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Next UN chief Guterres says time to overcome divisions over Syria 13 Oct 2016 - 07:07 pm

United Nations, United States: Newly-appointed UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday said it was time to overcome divisions over ending the war in...

Dutch tourists warned to abide by rules after Thai king's death 13 Oct 2016 - 07:01 pm

The Hague: Dutch tourists to Thailand were warned Thursday to avoid any "declarations or discussions critical of the royal family" in updated travel...

Bermuda braces for hit from 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Nicole 13 Oct 2016 - 04:43 pm

Miami: Hurricane Nicole closed in on Bermuda as an "extremely dangerous" storm, US weather forecasters said Thursday, just hours before it was due...

Trump adviser accuses U.S. of disregarding Russia's interests 13 Oct 2016 - 04:25 pm

MOSCOW: A foreign policy adviser to U.S. Republican candidate Donald Trump has accused Washington of contributing to an atmosphere of mutual contempt with...

Turkey has no secret agenda in Iraq: Turkish official 13 Oct 2016 - 04:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkey has no secret agenda in Iraq, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Thursday. Speaking to the media at the presidential complex in...

Scottish leader unveils new independence plan 13 Oct 2016 - 03:49 pm

Glasgow: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Thursday unveiled plans for a new independence referendum in case her demands for more autonomy and...

US jobless claims flat at start of October 13 Oct 2016 - 03:42 pm

Washington: The low level of US claims for unemployment insurance continued at the start of this month in another sign of healthy labor...

Maldives quits Commonwealth over rights row 13 Oct 2016 - 03:37 pm

Malé, Maldives: The Maldives said Thursday it is quitting the Commonwealth after years of wrangling over its human rights record since the toppling...

Thailand's beloved king, unifying figure, dies at 88 13 Oct 2016 - 03:26 pm

Bangkok: Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-serving monarch, has died at the age of 88, the palace announced Thursday, leaving a divided...

Women climb Africa's highest mountain to call for land rights 13 Oct 2016 - 03:04 pm

NAIROBI: As soon as Ann Ondaye's husband died, his two brothers took all the Kenyan widow's possessions: the television, bicycle, a fishing boat...

Some facts about Bob Dylan - winner of 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature 13 Oct 2016 - 02:57 pm

American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American...

Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature 13 Oct 2016 - 02:07 pm

STOCKHOLM: Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize for Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition," the...

Syrian govt gives partial nod to Oct aid plan but not Aleppo 13 Oct 2016 - 01:33 pm

GENEVA: The Syrian government has now partially approved a United Nations aid plan for October, but not its request to deliver assistance to...

Jaber al-Bakr was not deemed 'acute' suicide risk: German official 13 Oct 2016 - 01:27 pm

Dresden, Germany: A Syrian bomb plot suspect found hanged with a T-shirt in his cell had not been deemed an "acute" suicide risk,...

Rescue workers says two days of bombing kill 145 in rebel-held eastern Aleppo 13 Oct 2016 - 11:43 am

BEIRUT: Renewed bombing of rebel-held eastern Aleppo killed 145 people on Tuesday and Wednesday, Ammar al Selmo, the head of the Civil Defence...

German authorities under fire over bomb plot suspect suicide 13 Oct 2016 - 11:30 am

Dresden, Germany: German authorities were under pressure Thursday to explain how a Syrian suspect detained over a bomb plot could have committed suicide...