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State of emergency declared in San Bernardino after shooting 19 Dec 2015 - 09:31 am

File photo of messages at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California. Los Angeles: California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of...

Sanders regains access to US voter files after bitter fight over data breach 19 Dec 2015 - 09:03 am

US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at the Communication Workers of America (CWA) office in Washington December 17, 2015. By Megan Cassella and James...

Fire shuts down nuclear reactor in Belgium 19 Dec 2015 - 08:48 am

A file picture dated 04 May 2015 shows a general view of the nuclear power plant in Tihange, Belgium. EPA Brussels: A nuclear...

US studying Chinese complaint that B-52 flew near man-made island 19 Dec 2015 - 08:32 am

Picture of a B-52 for representation only By David Alexander WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Friday it was looking at Chinese complaints that...

Canadian special forces, warplanes strike IS as minister seeks mission reset 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Harjit Sajjan Ottawa: One day after Canadian warplanes and special forces soldiers helped counter an Islamic State group attack in Iraq, Canada reaffirmed...

Putin my fan? It's mutual says Trump 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: Mutual admiration between Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin continued to flower Friday, when the Republican presidential frontrunner praised Russia's leader as...

Scarf-wearing cheetah on the loose in snowy Canada 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Ottawa: Canadian conservation officials and federal police were on the lookout Friday for a cheetah wearing a bright orange scarf and...

Russia expels reporter in spat with Poland 18 Dec 2015 - 06:18 pm

Waclaw Radziwinowicz MOSCOW: Russia expelled the Moscow correspondent of a leading Polish newspaper on Friday, a move it said was a “symmetrical” response...

Hungary drops plans for statue to honour WW2 politician 18 Dec 2015 - 06:11 pm

Diplomats and Jewish leaders protested Balint Homan statue US envoy called plans “incomprehensible” BUDAPEST: Hungary has scrapped plans to erect a statue of...

France boosts security at churches at Christmas 18 Dec 2015 - 05:41 pm

Paris: French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has recommended that security be heightened in and around churches at Christmas, following deadly jihadist attacks in...

Angolan President demands curbs on social media 18 Dec 2015 - 05:18 pm

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos LUANDA: Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos called on Friday for a crackdown on social media, heightening...

Britain’s anti-EU UKIP needs new leader, its only lawmaker says 18 Dec 2015 - 05:04 pm

Nigel Farage By Kylie MacLellan LONDON: The anti-EU UK Independence Party needs a fresh face as leader, its only lawmaker said on Friday,...

African Union seeks 5,000 peacekeepers for Burundi: Diplomat 18 Dec 2015 - 11:34 am

The seat of Burundi delegation is pictured before a special session of the Human Rights Council on the situation in Burundi in Geneva,...

China warns of widespread smog, Beijing issues second ‘red alert’ 18 Dec 2015 - 09:50 am

A woman wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle as China warned residents across a large part of northern China to prepare for...

Power of British upper chamber should be reduced: Review 17 Dec 2015 - 05:18 pm

London; The power of the House of Lords, Britain's upper house of parliament, should be scaled back to let the lower house to...

Putin calls Trump an 'outstanding, talented' man 17 Dec 2015 - 04:21 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2015. (Reuters) Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Brazil court orders 48-hour WhatsApp block; Telegram benefits 17 Dec 2015 - 02:07 pm

Sao Paulo: A Brazilian court has ordered cellular service providers nationwide to block the popular WhatsApp smartphone application for two days until midnight...