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Regime advances in Syria's Aleppo after Russia raids: monitor 02 Oct 2016 - 11:39 am

Aleppo, Syria: Syrian regime forces advanced in Aleppo on Sunday after Russia unleashed dozens of air strikes in the battleground northern city overnight,...

Russia probes Moscow synagogue assault 02 Oct 2016 - 11:25 am

Moscow: Russia's interior ministry on Sunday said it had opened a criminal probe after an intruder shot a security guard at a Moscow...

Hungarians set to reject migrant quotas in boon for PM Orban 02 Oct 2016 - 10:45 am

BUDAPEST: An overwhelming majority of Hungarians are expected to reject the European Union's migrant quotas in a referendum on Sunday, which should boost...

Newspaper database shows police killings of Kenyans on the increase 02 Oct 2016 - 10:25 am

Nairobi: Police killings of Kenyans are on the rise, a Kenyan newspaper said on Sunday, as it published the country's first comprehensive database...

Pakistan impregnable, military insists after Kashmir 'raid' 02 Oct 2016 - 10:20 am

Mandhole, Pakistan: Pakistani military officials point to an Indian army post high on a forested ridge along the Line of Control dividing Kashmir,...

Two-thirds of Israelis don't expect peace deal: poll 02 Oct 2016 - 09:40 am

Jerusalem: Almost two-thirds of Israelis believe there will never be a peace agreement with the Palestinians, according to the results of an opinion...

Indians disclose $10 billion in hidden wealth 02 Oct 2016 - 09:22 am

New Delhi: Indians have declared almost $10 billion in hidden wealth under a government amnesty on tax evasion, as part of Prime Minister...

Live from New York, it's a Trump-Clinton rematch - of sorts 02 Oct 2016 - 09:14 am

New York: Veteran actor and frequent host Alec Baldwin returned to "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, debuting his new gig playing a scowling,...

Protesters hold 'die-in' at Heathrow against airport expansion 01 Oct 2016 - 06:49 pm

LONDON: More than a hundred people demonstrated at London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday, including dozens who took part in a "die-in" at one...

Somali Al Shabab Attack A Restaurant in Mogadishu 01 Oct 2016 - 05:51 pm

Mogadishu: At least two people have been killed and five others injured after a car loaded with explosives blew up near a restaurant...

Car bomb kills two in Mogadishu 01 Oct 2016 - 05:30 pm

Mogadishu: At least two people were killed and five injured Saturday when a car loaded with explosives blew up near a restaurant in...

Buy a TV and get a BMW car free 01 Oct 2016 - 05:26 pm

Doha: Yes you have read it right. An electronic retailer in Dubai is offering this crazy deal as part of Gitex Shopper, an...

Iran sticking to nuclear deal: Amano 01 Oct 2016 - 05:21 pm

PARIS: Iran has kept to a nuclear deal it agreed with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could...

Turkish parliament opens with focus on defeated coup 01 Oct 2016 - 05:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman said Saturday the period of coups in Turkey is over. Kahraman told assembled lawmakers the priority now...

Indians disclose $10 billion in hidden wealth in tax evasion amnesty 01 Oct 2016 - 05:16 pm

NEW DELHI: A government amnesty targeting tax evasion in India has prompted tens of thousands of suspected tax dodgers to disclose nearly $10...

1,176 civilians killed in Syria in September: NGO 01 Oct 2016 - 04:39 pm

ISTANBUL: A total of 1,176 civilians were killed across war-torn Syria last month, a UK-based human rights watchdog has said. In a Saturday...

Congo commission expects delayed presidential vote in Dec 2018 01 Oct 2016 - 04:22 pm

KINSHASA: The president of Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission said on Saturday that he expects the presidential election, originally scheduled for November,...