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Merkel faces tricky coalition talks after 'nightmare victory' 25 Sep 2017 - 09:19 am

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel woke up Monday to a fourth term but now faces the double headache of an emboldened hard-right opposition...

Car bomber hits convoy of Danish troops in Afghanistan 25 Sep 2017 - 09:14 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least five civilians have been injured in a suicide car bombing aimed at foreign troops in the capital Kabul on...

Landmine blast kills 3 soldiers in northern Iraq 25 Sep 2017 - 09:09 am

NINEVEH, Iraq: Three Iraqi soldiers were killed by a landmine explosion in northern Iraq on Sunday, according to a local police officer. A...

Death toll in Black Sea boat capsize rises to 23 25 Sep 2017 - 09:04 am

KOCAELI, Turkey: Turkey's coast guard Sunday increased to 23 the death toll of migrants, who drowned when their boat sank in the Black...

Turkey to build shelters for 100,000 Rohingya 25 Sep 2017 - 08:55 am

DHAKA, Bangladesh: Turkey would build shelters for 100,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, an official of Turkey’s state-run aid body said on Sunday. According...

Republican bill to repeal Obamacare teeters on edge of collapse 25 Sep 2017 - 08:06 am

WASHINGTON: The latest Republican effort to repeal former U.S. President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law faced possible defeat this week as several senators...

While wealthy Mexicans swamped by quake aid, poor feel abandoned 24 Sep 2017 - 10:30 pm

MEXICO CITY: Relief supplies and volunteers are piling up at rescue sites in upscale districts of Mexico City following Tuesday’s deadly earthquake in...

Zimbabwean activist pastor arrested for criticising Mugabe government 24 Sep 2017 - 10:19 pm

HARARE: Zimbabwean police arrested activist pastor Evan Mawarire of the #ThisFlag movement as he stepped down from his pulpit, accusing him of subversion...

Jews around world concerned by far-right breakthrough in German election 24 Sep 2017 - 09:12 pm

BRUSSELS/BERLIN: Jewish groups in Europe and the United States expressed alarm on Sunday at the far-right Alternative for Germany’s success in Germany’s parliamentary...

One dead, six injured in shooting at Nashville church 24 Sep 2017 - 08:59 pm

A woman was killed and at least six people were injured when gunfire erupted at a church in Nashville on Sunday morning, officials...

Bangladesh faces long haul Rohingya crises 24 Sep 2017 - 08:49 pm

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: One month after Rohingya Muslims started pouring across the border to escape a crackdown in Myanmar, Bangladesh faces a long-term...

Angela Merkel, Germany's 'eternal chancellor' 24 Sep 2017 - 07:42 pm

Berlin: Angela Merkel has been derided as Europe's "austerity queen", cheered as a saviour by refugees and hailed as the new "leader of...

Merkel wins fourth term as far-right enters German parliament 24 Sep 2017 - 07:25 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives beat their rivals on Sunday to win her a fourth term in an election that will also bring...

Iran blocks all Iraqi Kurdistan flights ahead of referendum: official 24 Sep 2017 - 03:30 pm

Tehran: Iran said Sunday it had blocked all flights to and from Iraq's Kurdistan at the request of Baghdad, a day before the...

In Germany, voters torn between stability and change 24 Sep 2017 - 03:19 pm

Berlin: Faced with the near-certainty of Chancellor Angela Merkel's re-election, voters in Germany headed to the polls Sunday divided between a hankering for...

Iraq's Kurds set for contentious independence vote 24 Sep 2017 - 02:18 pm

Arbil, Iraq: Iraqi Kurds were preparing to vote in a referendum set for Monday on independence for their autonomous northern region, despite warnings...