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Record 12,000 candidates register for Iran's February election 26 Dec 2015 - 02:04 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani registers for February's election of the Assembly of Experts, the clerical body that chooses the supreme leader, at the...

World's fattest man dies of heart failure at the age of 38 26 Dec 2015 - 02:01 pm

A picture made available on 26 December 2015 shows Mexican Andres Moreno, considered to be the world's most obese man, in Guadalajara, Mexico,...

79 arrested in Serbian anti-graft dragnet 26 Dec 2015 - 01:53 pm

Belgrade: Serbian police have arrested 79 people, including a former minister, in the Balkan country's biggest ever anti-graft operation, Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic...

Palestinian shot dead in Jerusalem 26 Dec 2015 - 01:48 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: A Palestinian was shot dead Saturday after reportedly attempting to stab an Israeli police officer in Jerusalem, Israeli police said. Israeli...

Mine collapse in China traps 18 workers; 11 rescued 26 Dec 2015 - 01:42 pm

BEIJING: Chinese rescuers pulled 11 workers to safety and located another 18 who were trapped after a mine collapsed in the eastern province...

Iraqi troops close in on last Islamic State foothold in Ramadi 26 Dec 2015 - 01:11 pm

Iraqi troops have pushed deeper into the heart of the last remaining district held by Islamic State in the city of Ramadi, an...

Al Buwaidani to succeed Zahran Alloush as head of Jaysh al Islam 26 Dec 2015 - 01:08 pm

Abu Hammam Al Buwaidani and Zahran Alloush. By Suleiman Al Khalidi BEIRUT: A top Syrian rebel leader and head of the most powerful...

Iraqi forces in fierce battles with IS in Ramadi 26 Dec 2015 - 12:50 pm

A member of Iraq's counter-terrorism forces monitors his surrounding in a street in Ramadi's Dhubbat neighberhood, adjacent to Hoz neighbourhood, on December 25,...

Tongue in cheek, Miss Universe host says 'Merry Easter' 26 Dec 2015 - 12:48 pm

Washington: Steve Harvey, the man who famously gave the Miss Universe crown to the wrong contestant, has now offered the world Easter greetings...

Security tight for volatile Central Africa's landmark elections 26 Dec 2015 - 12:29 pm

A supporter of Central African Republic presidential candidate Agustin Agou attends a campaign rally in Bangui. (AFP) Bangui, Central African Republic: Central African...

German foreign minister calls for better control of EU's borders 26 Dec 2015 - 11:57 am

File photo of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier BERLIN: Europe needs to regain control of its borders, Germany's foreign minister was quoted on...

Modi fourth Indian PM to visit Pakistan 26 Dec 2015 - 11:51 am

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Lahore, Pakistan, December 25, 2015. Reuters Islamabad: Narendra Modi...

Scores injured as powerful quake jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan 26 Dec 2015 - 11:20 am

A victim of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake is brought to a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, 25 December 2015. Kabul: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake centred...

Nepal appoints quake reconstruction chief 26 Dec 2015 - 10:52 am

Kathmandu: Nepal has appointed a new chief for its reconstruction authority which will allow the body to finally start rebuilding and disbursing aid...

Modi's Pakistan visit 'step in right direction': J&K CM 26 Dec 2015 - 10:48 am

File photo of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed has described Prime...

Tamil Nadu pays homage to 2004 tsunami victims 26 Dec 2015 - 10:43 am

Chennai: People living in Tamil Nadu's coastal districts affected by 2004 tsunami on Saturday paid homage to the thousands who were swallowed by...

Delhi government suspends three officials for corruption 26 Dec 2015 - 10:27 am

File photo of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia New Delhi: The Delhi government has suspended three transport department officials over alleged corruption in...