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13 Iraq Kurds killed in anti-IS operation 12 Sep 2015 - 02:19 am

Kirkuk, Iraq: Bombs killed 13 members of the Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces during an operation against the Islamic State group in the northern...

Crane collapse kills 107 at Grand Mosque 12 Sep 2015 - 02:11 am

Riyadh: A massive construction crane crashed into Makkah’s Grand Mosque in stormy weather yesterday, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, Saudi...

UN to mediate Yemen peace talks 12 Sep 2015 - 02:01 am

Sana’a: Yemen’s government said yesterday that it will join UN-mediated peace talks next week, as rocket fire from Iran-backed rebels reportedly killed 20...

At least 65 dead in Grand Mosque in Mecca from falling crane 11 Sep 2015 - 08:30 pm

RIYADH: At least 65 people were killed when a crane crashed in Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Friday, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence authority said,...

Arab League hails raising Palestinian flag on U.N. premises 11 Sep 2015 - 07:45 pm

CAIRO: The Arab League hailed the success of the Palestinian and Arab diplomacy in issuing a decision from the U.N. General Assembly to...

Moment of silence on 9/11 11 Sep 2015 - 06:59 pm

US President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 11, 2015,...

At least 2 dead in blast at NE Nigeria refugee camp 11 Sep 2015 - 05:44 pm

Some of the 275 women and children rescued from Boko Haram, Yola, in northeast Nigeria, on May 25, 2015 (AFP) YOLA: At least...

Germany puts 4,000 troops on standby to help with refugee influx 11 Sep 2015 - 05:31 pm

German soldiers are on standby to help refugees (AFP) BERLIN: Germany has placed 4,000 troops on standby for this weekend alone to help...

Lebanon’s ‘You Stink’ campaigners trash crisis plan 11 Sep 2015 - 02:04 am

Beirut: Organisers of mass protests in Lebanon over trash festering in the streets said yesterday the government’s long-awaited plan to deal with the...

‘Mama Merkel’ cheered by Syrians at refugee centre 11 Sep 2015 - 02:03 am

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel won a hero’s welcome as she visited a Berlin migrant centre yesterday, with Syrians cheering and taking selfies as...

Defiant Russia pledges more Syria assistance 11 Sep 2015 - 02:01 am

Moscow: A defiant Russia yesterday said it was ready to increase military support to Syria’s Bashar Al Assad if needed, dismissing suggestions it...

'FDI welcome, but challenges remain for white-label ATMs' 10 Sep 2015 - 03:32 pm

By Venkatachari Jagannathan CHENNAI: The government's decision to allow 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) under the automatic route for white-label ATM companies...

Agriculture as an occupation losing lure in Odisha 10 Sep 2015 - 03:25 pm

By Chinmaya Dehury BHUBANESWAR: Even as the Odisha government talks about its commitment to the agriculture sector, it is witnessing a surprising trend...

Russians' arrivals dipping, Goa to host charter tourists from Latvia 10 Sep 2015 - 03:18 pm

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar PANAJI: With uncertainty looming large vis-a-vis Russian arrivals in the forthcoming tourism season due to an economic crisis in the...

Polish prime minister says accepting refugees is Poland's duty 10 Sep 2015 - 03:08 pm

KRYNICA ZDROJ (Poland): Poland cannot afford to accept economic migrants, but it is the biggest central European economy's duty to accept refugees fleeing...