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Battle to dislodge IS from Iraq's Ramadi will take days: State TV 23 Dec 2015 - 11:27 am

Iraqi security forces cross a bridge built by corps of engineers over the Euphrates in Ramadi, December 22, 2015. BAGHDAD: Government forces expect...

Ukraine health system in danger of collapse as reforms stall 23 Dec 2015 - 11:24 am

File pic for representation only By Alessandra Prentice STAIKY, Ukraine: Paint is flaking on the damp walls and cracked ceilings of the small...

Japan says armed Chinese coastguard ship seen near disputed islands 23 Dec 2015 - 11:09 am

China Coast Guard vessel sails in the East China Sea near the disputed isles known as Senkaku isles in Japan and Diaoyu islands...

Spain PM to meet Socialist leader to discuss forming new government 23 Dec 2015 - 10:59 am

File picture of Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will meet the Socialist Party leader later Wednesday to...

Hindu Ezhava leader booked by Kerala police gets anticipatory bail 23 Dec 2015 - 10:56 am

File picture of Vellapally Natesan Kochi: Hindu Ezhava leader Vellapally Natesan, booked by Kerala Police for delivering a communal speech, on Wednesday secured...

British EU exit could lead to UK break-up, warns ex-foreign secretary 23 Dec 2015 - 10:54 am

LONDON: The United Kingdom could disintegrate if Britons vote to leave the European Union as it would give succour to the cause of...

One survivor found as China pledges landslide probe 23 Dec 2015 - 10:51 am

Rescuers carry 19-year-old survivor Tian Zeming after he was pulled from debris on December 23, 2015 some 67 hours after a giant flow...

This was my destiny: Ariadna Gutierrez after Miss Universe flub 23 Dec 2015 - 10:48 am

Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez after being wrongly crowned as Miss Universe. Los Angeles: Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, who was wrongly crowned the 2015...

Flaw over 'Hello Kitty' fan database exposure fixed: operator 23 Dec 2015 - 10:43 am

Tokyo: The Japanese creator of the Hello Kitty character said Wednesday its foreign affiliate has corrected a flaw in the fan website that...

One killed in firing at Delhi court 23 Dec 2015 - 10:23 am

New Delhi: A policeman was killed when four gangsters sneaked into a court in east Delhi and fired at a member of a...

FAO: Impact of El Nino could be worst in 18 years in southern Africa 23 Dec 2015 - 10:22 am

Rome: Crop and livestock production prospects in southern Africa have been weakened by this year's powerful El Nino, while the phenomenon is also...

Dozens of ISIS militants killed in Iraq 23 Dec 2015 - 10:17 am

Baghdad: A number of ISIS militants were killed and a rocket launcher was destroyed west of Iraq during a security operation by Iraqi...

Two injured in Istanbul airport bombing 23 Dec 2015 - 09:59 am

Ankara: An explosion in Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport Wednesday wounded two cleaning staff on a nearby plane. The cause of the blast was...

Chinese state media accuse detained labour activists of incitement 23 Dec 2015 - 09:55 am

File photo of Zeng Feiyang, the director of the Guangzhou-based Panyu Migrant Workers Centre By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING: Chinese state media have accused ...

Drone strike kills 4 Qaeda suspects in Yemen 23 Dec 2015 - 09:49 am

Image for representation only Aden: A presumed US drone strike has killed four suspected members of Al-Qaeda in central Yemen, a security official...

Venezuela opposition accuse leftists of blocking 22 lawmakers 23 Dec 2015 - 09:44 am

Caracas: Venezuelan opposition leaders Tuesday claimed President Nicolas Maduro's leftist party had filed a legal challenge against the election of 22 opposition lawmakers...