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100,000 Bhutan refugees move to West from Nepal: UN 19 Nov 2015 - 03:45 pm

File picture of boys at a Bhutanese refugee settlement play carrom Kathmandu: Some 100,000 Bhutanese refugees have been resettled in Western countries from...

Suspected mastermind of Paris attacks Abaaoud died in police raid - prosecutor 19 Nov 2015 - 03:43 pm

PARIS: The suspected mastermind of the attacks that killed 129 in Paris was among those killed in a police raid in a suburb...

Hemingway memoir, A Moveable Feast, becomes totem of post-attacks Paris 19 Nov 2015 - 02:59 pm

Paris: US literary great Ernest Hemingway's tender and joyful memoir of 1920s Paris, "A Moveable Feast", has enjoyed a surge in sales since...

Climate activists vow not to be silenced by Paris march ban 19 Nov 2015 - 02:17 pm

By Megan Rowling BARCELONA: Climate change activists expressed disappointment at a decision by France to cancel street demonstrations around upcoming U.N. climate talks,...

Election a matter of life and death in Egypt's North Sinai 19 Nov 2015 - 02:05 pm

A member of the Egyptian security forces checks the documents of voters outside a polling station. Photograph: Eman Helal/AP By Ahmed Aboulenein and...

Britain arrests Libyan for 1984 murder of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher 19 Nov 2015 - 01:55 pm

LONDON: British police said they had arrested a Libyan man on Thursday over his suspected role in the murder of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher,...

Airport passenger profiling key to thwarting attacks: analysts 19 Nov 2015 - 01:33 pm

Barcelona: Contested in some quarters, air passenger profiling is gaining ground among watchdogs as a defence against terror attacks following two bloody assaults...

Earthprints: Singapore's surging growth straining geographical limits 19 Nov 2015 - 01:13 pm

Street busker Eddie Lee, 59, sings on Read Bridge By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE, Nov 19 (Reuters) - When Singapore celebrated its 50th birthday...

Israel signs deal on 3G mobile access in Palestinian territories 19 Nov 2015 - 01:01 pm

Jerusalem: Israel and the Palestinian Authority signed an agreement Thursday aimed at providing the occupied territories with 3G mobile access, so far out...

Concern over 'missing' Hong Kong booksellers 19 Nov 2015 - 12:52 pm

Gui Minhai (left), runs a book shop in Causeway Bay (right), goes missing while on holiday in Thailand. Courtesy: SCMP Pictures Hong Kong:...

Remade "terror school" offers hope for German immigrant challenge 19 Nov 2015 - 12:31 pm

CaptionCordula Heckmann, principal of Berlin's Ruetli Campus, speakes to her pupils in Berlin, Germany, November 9, 2015. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke By Tina Bellon BERLIN:...

Philippine police deploy Katy Perry to disperse APEC protesters 19 Nov 2015 - 12:10 pm

Protesters shout slogans as they march towards the venues of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila, Philippines, November 19, 2015. Reuters ...

Suu Kyi begins 'reconciliation' talks amid Myanmar transition jitters 19 Nov 2015 - 11:41 am

Chairperson of National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar's parliamentary speaker Shwe Mann (R) pose before their meeting at...

Bomb scare on Polish plane en route to Egypt 19 Nov 2015 - 11:26 am

Sofia, Bulgaria: A plane carrying 161 passengers from Poland to Egypt was forced to make an emergency landing in eastern Bulgaria early Thursday...

Four Palestinians injured in Dheisheh camp during clashes with Israeli forces 19 Nov 2015 - 11:19 am

Bethlehem: Four young Palestinians were injured by live and rubber-coated metal bullets during the clashes that erupted in the Dheisheh Camp, south of...

Northern Ireland first minister to step down before elections 19 Nov 2015 - 11:14 am

Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson BELFAST: Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson is to stand down from the role and as leader...

Last salute to Colonel Mahadik who died battling terrorists 19 Nov 2015 - 10:50 am

Satara (Maharashtra): Thousands of grieving people turned up on Thursday for the funeral of Colonel Santosh G. Mahadik who was killed while fearlessly...