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Germany probes cause of deadly train crash 10 Feb 2016 - 05:46 pm

Policemen stand at the site of a train accident near Bad Aibling, southern Germany, on February 10, 2016. AFP Berlin: German investigators scrambled...

UAE appoints Ohood Al Roumi as minister of happiness 10 Feb 2016 - 05:27 pm

Ohood Al Roumi. Doha: UAE has appointed a minister for happiness. Ohood Al Roumi is appointed as the new Minister of State for...

Ugandan LRA rebel captured in CAfrica was a top commander 10 Feb 2016 - 05:27 pm

Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fighters in Ri-Kwangba on southern Sudan's border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, on September 20, 2006. AFP Bangui,...

NATO to agree new Russian deterrent but avoid Cold War footing 10 Feb 2016 - 05:05 pm

British Defence Minister Michael Fallon Eastern presence aims to avoid permanent bases Baltics, Poland say they need protection against Russia U.S. says other...

Egyptian court acquits Mubarak-era minister of corruption charges 10 Feb 2016 - 04:57 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian court acquitted former information minister Anas al-Fiqi on corruption charges, state news agency MENA reported on Wednesday, the latest ruling...

Pakistan court to hear bid to reclaim jewel from British crown 10 Feb 2016 - 03:36 pm

The Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, with the Koh-i-noor diamond, sits in the Tower of London with the Crown Jewels. Reuters...

Four killed as passenger bus hits mine in east Ukraine 10 Feb 2016 - 03:20 pm

Marinka: Four people were killed on Wednesday when a passenger minibus hit a mine in eastern Ukraine during a relative calm in fighting,...

India, UAE eye trade, security on crown prince's visit 10 Feb 2016 - 03:13 pm

File photo of Indian PM Narendra Modi with HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme...

Erdogan accuses US of creating 'pool of blood' with policy on Syria Kurds 10 Feb 2016 - 02:53 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a reception for World Smoking Cessation Day at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on...

Five dead in Myanmar military plane crash: Officials 10 Feb 2016 - 02:49 pm

Firefighters and rescue workers inspect the wreck of a military aircraft after it crashed near the airport in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 10 February 2016. ...

China confirms first case of Zika virus - Xinhua 10 Feb 2016 - 02:40 pm

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016. Reuters/ Paulo Whitaker By Megha Rajagopalan and Clare Jim...

Germany probes cause of deadly train crash 10 Feb 2016 - 01:41 pm

Policemen stand at the site of a train accident near Bad Aibling, southern Germany, on February 10, 2016. AFP Berlin: German investigators raced...

Spanish potholers trapped in southwest France are alive: Police 10 Feb 2016 - 01:28 pm

Toulouse, France: Seven Spanish potholers trapped in a cave in southwestern France have been found unhurt and rescuers are preparing to bring them...

Grandson of Iran's Khomeini fails election appeal 10 Feb 2016 - 01:25 pm

Tehran: Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said Wednesday he had lost an appeal against his exclusion...

Fighting kills at least 500 in Aleppo province since Syrian army offensive began: Monitor 10 Feb 2016 - 01:10 pm

Opposition fighters check their ammunition belts in Tal al-Aswan in the area of the eastern Ghouta rebel bastion east of the Syrian capital,...

Some are wary after attacks, but Paris magic still enchants tourists 10 Feb 2016 - 01:04 pm

Tourists on the Trocadero, in front of the Eiffel tower, in Paris (AFP/Ludovic Marin) Paris: Some visitors may be steering clear of the...

Turkish soldiers clash with Kurdish militants crossing from Syria: Army 10 Feb 2016 - 12:59 pm

Kurdish members of the Self-Defense Forces stand near the Syrian-Turkish border in the Syrian city of al-Derbasiyah during a protest against the operations...