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Stephen Hawking hospitalised in Rome for checks 02 Dec 2016 - 09:21 pm

ROME: British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has been hospitalised in Rome for checks after not feeling well but his condition is not...

Gambia’s Jammeh dealt shock election loss after 22-year rule 02 Dec 2016 - 06:30 pm

BANJUL: Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, who vowed to rule the tiny West African nation for “a billion years”, was handed a shock election...

Saudia jet from India lands in Karachi over pilot health 02 Dec 2016 - 05:46 pm

Riyadh:A Saudi Arabian Airlines jet made an unscheduled landing in Pakistan after its captain suffered health problems on a flight from India to...

New hacking attempt on Saudi government computers 02 Dec 2016 - 01:22 pm

Riyadh: Saudi authorities have detected fresh attempts by hackers to disrupt government computers, a report said Friday, after security firm Symantec warned of...

Pro-EU party wins British local election in Brexit ‘shockwave’ 02 Dec 2016 - 01:19 pm

LONDON: Britain’s pro-European Union Liberal Democrat party won a parliamentary seat previously held by the ruling Conservatives on Friday in a major upset...

International push aims to protect endangered heritage 02 Dec 2016 - 12:46 pm

Abu Dhabi: Representatives from dozens of countries meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday to discuss the creation of a $100-million fund to protect...

Bosnia's disabled children swim against indifference 02 Dec 2016 - 12:38 pm

Sarajevo: Born without arms, Ismail Zulfic happily paddles across an Olympic-sized pool in Sarajevo: the six-year-old learned to swim thanks to a coach...

Religious leaders urge Australia to ramp up fight against modern slavery 02 Dec 2016 - 12:28 pm

LONDON: A group of prominent religious leaders urged Australia on Thursday to introduce laws to ensure forced labour is not used to produce...

Hospital in Delhi gives birds new flight 02 Dec 2016 - 12:21 pm

New Delhi: Across from the Red Fort of the Mughal emperors in the heart of Old Delhi, a small hospital run by followers...

Singapore may prove a tough nut for China to crack over regional security 02 Dec 2016 - 12:15 pm

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: As the impounding of Singaporean troop carriers in Hong Kong exposes rising tensions between China and Singapore, the Lion City is...

IS tactics evolving, may include car bombs: Europol 02 Dec 2016 - 11:25 am

The Hague: Terror networks such as the Islamic State group are evolving their tactics to attack soft targets in Europe, which could see...

Unpopular Hollande doomed by failure of jobs promise 02 Dec 2016 - 11:23 am

PARIS: Francois Hollande staked his political fate on a promise to bring down unemployment, and it was his failure to turn around the...

Iran says extension of sanctions act by US Congress violates nuclear deal - TV 02 Dec 2016 - 11:12 am

ANKARA: Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the U.S. Senate's vote to extend sanctions against the Islamic Republic for 10 years violated...

Three Turkish soldiers killed after clashes with militants - military sources 02 Dec 2016 - 10:51 am

DIYARBAKIR: Three Turkish soldiers were killed on Friday after clashing with Kurdish militants in the southeastern province of Hakkari, military sources said. The...

Anger rises after India scraps old notes at petrol pumps 02 Dec 2016 - 10:28 am

New Delhi: India said old notes would no longer be accepted at petrol stations after Friday, fuelling anger over the scrapping of high...

Terror charge for Iranians filming Israeli embassy in Kenya 02 Dec 2016 - 10:24 am

Nairobi: Two Iranians have been charged with planning a terrorist act after their arrest for filming the Israeli embassy in the Kenyan capital...

Over 200,000 Indonesian Muslims protest Christian governor 02 Dec 2016 - 10:15 am

Jakarta: More than 200,000 Indonesian Muslims prayed in unison and chanted Koranic verses Friday in the second major demonstration against Jakarta's Christian governor,...