016 - 03:46 pm

Army soldiers hold up their weapons after taking over the main port of Yemen's southern city of Aden from gun men, January 4,...

Turkish civil servants to have time off for Friday prayers: PM 05 Jan 2016 - 03:30 pm

Ahmet Davutoglu Ankara:The government of Turkey will give civil servants time off work to attend the weekly Friday prayers in mosques, Turkish Prime...

Pakistani Taliban publish first annual report as security improves 05 Jan 2016 - 03:29 pm

A file photo of Ehsanullah Ehsan (left), former spokesman of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), with TTP member Adnan Rasheed, addressing a press conference...

Malaysia Airlines limits baggage allowance, baffling analysts 05 Jan 2016 - 03:24 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines on Tuesday announced immediate restrictions on check-in luggage for some Europe-bound flights, citing strong headwinds, a move that left...