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German refugee policy row raises political heat on Merkel 14 Oct 2015 - 04:54 pm

By Paul Carrel BERLIN: A fall in support and a government row over the refugee crisis raised the heat on German Chancellor Angela...

Pope asks forgiveness after scandals rock Vatican and Rome 14 Oct 2015 - 04:20 pm

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis asked for forgiveness on Wednesday for scandals at the Vatican and in Rome, an apparent reference...

Two Iranian commanders killed in Syria: media 14 Oct 2015 - 04:15 pm

TEHRAN: Two senior Iranian commanders, one a general, have been killed fighting Islamic State jihadists in Syria alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces, local...

Turkish PM sees Islamic State or PKK links to Ankara bombing 14 Oct 2015 - 03:53 pm

By Samia Nakhoul and Nick Tattersall ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Reuters on Wednesday some of the suspects in suicide bombings...

Corbyn faces first big rebellion in UK economy vote 14 Oct 2015 - 03:43 pm

LONDON: Leftist leader Jeremy Corbyn was facing embarrassment Wednesday in a parliamentary vote on Britain's economy seen as the first big test of...

Iran broadcasts footage of underground missile base 14 Oct 2015 - 03:31 pm

TEHRAN: Iranian state television broadcast unprecedented footage Wednesday of a deep underground tunnel packed with missiles and launcher units, which officials said could...

UK firm apologises for using stretch limo to transport asylum seekers 14 Oct 2015 - 03:22 pm

By Joseph D'Urso LONDON: Outsourcing group Serco has apologised to the British government for the "inappropriate" use of a stretch limousine to transport...

Tech funding surging despite bubble fears: survey 14 Oct 2015 - 03:12 pm

WASHINGTON: Investors poured increasing amounts of cash into startups in the third quarter, defying fears of a bubble in the tech sector, a...

Sri Lanka probing Rajapaksa son's Dubai bank account 14 Oct 2015 - 03:06 pm

Mahinda Rajapaksa COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government said on Wednesday that the US and India were assisting it in investigating a foreign bank...

Pakistan isolates Christian woman on death row over security fears 14 Oct 2015 - 02:30 pm

Islamabad: A Christian woman on death row for blasphemy has been put in isolation over fears of attacks by vigilantes enraged over a...

Pakistani teen self-immolates after police deny gang-rape claim 14 Oct 2015 - 02:17 pm

MULTAN: A young Pakistani woman self-immolated after police refused to act on her claim she was gang-raped by their colleagues, officials and activists...

Clinton fends off rivals in first Democratic debate 14 Oct 2015 - 02:07 pm

(L-R) Democratic presidential candidates Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT) HillaryClinton and Martin O'Malley walk on the stage at the end of a presidential debate...

US, Russia to hold talks on crowded Syria skies 14 Oct 2015 - 01:59 pm

A damaged building in Aleppo, Syria. BEIRUT: The United States and Russia were to hold new talks Wednesday on avoiding incidents in the...

Bomb kills five in central Pakistan: Police 14 Oct 2015 - 12:20 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: At least five people were killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack targeting the office of a local lawmaker in central...

Modi calls beef killing "unwelcome" as intolerance concerns grow 14 Oct 2015 - 11:48 am

Indian activists shouting slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has...

Two Iranian revolutionary guards officers killed in Syria 14 Oct 2015 - 10:25 am

Two senior officers from Iran's Revolutionary Guards were killed fighting Islamic State militants in Syria, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported, ahead of a...

Iran frees nine Indian sailors from prison 14 Oct 2015 - 09:55 am

New Delhi: India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj Wednesday said Iran has released from prison nine Indian sailors serving two-year term for smuggling oil....