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Trump comments on Muslims 'wrong': British government 08 Dec 2015 - 04:21 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the crowd at a Pearl Harbor Day Rally at the U.S.S. Yorktown in Mt. Pleasant, South...

Lions made famous on television poisoned in Kenya 08 Dec 2015 - 04:12 pm

(AFP/File) Nairobi: Eight members of a pride of lions that featured in a popular wildlife documentary series have been poisoned in Kenya's Masai...

Five injured in grenade blast at Moscow bus stop 08 Dec 2015 - 04:04 pm

Russian police investigate a damaged bus stop on Pokrovka street in Moscow. AFP Moscow: Five people were lightly injured when a grenade exploded...

Air France to resume Paris-Tehran flights after 8-year gap 08 Dec 2015 - 03:45 pm

An Air France Airbus A320 aircraft takes off at the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Roissy, near Paris. (File photo/ Reuters) PARIS: ...

British couple jailed for keeping Nigerian as slave for 24 years 08 Dec 2015 - 03:28 pm

Emmanuel Edet and his wife Edet were sentenced to six years in jail. LONDON: A British couple have been jailed for six years...

'EU in danger' of disappearing, warns Schulz 08 Dec 2015 - 03:22 pm

European Parliament president Martin Schulz Berlin: The European Union is under threat from rising populism and nationalism fuelled by a record migrant influx,...

Yemen factions agree to truce during UN-backed peace talks 08 Dec 2015 - 03:14 pm

File photo of Yemen Aden: Yemen's government said Tuesday that the country's warring sides are preparing to observe a week-long truce from December...

Philippine leader cites terror threat for Muslim self-rule law 08 Dec 2015 - 03:03 pm

Manila: Philippine President Benigno Aquino urged legislators Tuesday to pass a draft law aimed at ending a decades-long Muslim revolt, citing the growing...

Philippine police raising budget to deal with crime fears 08 Dec 2015 - 02:27 pm

Philppine National Police Director General Ricardo Marquez. (File photo) Manila: The Philippine national police will have more money next year to modernise the...

Turkish leader's son denies Russian allegations of Islamic State trade 08 Dec 2015 - 01:53 pm

File photo of Bilal Tayyip Erdogan. (AP) ROME: The son of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has denied Russian allegations that he and his...

Al Jazeera says cameraman died from injuries sustained in Syria 08 Dec 2015 - 01:42 pm

DOHA: A cameraman working for Al Jazeera news network died of his injuries on Monday several days after being shot and wounded in...

Philippines' Aquino urges lawmakers to pass Muslim autonomy measure 08 Dec 2015 - 01:27 pm

Philippine President Benigno Aquino MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday urged Congress to pass a bill giving greater autonomy to a Muslim...

S. Korean navy fires warning shots at Chinese patrol boat 08 Dec 2015 - 01:25 pm

Seoul: The South Korean navy fired warning shots Tuesday at a Chinese patrol boat that crossed the disputed maritime border between South and...

UN urges Jordan to let 12,000 stranded Syrian refugees to enter 08 Dec 2015 - 01:13 pm

GENEVA: The United Nations voiced concern on Tuesday at the fate of 12,000 Syrian refugees stranded at the Syria-Jordan border in deteriorating humanitarian...

India's Congress threatens tax reform over government's Gandhi "vendetta" 08 Dec 2015 - 01:05 pm

Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi (L) listens to her son and lawmaker Rahul Gandhi. (File photo/ Reuters) NEW DELHI: Leaders of India’s opposition...

China says Islamic State song in Mandarin shows need for global cooperation 08 Dec 2015 - 12:46 pm

File photo for representation only BEIJING: A Chinese-language song purportedly released by Islamic State shows the need for closer global cooperation against terrorism,...