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DR Congo rivals 'on the verge' of signing crisis deal: mediator 31 Dec 2016 - 08:52 am

Kinshasa: DR Congo's government and the opposition are "on the verge" of concluding an accord to end a political crisis over President Joseph...

Polish plane makes emergency landing in Prague over threat 31 Dec 2016 - 08:48 am

PRAGUE: Officials say a Polish charter plane has made an emergency landing in the Czech Republic after its pilot reported a bomb threat...

Air strikes, fighting mark end of Aleppo ceasefire 31 Dec 2016 - 03:23 am

Heavy clashes erupted between regime and rebel forces in Syria's divided city of Aleppo after a unilateral ceasefire announced by Russia expired, according...

Iraqis rally for release of female journalist 31 Dec 2016 - 03:09 am

Baghdad: Around 1,000 people protested Friday in central Baghdad demanding the release of an Iraqi female journalist after she was abducted by unknown...

Cambodian monarchs 31 Dec 2016 - 03:05 am

Clashes erupt near Damascus despite truce 31 Dec 2016 - 03:04 am

Damascus: A nationwide ceasefire was holding across most of Syria yesterday but clashes near Damascus underlined the fragility of the deal brokered by...

World's highest bridge opens in China 31 Dec 2016 - 03:00 am

Beijing: The world's highest bridge has opened to traffic in China, connecting two provinces in the mountainous southwest and reducing travel times by...

South Korea court says Park won't testify in impeachment trial 31 Dec 2016 - 02:57 am

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday said it cannot require President Park Geun-hye to testify in her impeachment trial that...

Man charged after alleged Sydney Opera House threats 31 Dec 2016 - 02:57 am

Sydney: Australian counter-terror officers arrested a 40-year-old man at Sydney Airport, after he disembarked from a flight from London, and charged him with...

Philippine leader says once threw man from helicopter, would do it again 31 Dec 2016 - 02:12 am

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened corrupt government officials with the prospect of being thrown out of a helicopter mid-air, warning he...

Indian rupee window closes as Modi eyes key poll 31 Dec 2016 - 02:04 am

Mumbai: Indians rushed to change their bank notes Friday before a deadline to deposit invalid rupee notes closed, as Prime Minister Modi defended...

At least 10 dead in Jharkhand coal mine collapse 31 Dec 2016 - 02:04 am

At least 10 people have been killed and many others are feared trapped inside a coal mine in the Indian state of Jharkhand...

Experts doubt Nigeria’s ‘victory against Boko Haram’ 31 Dec 2016 - 01:58 am

Experts yet again doubt tall claims made by the Nigerian president and the military that the war against Boko Haram has been won. ...

Vienna Zoo says twin panda cubs venture out of cave, growing healthily 31 Dec 2016 - 01:54 am

VIENNA: Twin panda cubs born last summer at Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Zoo have ventured out of their cave to make their public debut, keepers...

Romania’s PM-designate Sorin Grindeanu to quickly form cabinet 31 Dec 2016 - 01:51 am

BUCHAREST: Romania’s president accepted Sorin Grindeanu for the post of prime minister on Friday after rejecting the Social Democrat Party’s (PSD) previous nominee,...

Trump has tough choice after Obama sanctions on Russia hack 31 Dec 2016 - 01:51 am

President Barack Obama is forcing his successor, Donald Trump, into a difficult choice: reverse the sanctions the departing president just imposed on Russia...

European cities ramp up security ahead of New Year celebrations 31 Dec 2016 - 01:51 am

Paris: European capitals tightened security yesterday ahead of the New Year’s celebrations, erecting concrete barriers in city centres and stepping up police numbers...