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Won't apologise to Jaitley: Kejriwal 28 Dec 2015 - 05:17 pm

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he will not apologise to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over the DDCA row,...

Turkey detains teen 'for insulting Erdogan on Facebook' 28 Dec 2015 - 04:55 pm

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Istanbul: A Turkish court on Monday remanded in custody a 17-year-old construction worker on charges of "insulting" Turkish President Recep...

Seized documents reveal Islamic State’s Department of “War Spoils” 28 Dec 2015 - 04:47 pm

Militant Islamist fighters take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province in this June 30, 2014, file photo.REUTERS/Stringer/Files ...

Spain's Podemos rules out help for PM Rajoy to govern 28 Dec 2015 - 04:46 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2015 file photo, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, right, talks to Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias during...

Palestinian dies of wounds from Gaza clash: ministry 28 Dec 2015 - 04:36 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian wounded at the Gaza border in clashes with the Israeli army last week died early Monday from...

Political feuding imperils Ukraine’s future, Obama’s record 28 Dec 2015 - 04:19 pm

Washington invested heavily in Ukraine reforms Infighting now threatens to push process off course VP Biden told Ukrainian politicians they have last chance...

Turkey sees no normalisation of Israel ties without end to Gaza blockade: Spokesman 28 Dec 2015 - 04:11 pm

ANKARA: Turkey sees no normalisation in ties with Israel unless its conditions for ending the Gaza blockade and compensation for the deaths of...

Chinese artist Weiwei visits Lesbos refugees 28 Dec 2015 - 04:05 pm

Ai Weiwei Athens: Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei paid a holiday visit to refugees and migrants flocking to the Greek island of Lesbos,...

Rome, Milan clamp down on cars as smog smothers Italy 28 Dec 2015 - 04:03 pm

Milan: Cars were banished Monday from the streets of Milan while in Rome every second vehicle was forced off the road as Italian...

Bahrain cabinet approves new diesel, kerosene pricing system: BNA 28 Dec 2015 - 04:00 pm

DUBAI: Bahrain’s cabinet has approved a new pricing system for diesel and kerosene that is set to begin in January, state news agency...

Key Iraqi and Syrian towns which suffered IS fighting 28 Dec 2015 - 03:41 pm

Isis militants parade in Raqqa, Syria (source:twitter) Baghdad: Following the Iraqi forces' victory in Ramadi, here is a recap of key cities and...

In crime-infested Karachi, 2015 was a year of relief 28 Dec 2015 - 03:37 pm

Rangers cordon off a street during a raid in Karachi in this file photo. KARACHI: There was a marked improvement in the law...

Another transport project in Punjab - this time waterways 28 Dec 2015 - 03:24 pm

People wave Turkish (R) and Pakistani flags during the launch of the Metro Bus system in Lahore in this February 10, 2013 file...

About 20 killed in mosque bombing in northern Nigerian city 28 Dec 2015 - 03:12 pm

File photo of an earlier bombing incident. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: About 20 people were killed and 90 wounded by a bomb explosion in a...

FATA tribes rely on militant or foreign radio for news: Report 28 Dec 2015 - 03:10 pm

Representative photo. AP PESHAWAR: As reliable news or even some entertainment is hard to come by in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata),...

PM Cameron visits flood-hit British city of York 28 Dec 2015 - 02:48 pm

Members of the emergency services rescue two peole from a flooded house in York after the river Ouse burst its banks, in northern...

Expelled French reporter says China trying to 'muzzle' media 28 Dec 2015 - 02:24 pm

French journalist Ursula Gauthier, a reporter for the French news magazine L'Obs, poses for a photo in her apartment in Beijing, Saturday, Dec....

Chinese media heap scorn on expelled French reporter 28 Dec 2015 - 02:13 pm

Ursula Gauthier, the Beijing-based correspondent for French news magazine L'Obs, pictured in her apartment in Beijing on December 26, 2015. AFP Beijing: Chinese...