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Killer whale dies at SeaWorld park in San Antonio 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Killer whale Unna receives treatment from veterinarians and trainers in September By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO: An 18-year-old killer whale has died at...

Kuwaiti Emir sends message to Algerian President 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Algiers: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika received Tuesday a written message from Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah pertaining...

Prominent China rights lawyer convicted but avoids jail 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Pu Zhiqiang Lawyer charged for inciting ethnic hatred, provoking trouble Suspended sentence means Pu will be placed under probation Pu to be released...

US soldier Bergdahl arraigned on military charges, mulls options 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl leaves the courthouse after an arraignment hearing for his court-martial in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, December 22, 2015....

Croatian conservatives secure majority to form government 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic Zagreb: Croatia's main opposition conservatives and a small party that emerged as a kingmaker in last month's election have secured the...

Egypt's Sisi warns against protests on anniversary of 2011 revolt 22 Dec 2015 - 06:56 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned critics on Tuesday not to hold protests on Jan. 25 to mark the anniversary of the...

Iraq forces advance into centre of IS-held Ramadi 22 Dec 2015 - 06:18 pm

Iraqi pro-regime forces hold a position during clashes with Islamic State fighters on the outskirts of Ramadi, on December 16, 2015 AFP Baghdad:...

Saudi King, Tunisia President hold talks 22 Dec 2015 - 06:11 pm

Riyadh: Custodian of the two holy mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Tuesday held a talks session with President of Tunisia Beji Caid Essebsi,...

Bahrain Premier Meets Bangladesh FM 22 Dec 2015 - 05:59 pm

Manama: Bahrain Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa met here Tuesday with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali. Talks...

Nationwide strike looms in Israel as unions demand 11 pct pay hike 22 Dec 2015 - 05:53 pm

"The strike is unnecessary. There is no need to punish the Israeli people; they are not guilty," Minister of Finance Moshe Kahlon (pictured)...

Return of the cinema: 'Star Wars' a major coup for theaters 22 Dec 2015 - 05:23 pm

San Francisco: Shattering box office records, the latest installment of "Star Wars" has stoked US film industry hopes that theaters can thrive in...

Suspected Jewish extremists throw tear gas into Palestinian home 22 Dec 2015 - 05:00 pm

Palestinians look at Hebrew graffiti sprayed on the wall of a Palestinian home in what Israeli police believe was an attack by Jewish...

Malala meets up again with Syrian schoolgirl campaigner in Britain 22 Dec 2015 - 04:47 pm

Malala Yousafzai By Andy Bruce NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England: Nearly two years after they met in a dust-blown refugee camp in Jordan, Nobel...

India to lower age for putting youths on trial for criminal offences 22 Dec 2015 - 04:46 pm

Police detain demonstrators during a protest against the release of a juvenile rape convict, in New Delhi, India, December 20, 2015. Reuters/Adnan Abidi ...

Refugee family's flight from Iraq to Europe 22 Dec 2015 - 04:36 pm

HEIDELBERG, Germany (AP) — The Qasus do not normally cry, but this felt nothing like normal. Like hundreds of thousands before them and...

Congo leader plans to bring forward presidential vote 22 Dec 2015 - 04:34 pm

Brazzaville: The Republic of Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso said Tuesday he planned to call a presidential election early next year, sooner than...

Catalan separatists trigger fresh headache for Spain’s government 22 Dec 2015 - 04:12 pm

Acting Catalonian Regional Government's President, Artur Mas, arrives at the weekly regional cabinet meeting in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 22 December 2015. MADRID: Pro-independence...