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New Nepal bill leaves revolution ‘unfinished’ 19 Sep 2015 - 01:10 am

Kathmandu: Former Maoist guerrilla Sukh Bahadur Roka Magar spent his youth fighting for greater equality in his native Nepal, a goal he had...

Mosque protest 19 Sep 2015 - 01:09 am

Afghan protesters chant slogans during a demonstration against Israel in Kabul, yesterday. Palestinian protesters have clashed with police at the Al-Aqsa mosque site...

Train packed with over 1,000 migrants arrives in Hungary from Croatia 19 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

MAGYARBOLY, Hungary: A train packed with over 1,000 migrants arrived in the Hungarian village of Magyarboly on Friday as Croatia offloaded migrants to...

Venezuela says fighter jet crashes after entry of "illicit" plane 19 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

People cross the border between Colombia and Venezuela at Paraguachón earlier this week. Venezuela has closed numerous border crossings with its neighbour CARACAS,...

Iceland draws line under Icesave scandal 19 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

REYKJAVIK: Icelandic authorities on Friday said they had reached a final amicable agreement with Britain and the Netherlands over the Icesave banking scandal,...

Refugee family swaps Syrian hell for Vatican flat 19 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

VATICAN CITY: A refugee family from Damascus has swapped the hell of Syria's brutal civil war for the comfort and safety of a...

Irish rebel reburied with state honours 19 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

CASTLELYONS: An Irish rebel executed after a failed revolt against British rule in 1916 was reburied Friday following a state funeral, as Ireland...

At least 186 killed, many more injured in South Sudan tanker blast: official 19 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

JUBA: At least 186 people are now thought have been killed and even more injured in an oil tanker explosion in South Sudan...

Crews gain ground on California blazes, search for missing goes on 19 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

By Curtis Skinner SAN FRANCISCO: Firefighters battling two devastating and deadly wildfires in drought-stricken Northern California over the past week have gained more...

London kicks off fashion week with new venue - a car park 19 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

LONDON: London kicked off five days of catwalk shows and presentations on Friday, with a new car park venue adding an urban twist...

Sushma, Kerry to hold first ministerial meet of India-US strategic dialogue 19 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to America, India and the US are to hold the first ministerial meeting of...

African Union announces suspension of Burkina Faso over military coup 18 Sep 2015 - 08:50 pm

Military personnel outside the presidential palace in Ouagadougou, after Burkina Faso's presidential guard declared a coup, on September 17, 2015 (AFP) ADDIS ABABA: ...

IS claims attack on Libya airport, 3 killed 18 Sep 2015 - 07:15 pm

IS militants took over the coastal city of Sirte, on June, 2015. (AFP) TRIPOLI: Militants attacked Tripoli's airport on Friday and killed three...

US and Russian militaries launch talks on Syria 18 Sep 2015 - 07:05 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States and Russia renewed high-level contacts between their militaries on Friday to discuss how to deal with the war in...

"Heads as well as hearts": Croatia says it can take no more migrants 18 Sep 2015 - 06:52 pm

Croatian policemen line up as migrants look on from a train at the Tovarnik railway station, Croatia September 18, 2015. By Maja Zuvela...

US lawmaker to boycott Pope speech over climate change 18 Sep 2015 - 06:31 pm

WASHINGTON: A US lawmaker said he will boycott Pope Francis's historic speech before Congress next week because the Catholic leader will likely focus...