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Opinion: Yes, 2016 was bad and next year could be worse 23 Dec 2016 - 03:17 am

The killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey on Monday evening might have prompted knee-jerk comparisons to the 1914 assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand,...

Eight killed after Taliban storm Afghan MP's house 23 Dec 2016 - 03:14 am

Kabul: Eight people were killed when Taliban suicide bombers stormed the residence of an Afghan lawmaker in the capital Kabul, officials said after...

Indonesia beefs up security after foiled holiday plot 23 Dec 2016 - 03:05 am

Jakarta: Indonesian police yesterday announced plans to deploy some 155,000 personnel to secure the country during Christmas and New Year holidays, a day...

Park's impeachment trial opens 23 Dec 2016 - 03:04 am

Seoul: South Korea's Constitutional Court yesterday held its first preparatory hearing in the trial of impeached President Park Geun-hye, whom lawmakers voted to...

Sri Lanka seizes aprons with Buddha image 23 Dec 2016 - 03:04 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's customs authorities yesterday impounded a consignment of aprons from India featuring images of the Buddha, saying the novelty garments were...

Japan fire engulfs 140 houses and buildings 23 Dec 2016 - 03:04 am

Tokyo: A fire engulfed about 140 houses, shops and other buildings in a Japanese coastal city yesterday, injuring five people but causing no...

Christmas train to spread tolerance 23 Dec 2016 - 02:58 am

Islamabad: A Christmas-themed train yesterday set out on a journey to criss-cross Pakistan in an effort to promote tolerance in the overwhelmingly Muslim...

Saudi Arabia to raise military spending 23 Dec 2016 - 02:55 am

Dubai:Saudi Arabia, at war in Yemen, projects a 6.7 percent rise in defence spending in 2017 to SR191bn ($50.8bn), according to official budget...

Syria's government recaptures all of Aleppo city 23 Dec 2016 - 02:54 am

The Syrian army announced the country's second city Aleppo has been fully recaptured from rebel fighters, the government's biggest victory in the nearly...

2 Palestinians end 90-day hunger strike 23 Dec 2016 - 02:33 am

Ramallah: Two Palestinian prisoners held by Israel ended a 90-day hunger strike yesterday after agreement was reached with Israeli authorities for their release...

Egypt suspends sentence for anti-graft chief 23 Dec 2016 - 02:33 am

Cairo: An appeals court yesterday suspended a prison sentence for Egypt's former anti-corruption chief, who was convicted of exaggerating the economic impact of...

Trump & Netanyahu urge Obama to veto UN resolution 23 Dec 2016 - 02:33 am

Jerusalem/United Nations: US President-elect Donald Trump echoed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in urging the Obama administration to veto a UN Security Council...

Egypt delays vote on settlements after Israeli pressure 23 Dec 2016 - 02:33 am

Jerusalem: Under heavy Israeli pressure, Egypt yesterday delayed an expected UN vote on a proposed Security Council resolution that sought to condemn Israeli...

1,880 rescued from Boko Haram in a week 23 Dec 2016 - 02:28 am

Lagos: Nigerian troops have rescued 1,880 civilians from a Boko Haram redoubt in the restive northeast in the past week and arrested hundreds...

Japan pays funds for Unesco after halt over Nanjing row 23 Dec 2016 - 02:28 am

Tokyo: Japan said yesterday it has paid millions of dollars in Unesco annual funding dues after holding back the payment over a World...

China's draft law allows police to shoot protesters 23 Dec 2016 - 02:28 am

Beijing: A revised draft of China's policing law could give officers the power to use firearms against peaceful protesters, Human Rights Watch said...

Cambodia seizes huge haul of ivory and animal parts 23 Dec 2016 - 02:28 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodian officials have seized 1.5 tonnes of illegal ivory and animal parts hidden in a timber shipment from Mozambique that was...

UN warns of acute water crisis in Lagos 23 Dec 2016 - 02:28 am

Geneva: Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos faces an acute water crisis that is creating unacceptable conditions for millions of people, according to an independent...