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Bush rejects role of 'angry agitator' as he reboots White House bid 03 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: Jeb Bush vowed Monday not to adopt the incendiary rhetoric of other Republican White House contenders, as he sought to reboot his...

Turkey returns to single-party AKP rule but rifts remain 03 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: Turkey's Justice and Development Party is set to form a single-party government once more after a stunning election turnaround that strengthened the...

Amnesty raps EU 'inertia' on migrant deaths off Greece 03 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Athens: Amnesty International on Monday criticised Europe's failure to stop migrant deaths in the Aegean Sea as the death toll from ramshackle boats...

Kyrgyzstan forms new ruling coalition after vote 03 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan on Monday announced the formation of a new four-party ruling coalition to be led by its current prime minister following...

German teen 'bedroom dealer' jailed for $4.4mn online drugs peddling 03 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Leipzig, Germany: A German court Monday jailed a young man who ran a multi-million-euro online drugs business and sold almost a tonne of...

Migrant crisis 'may derail' EU budgets: Dijsselbloem 03 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

The Hague: Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Monday the fallout from the refugee crisis should be considered when assessing some members' budgets, adding...

Contractors detained in Yemen do not work for UN 03 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

United Nations, United States: Two contractors detained in Yemen's rebel-held capital arrived on a UN plane, but do not work directly for the...

Burundi president gives gunmen deadline to end attacks 02 Nov 2015 - 06:42 pm

Nairobi: Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza gave gunmen a five-day deadline Monday to lay down arms after a string of battles with security forces,...

Foreign-funded Israeli NGOs angry at proposed new law 02 Nov 2015 - 06:35 pm

Ayelet Shaked Jerusalem:Leftwing Israeli NGOs accused the government of a witch-hunt on Monday after the justice minister proposed tough new measures on organisations...

Turkish campaigners dismayed at sharp fall in women MPs 02 Nov 2015 - 06:23 pm

By Ece Toksabay ANKARA: Turkey's parliament lost more than a fifth of its female deputies in Sunday's election, fuelling activists' concerns about women's...

Hurt by cheap oil, Saudi government will make water more expensive 02 Nov 2015 - 06:12 pm

By Angus McDowall and Reem Shamseddine RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will raise the price of water for non-residential consumers, local media reported, a sign...

Lufthansa cabin staff plan week of walkouts: union 02 Nov 2015 - 06:06 pm

Frankfurt: Lufthansa cabin staff are threatening to stage a week of walkouts starting from Friday if management does not come up with an...

Kerry courts Kazakh leader as U.S. eyes stronger Central Asia ties 02 Nov 2015 - 06:03 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tours the Hazrat Sultan Mosque in Astana, November 2, 2015. REUTERS By Matt Spetalnick ASTANA: Secretary of...

No 'direct evidence' of terrorism in Egypt crash: Clapper 02 Nov 2015 - 05:58 pm

Washington: US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Monday he knew of no "direct evidence" that terrorism was to blame for the...

Stateless child born every 10 minutes: UN 02 Nov 2015 - 05:58 pm

A pregnant Syrian woman walks at a refugee camp in the city of Tyre, in southern Lebanon. Reuters Geneva: Being born with no...

EU has little option but to deal with strengthened Erdogan: analysts 02 Nov 2015 - 05:50 pm

Brussels: The EU, desperate for help to solve the migrant crisis, has little option but to deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Eight dead in Lebanon nightclub shootout: army 02 Nov 2015 - 05:45 pm

Mehdi Hussein Zeaiter and Ahmad Ali Ammar Beirut: Eight Lebanese including two soldiers were killed Monday in a dawn shootout between security forces...

Iran says may quit Syria talks, in worsening spat with Saudi rival 02 Nov 2015 - 05:37 pm

Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian By Yara Bayoumy and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin DUBAI: Iran said on Monday it would quit Syria peace...