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Russia to build $30 mln centre for acrobatic rock’n’roll, a niche sport in which President Vladimir Putin’s daughter is a leading dancer 10 Dec 2016 - 07:20 pm

MOSCOW: Russia is building a $30 million complex for acrobatic rock’n’roll, a niche sport in which President Vladimir Putin’s daughter is a leading...

Special Report: Puerto Rico’s disabled fend for themselves amid US neglect 10 Dec 2016 - 07:10 pm

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Juanita Gomez Cruz irons clothes and fries pasteles to help support her family. At 77, she is the sole...

Nobel laureates, leaders gather to push child slavery onto the global agenda 10 Dec 2016 - 07:03 pm

NEW DELHI: Seven-year-old Siyam stands speechless when asked what he would like to do when he grows up. He stares blankly as if...

Election brings no hope to Macedonia’s Roma-run “ghetto”, say voters 10 Dec 2016 - 06:57 pm

SUTO ORIZARI, Macedonia: A s Sunday’s election in Macedonia draws close, Amet Yashar jokes that politicians’ newfound concern for his home, one of...

Reports: Tibetan Buddhist monk self-immolates in west China 10 Dec 2016 - 06:38 pm

BEIJING: A Tibetan Buddhist monk has set himself on fire in western China in what appeared to be the latest such radical protest...

Air raids pound Aleppo as US decries 'war crimes' 10 Dec 2016 - 06:21 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Air strikes pummelled the shrinking rebel enclave in Aleppo on Saturday as US Secretary of State John Kerry said the Syrian...

Anti-China protesters rally in Hong Kong as vote looms 10 Dec 2016 - 06:11 pm

Hong Kong: Around a thousand protesters rallied in Hong Kong Saturday against a crackdown on pro-democracy lawmakers and an electoral system skewed towards...

Gambia’s president-elect says loser Jammeh cannot reject polls 10 Dec 2016 - 06:04 pm

BANJUL: Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow said on Saturday the country’s outgoing leader Yahya Jammeh had no authority to reject the results of Dec.1....

Petraeus sees 'downsides' to Iran nuclear pact 10 Dec 2016 - 05:31 pm

Dubai: A global deal to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions contains elements "of great concern", retired US general David Petraeus, seen as a contender...

Indonesia counter-terrorism forces foil plot to bomb state palace:police 10 Dec 2016 - 05:14 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesian counter-terrorism forces on Saturday arrested three people near the capital Jakarta suspected of planning a bomb attack on the presidential palace,...

Colombian Nobel Prize winner says a “ray of hope” for Syria, Sudan 10 Dec 2016 - 04:28 pm

OSLO: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said an accord to end a 52-year civil war with Marxist rebels was a “ray of hope”...

Syria, Russia pound rebel-held Aleppo but advances halt 10 Dec 2016 - 04:08 pm

ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT: Syrian’s military and Russian warplanes bombarded rebel-held districts of Aleppo on Saturday as Damascus’s allies said victory was near, but insurgents...

Five killed in Bulgarian gas train blast 10 Dec 2016 - 02:58 pm

Sofia: At least five people were killed Saturday and 27 were injured when a freight train transporting gas derailed and exploded in the...

France wants state of emergency extended till July 2017 10 Dec 2016 - 02:55 pm

PARIS: The French government will propose to extend the state of emergency until July 15, 2017, Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Saturday....

Dozens detained in FETO probe in Istanbul 10 Dec 2016 - 02:53 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish police arrested 35 people on Saturday as part of a probe into the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), a police source told...

Malaysia police kill key Abu Sayyaf militant in shootout 10 Dec 2016 - 02:47 pm

Manila: Malaysian security forces have killed a key member of a Philippine Islamist militant group in a shootout in waters off Sabah in...

German minister says schools, jobs key to defeating IS 10 Dec 2016 - 02:35 pm

Dubai: The Islamic State group will not be defeated on the battlefield alone but by teaching tolerance and creating economic opportunity, Germany's defence...

Russia interfered in US election to help Trump win: report 10 Dec 2016 - 02:30 pm

Washington: A secret CIA assessment has found that Russia sought to tip last month's US presidential election in Donald Trump's favor, The Washington...