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Russia says two US diplomats expelled in tit-for-tat move 09 Jul 2016 - 04:37 pm

A view from Moscow (file photo: Reuters) Moscow: Moscow on Saturday said it had expelled two US diplomats as a retaliatory move after...

UK opposition Labour lawmaker Eagle bids to unseat leader Corbyn 09 Jul 2016 - 03:37 pm

File pictures of Shadow Business Secretary Angela Eagle (L) and Leader of Britain's opposition Labour party Jeremy Corbyn. (AFP) LONDON: Angela Eagle, a...

Up to 300,000 Syrians could get Turkish citizenship: Report 09 Jul 2016 - 03:10 pm

Turkish soldiers help Syrian refugees as they cross into Turkey on the Turkish-Syrian border, near the southeastern town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa province,...

NATO makes fresh funding, troop pledge for Afghanistan 09 Jul 2016 - 02:11 pm

US President Barack Obama, his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani, Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg pose for press...

Kerala police 'verifying' reports that missing youth joined IS 09 Jul 2016 - 02:04 pm

(Photo courtesy: Mathrubhumi) Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police has been "verifying" the mysterious disappearance from Kasaragod district of about a dozen youth who are...

Stop taking stupid selfies, Croatia tells tourists 09 Jul 2016 - 01:27 pm

Zagreb: Croatia's mountain rescue service has urged tourists to stop putting themselves in danger taking "stupid and dangerous selfies", after a Canadian man...

Would-be British PM sparks row with remarks on rival's childlessness 09 Jul 2016 - 01:22 pm

Andrea Leadsom speaks at a news conference in central London, Britain July 7, 2016. Reuters/Paul Hackett/File photo By Estelle Shirbon LONDON: Andrea Leadsom,...

Famed Pakistan philanthropist Edhi dies in Karachi 09 Jul 2016 - 01:10 pm

People gather at the national stadium for the start of the funeral for philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi in Karachi, Pakistan July 9, 2016....

Two men gored on third day of Pamplona bull-run festival 09 Jul 2016 - 01:05 pm

Participants run ahead Jose Escolar Gil's fighting bulls on the third day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain ...

Women rise to the top in Brexit Britain 09 Jul 2016 - 12:46 pm

File photo of Home Secretary Theresa May. AFP London: A wave of women are taking power in Britain: the country will soon have...

NATO keeps pressure on Russia over Ukraine 09 Jul 2016 - 12:39 pm

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (C) poses with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Poland's President Andrzej Duda (R) during the NATO Summit...

Storm left by super typhoon Nepartak hits China, disrupts transport 09 Jul 2016 - 12:32 pm

Workers reinforce the electric pylons at a flooded area as Typhoon Nepartak approaches in Xuancheng, Anhui Province, China, July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer SHANGHAI:...

UK government rejects 4m-strong petition for 2nd EU vote 09 Jul 2016 - 12:25 pm

London: The British government on Saturday formally rejected a petition signed by more than 4.125 million people calling for a second referendum on...

US Army reservist named as lone gunman in Dallas police ambush 09 Jul 2016 - 12:20 pm

Victor Taylor supports Keaka Wallace (C) who says she was a patrol partner of slain DART officer Brent Thompson, weeps as she leaves...

India's Kerala imposes 'fat tax' on junk food 09 Jul 2016 - 12:18 pm

New Delhi: India's peaceful tourist hotspot Kerala has become the first state in the country to impose a "fat tax" on junk food...

First Russian tourist flight since crisis lands in Turkish resort 09 Jul 2016 - 11:54 am

File photo of Byzantine-era monument of Hagia Sophia, at Sultanahmet square in Istanbul,Turkey. Reuters Istanbul: The first Russian charter flight carrying tourists to...

China launches drive to eradicate violence against hospital staff 09 Jul 2016 - 11:48 am

People rush into Peking Union Hospital early in the morning, in Beijing, China, April 6, 2016. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon SHANGHAI: China is kicking off...