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US: Mistrial declared in shooting death of Walter Scott 06 Dec 2016 - 10:53 am

NEW YORK: A jury failed to agree on a verdict Monday in the trial of a white police officer who was captured on...

PKK terrorists neutralized in SE Turkey 06 Dec 2016 - 10:50 am

SIIRT, Turkey: Two PKK terrorists were neutralized Tuesday by Turkish police in an operation held in the southeastern province of Siirt. Police sources...

11 civilians killed in Syrian airstrikes 06 Dec 2016 - 10:47 am

IDLIB, Syria: A Syrian fighter jet killed 11 civilians in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib late Monday. A local defense official, Leys...

11 trapped in latest coal mine gas blast 06 Dec 2016 - 10:44 am

BEIJING: China authorities revealed Tuesday that 11 workers were trapped in the latest gas explosion to hit a coal mine in the country....

Iceland plays the tourism card, for better for worse 06 Dec 2016 - 10:40 am

Reykjavik: An island of ice and lava battered by the Arctic winds, Iceland's dramatic and pristine landscape is attracting a growing number of...

Bombs found in raid on IS-linked group 06 Dec 2016 - 10:38 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: Philippine security forces said Tuesday that explosives were recovered during raids targeting a Islamic State-linked armed group in troubled...

Illegal detention and torture underpin China's corruption crackdown 06 Dec 2016 - 10:31 am

HONG KONG: The corruption crackdown ordered by Chinese President Xi Jinping is reliant on a secret system of detentions and torture beyond the...

Indonesian police start burning massive drug haul 06 Dec 2016 - 10:27 am

Jakarta: Police began torching about a tonne of illegal drugs in Jakarta on Tuesday, as Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his tough war...

Indian state names successor as thousands mourn charismatic leader 06 Dec 2016 - 10:09 am

CHENNAI, India: The party of Jayalalithaa Jayaram, a powerful Indian politician who died on Monday, appointed a loyalist to lead her southern state...

Security boosted on LA transit stations following threat 06 Dec 2016 - 09:28 am

Los Angeles: Security was boosted across the Los Angeles metro on Monday following a tip from overseas about a possible bomb attack against...

Syria rebels reject Aleppo exit as army advances 06 Dec 2016 - 08:39 am

Aleppo, Syria: Russia said it would hold talks with Washington on Tuesday on a total rebel withdrawal from Syria's Aleppo, where the army...

Merkel to ready troops for 2017 election battle 06 Dec 2016 - 08:35 am

Essen, Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due Tuesday to outline her battle strategy to counter a wave of populism that has consumed...

India's Imelda Marcos, Jayalalithaa "Amma" inspired a devotion that verged on the religious 05 Dec 2016 - 11:14 pm

New Delhi: Jayalalithaa Jayaram, who has died aged 68, was a former film star who went on to become one of India's most...

India's filmstar politician Jayalalithaa dies after prolonged illness 05 Dec 2016 - 11:06 pm

Chennai, India: Jayalalithaa Jayaram, the chief minister of south India's Tamil Nadu state and one of the country's most popular political leaders, died...

Israeli army video draws fire for ignoring Palestine 05 Dec 2016 - 08:01 pm

JERUSALEM: The presumed birthplace of Jesus and a shrine to Moses are two of the West Bank religious sites featured in a promotional...

Police rack up deadly record in Philippine drug war 05 Dec 2016 - 07:45 pm

MANILA: Norberto Maderal and George Avanceña made a fatal choice on the afternoon of October 19, the Philippine police say. The two pedicab...

Manuel Valls, a tough-talker with French presidential ambitions 05 Dec 2016 - 07:34 pm

PARIS: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls faces an uphill battle to unite his Socialist Party and overcome his government’s deep unpopularity as he...