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Nepal to introduce constitution despite deadly protests 15 Sep 2015 - 11:05 am

Nepalese police stop Hindu activists as they try to break through a cordoned-off area near parliament during a protest demanding Nepal be declared...

Migrant boat heading to Greece from Turkey sinks, 13 dead 15 Sep 2015 - 10:08 am

ANKARA: At least 13 migrants including four children trying to reach Greece drowned Tuesday when their boat from Turkey sank in the international...

North Korea says it has restarted all nuclear bomb fuel plants 15 Sep 2015 - 10:01 am

A file satellite handout image from DigitalGlobe dated 29 September 2004 shows the Yongbyon complex nuclear facility, some 100 km north of Pyongyang,...

New Australia PM sticks to script with focus on the economy 15 Sep 2015 - 09:54 am

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during a House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, 15 September 2015. Earlier...

At least 7 dead after flash flood in Utah 15 Sep 2015 - 09:37 am

WASHINGTON: Flash floods in the western state of Utah killed at least seven people Monday, state officials said. The disaster happened in the...

Hungarian police detain over 9,000 migrants on Monday 15 Sep 2015 - 08:58 am

BUDAPEST: Hungarian police rounded up 9,380 migrants who were crossing into the country from Serbia on Monday, the highest daily figure this year,...

Clashes rock Jerusalem mosque compound for third day 15 Sep 2015 - 08:47 am

A Palestinian man lies on an alley leading to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's after scuffles with Israeli riot police on September...

Global warming to pick up this year and next 15 Sep 2015 - 02:49 am

London: Man-made global warming is set to produce exceptionally high average temperatures this year and next, boosted by natural weather phenomena such as...

British PM visits Syria refugee camps 15 Sep 2015 - 02:42 am

Amman: British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan yesterday, pledging increased aid which he said would help...

Hollande says air strikes against IS in Syria 'necessary' 14 Sep 2015 - 09:50 pm

French President Francois Hollande PARIS: French President Francois Hollande, whose country is carrying out surveillance flights over Syria, said Monday it would be...

Morocco breaks up another ISIS militant cell 14 Sep 2015 - 07:40 pm

Moroccan Interior Ministry MOROCCO: Moroccan authorities said on Monday they had dismantled a militant cell planning to create an Islamic State affiliate, seizing...

Hungarian police close main entry point for migrants 14 Sep 2015 - 06:45 pm

RÖSZKE: Hungarian police on Monday closed off the main crossing point for migrants entering from Serbia, AFP journalists saw. Around 20 police fenced...

Hundreds quarantined as Ebola returns to north Sierra Leone district 14 Sep 2015 - 06:34 pm

A whole village, amounting to almost 1000 people, have been quarantined in the latest twist in Sierra Leone`s fight against the Ebola (APA) ...

5 Saudi soldiers killed at Yemen border 14 Sep 2015 - 06:18 pm

Soldiers loyal to Yemen's exiled government take up a position during fighting with Houthi militia , on September 13, 2015. (Reuters) RIYADH: Five...

Pakistan air strikes kill 15 militants in tribal region: military 14 Sep 2015 - 05:15 pm

ISLAMABAD: Fifteen Islamist militants have been killed and seven of their hideouts destroyed in fresh air attacks in Pakistan's lawless tribal region bordering...

Qatar urges international community to protect rights of Palestinians 14 Sep 2015 - 05:08 pm

A Palestinian national asked to undress in public at an Israeli checkpoint in this file photo. DOHA/GENEVA: Qatar urged the international community on...

6 dead in Nigeria school collapse 14 Sep 2015 - 05:04 pm

NIGERIA: Six people died after a primary school collapsed at a town near Jos, central Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said...