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Merkel under fire on migrants after New Year's Eve assaults 06 Jan 2016 - 05:35 pm

Police officers survey the area in front of the main train station and the Cathedral in Cologne, western Germany, on January 6, 2016,...

North Korea test could put missile defence back in frame amid Chinese disquiet 06 Jan 2016 - 04:17 pm

People watch a news report on North Korea's first hydrogen bomb test at a railroad station in Seoul on January 6, 2016. South...

Bahrain dismantles 'terror' cell linked to Iran, Hezbollah 06 Jan 2016 - 04:15 pm

Dubai: Bahrain said Wednesday it had dismantled an Iran-linked "terror" cell that was planning attacks in the kingdom, amid a growing diplomatic crisis...

Turkey's Erdogan says Saudi executions 'internal legal matter' 06 Jan 2016 - 04:10 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) on Wednesday refused to condemn Saudi Arabia for its execution of 47 convicts including a prominent...

Iranian diplomats have left Saudi Arabia: State media 06 Jan 2016 - 04:09 pm

Riyadh: Iranian diplomats have left Saudi Arabia after the kingdom severed all ties with Tehran following attacks on its mission in the Islamic...

3 female Kurdish campaigners killed in Turkey curfew town: Party 06 Jan 2016 - 04:04 pm

Turkish riot police stand guard outside the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) headquarters in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, January 5, 2016....

Ivory Coast president accepts resignation of government 06 Jan 2016 - 03:13 pm

A file photo of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara during celebrations marking the 55th anniversary of independence from France, in front of the...

Iraq offers to mediate between Saudis and Iran, worried over fall-out 06 Jan 2016 - 02:46 pm

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari By Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD: Iraq offered to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Iran to end their dispute triggered...

Turkey seizes 13 tonnes of drugs from ship off Libya: Official 06 Jan 2016 - 02:16 pm

Istanbul: The Turkish coastguard conducted an unprecedented operation to seize 13 tonnes of marijuana in powdered from a Bolivia-registered ship off the Libyan...

Four oil tanks now on fire at Libyan ports after clashes 06 Jan 2016 - 02:09 pm

A file picture dated 26 December 2014 showing smoke rising from a large fuel depot fire, Es Sider, Libya, during fighting. BENGHAZI: Fires...

Philippine parliament scraps budget for contraceptives 06 Jan 2016 - 01:09 pm

File photo taken in August 2012 shows people rallying for the passage of a bill providing greater access to birth control in Quezon...

Palestinians call for Greek action on Israel plane 'apartheid' 06 Jan 2016 - 12:27 pm

Jerusalem: The Palestinian leadership on Wednesday demanded the Greek government act after two Arab passengers were expelled from an Israel-bound flight, saying the...

Oman says regrets attacks on Saudi missions in Iran: ONA 06 Jan 2016 - 12:20 pm

MUSCAT: Oman expressed regret on Wednesday at attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran over Riyadh’s execution of a Shi’ite Muslim cleric, but...

Malaysia bans bauxite mining for three months amid pollution fears 06 Jan 2016 - 12:02 pm

Malaysia's Environment Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (C) speaks during a special press conference on bauxite mining activities in Kuala Lumpur on January...

Indonesia turns to China as ethnic Uighurs join would-be jihadis 06 Jan 2016 - 11:55 am

Saud Usman Nasution, the head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency, gestures during an interview at his office in Bogor, January 5, 2016. By...

Hong Kong on holiday health alert after China bird flu death 06 Jan 2016 - 11:42 am

File picture for representation only HONG KONG: A woman in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has died after being infected with the...

Israel approves construction of new settlement in West Bank 06 Jan 2016 - 11:37 am

Jerusalem: Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon has reportedly approved an expansion of the West Bank Etzion settlement bloc south of Jerusalem to include...