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Macedonia arrests 30 over violence in parliament 28 Nov 2017 - 05:15 pm

Skopje: Macedonian police on Tuesday arrested about 30 people, including two opposition MPs, former senior police officials and an ex-minister, over an April...

Putin warns of Russian demographic decline 28 Nov 2017 - 05:01 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced a string of reforms aimed at boosting birth rates in Russia as the population continues its...

Ivanka Trump urges India to boost women in workplace 28 Nov 2017 - 04:53 pm

Hyderabad, India: Ivanka Trump urged India on Tuesday to close its yawning gender gap in the job market, telling a business summit in...

Boko Haram founder's home to become museum 28 Nov 2017 - 04:27 pm

Kano, Nigeria: The home of Boko Haram's founder is to be turned into a museum as part of plans to chart the deadly...

Syria regime agrees to Eastern Ghouta ceasefire: UN envoy 28 Nov 2017 - 04:23 pm

Geneva: Syria's government agreed on Tuesday to a ceasefire in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, following days of heavy bombardment, the United Nations envoy to...

2018 'final battle' in Brazil corruption probe: prosecutors 28 Nov 2017 - 04:20 pm

Rio de Janeiro: A top Brazilian prosecutor says general elections in 2018 will be the climax of the country's biggest ever corruption probe,...

At least 11 dead as floods and landslide hit Indonesia 28 Nov 2017 - 04:11 pm

Jakarta: At least 11 people have died in severe floods and landslides in the east of Indonesia's main island of Java, an official...

3,000 migrants died in Mediterranean this year: IOM 28 Nov 2017 - 03:55 pm

Geneva: More than 3,000 migrants and refugees have died crossing the Mediterranean in a desperate bid to reach Europe's shores since the start...

Aid enters Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta after strikes 28 Nov 2017 - 03:42 pm

Beirut: A convoy carrying food and medical aid entered Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, the United Nations said, in a rare humanitarian...

Merkel 'horrified' by knife attack on pro-refugee mayor 28 Nov 2017 - 03:06 pm

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday condemned a near fatal knife attack against a town mayor, apparently motivated by the local leader's...

Shell 'liable for rights violations' in Nigeria: Amnesty 28 Nov 2017 - 03:01 pm

Lagos: Amnesty International on Tuesday called for Shell to be prosecuted for allegedly helping Nigeria's military to commit human rights abuses in the...

Occupation forces detain 4 Palestinians in West Bank 28 Nov 2017 - 02:56 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday detained four Palestinians from provinces of the occupied West Bank. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club...

Death penalties for 139 soldiers upheld in Bangladesh 28 Nov 2017 - 01:31 pm

ANKARA: The Bangladesh High Court has upheld the death sentences for 139 soldiers for their actions in a deadly 2009 mutiny, according to...

Syria regime to join peace talks on Wednesday: UN 28 Nov 2017 - 01:20 pm

Geneva: Syria's government has confirmed that it will take part in peace talks in Geneva this week, the UN said Tuesday, after an...

60 migrants rescued off Romania's Black Sea coast 28 Nov 2017 - 01:11 pm

Bucharest: Around 60 migrants including children were rescued from a boat in the Black Sea overnight Monday to Tuesday, Romanian border police said...

Chinese general kills himself after facing graft probe 28 Nov 2017 - 01:00 pm

Beijing: A Chinese general has killed himself in his Beijing home after becoming the latest top official ensnared by President Xi Jinping's sweeping...