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Palestinian stabbings defy Israeli bid to contain unrest 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Israeli security forces and forensic police inspect the site of a stabbing by a Palestinian of an Israeli man in Jerusalem JERUSALEM: Four...

Blanchard: China slump would cause global crisis, chances small 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Marc Jones and Lisa Barrington LONDON: Chances of a drastic slump in Chinese growth are small but it would cause a global...

U.S. mulls sailing near disputed South China Sea islands 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: The United States is considering sailing warships close to China's artificial islands in the South China Sea to signal it does not...

Mayor of Rome resigns over expenses scandal 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ROME: Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino resigned on Thursday following a scandal over his credit card expenses that has dented the image of Prime...

Murdoch says sorry for 'real black president' tweet 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW YORK: Powerful media magnate Rupert Murdoch apologized on Thursday after suggesting that Barack Obama was not "a real black president," triggering outrage....

Netanyahu vows action against 'wave of terror' as attacks spread 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged firm action Thursday against what he called a mostly unorganised "wave of terror" plaguing Israel and the...

Palestinian cabinet calls for halt of Israeli crimes 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian cabinet today called on the high contracting parties to the Geneva conventions to hold an urgent meeting and move immediately...

Brazilian president fights for political life 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: President Dilma Rousseff claims to detect a glimmer at the end of the tunnel in Brazil's political crisis, but what...

EU gets tough on expelling migrants, talks to neighbours 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Alastair Macdonald and Tom Körkemeier LUXEMBOURG: European Union governments agreed on Thursday to step up deportations of illegal immigrants and discussed creating...

Israel asks Facebook, YouTube to remove ‘violence-encouraging’ videos 08 Oct 2015 - 04:42 pm

An image from a video posted to YouTube October 2, 2015 showing the murder of an Israeli Jewish family. YouTube screenshot appeared in...

Alexievich chronicled Soviet life and war 08 Oct 2015 - 04:30 pm

Caption By Anna Ringstrom and Daniel Dickson STOCKHOLM: Belarussian author Svetlana Alexievich has won the Nobel Prize for Literature for her portrayal of...

Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Literature Prize 08 Oct 2015 - 04:14 pm

Svetlana Alexievich STOCKHOLM: Belarussian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the 2015 NobelLiterature Prize on Thursday, honoured for her work chronicling the horrors of war...

Modi breaks silence, calls for peace after violence over beef 08 Oct 2015 - 03:59 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for religious harmony on Thursday, breaking a week-long silence after the mob killing of a...

Syria extends major offensive to retake territory in west 08 Oct 2015 - 03:23 pm

A civil defence member gathers unexploded cluster bomblets that activists say were fired by the Russian air force at Maasran town, in the...

Malaysia to accept professional, semi-skilled Syrian refugees 08 Oct 2015 - 03:11 pm

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi WASHINGTON: Malaysia is to give preference to professional and semi-skilled people in accepting the 3,000 Syrian refugees it has agreed...

Saudi-led coalition denies striking Yemen wedding 08 Oct 2015 - 02:53 pm

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen denied on Thursday that its warplanes bombed a wedding for the second time in...

Syrian troops, Russian jets launch attack in Ghab Plain 08 Oct 2015 - 01:21 pm

A civil defence member gathers unexploded cluster bomblets that activists say were fired by the Russian air force at Maasran town, in the...

Netanyahu moves to lower tensions over Jerusalem holy site 08 Oct 2015 - 01:18 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has banned Israeli cabinet ministers and legislators from visiting a sensitive Jerusalem holy site where rising tensions have spilled...