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U.S. seeks 30 years to life for man convicted in British bomb plot 28 Oct 2015 - 06:49 pm

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK: A Pakistani man convicted in March in a U.S. court of conspiring with al Qaeda to bomb a...

Russian warplanes hit record 118 Syria targets in 24 hours: Moscow 28 Oct 2015 - 06:26 pm

Moscow: Russian warplanes have struck 118 "terrorist" targets in Syria over the past 24 hours in a new record, the defence ministry said...

18 bodies found from downed Libya helicopter 28 Oct 2015 - 06:07 pm

first lieutenant and spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Libya, speaks during a press conference in the capital Tripoli on October 27,...

Congolese ban on overseas adoptions fuels smuggling of children 28 Oct 2015 - 05:57 pm

Representative image By Tom Esslemont and Kenny Katombe LONDON/LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo: A crackdown on international adoptions by the Democratic Republic of...

Guantanamo court considers replacing 9/11 suspect's lawyer 28 Oct 2015 - 05:28 pm

By Ian Simpson FORT MEADE, Md.: A Guantanamo Bay judge on Wednesday weighed replacing a lawyer for a Yemeni suspect in the Sept....

Abbas slams Netanyahu, seeks 'protection' for Palestinians 28 Oct 2015 - 05:23 pm

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, addresses the UN Human Rights Council during a meeting at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva,...

UN warns of Israel-Palestinian 'catastrophe' as more protests expected 28 Oct 2015 - 05:21 pm

An Israeli border guards holds a camouflaged weapon during clashes with Palestinian youths in the West Bank town of Al-Bireh on October 27,...

Iraq to start cholera vaccine campaign 28 Oct 2015 - 04:48 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it would start vaccine treatments for cholera beginning this weekend to prevent further outbreaks in...

War crimes, forced cannibalism in S.Sudan conflict: AU 28 Oct 2015 - 04:42 pm

Addis Ababa: Both government and rebels in South Sudan carried out war crimes against civilians and should face justice, an African Union human...

Turkish police raid company tied to US-based cleric 28 Oct 2015 - 04:34 pm

Police detain a protester as they confront protesters near the headquarters of a media company with alleged linked to a government critic, where...

Italy court refuses extradition to Tunisia of museum attack suspect 28 Oct 2015 - 04:29 pm

Moroccan citizen Touil Abdelmajid makes a victory sign as he arrives with migrants on the Italian navy ship Orione at Porto Empedocle harbour...

Austria building fence along parts of border with Slovenia 28 Oct 2015 - 04:25 pm

A group of migrants walk along a road after crossing the border between Austria and Germany in Wegscheid near Passau, Germany, Wednesday, Oct....

High numbers of Afghan asylum seekers 'unacceptable': German minister 28 Oct 2015 - 04:22 pm

Berlin: Germany's Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Wednesday the rising number of Afghan asylum seekers was "unacceptable", as he urged young citizens...

Iran foreign minister will join Syria talks in Vienna 28 Oct 2015 - 04:10 pm

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will this week join international talks aimed at ending the four-year conflict in Syria, a top...

Zanzibar poll annullment throws Tanzania results into doubt 28 Oct 2015 - 04:07 pm

A woman shows her inked finger after casting her ballot. REUTERS Dar es Salaam: Tanzania's elections were thrown into doubt Wednesday after the...

Assad accuses West of backing 'terrorist' groups in Syria 28 Oct 2015 - 04:03 pm

Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad renewed his accusation that Western states including France are supporting "terrorist" groups in his country's conflict, at a...

Pakistan Supreme Court issues blasphemy warning 28 Oct 2015 - 02:34 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court has called on the state to ensure that hundreds of people facing imprisonment and even execution under controversial blasphemy...

Nepal's parliament elects first female president 28 Oct 2015 - 02:22 pm

Kathmandu: Nepal's parliament elected lawmaker Bidhya Bhandari as the country's first female president Wednesday, after the adoption of a landmark constitution last month....