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Record 218,000 migrants crossed Mediterranean in October: UN 02 Nov 2015 - 03:22 pm

Refugees and migrants run to cross the Slovenian-Austrian border on November 2, 2015 from Sentilj to Spielfeld. Geneva: More than 218,000 migrants and...

'External' factors caused crash of Egypt plane: Russian airline 02 Nov 2015 - 03:08 pm

(L-R) Kogalymavia airline deputy general director for flight operation Alexander Smirnov, Kogalymavia airline deputy general director for engineering Andrei Averyanov and Tourism Holding...

WWII bomb discovered at German airport, 7 flights cancelled 02 Nov 2015 - 01:50 pm

Flights at the main international airport in Duesseldorf were interrupted for an hour while 125-kg bomb was neutralised Berlin: A World War II...

UK flights cancelled as fog descends 02 Nov 2015 - 01:34 pm

St Paul's Cathedral is seen through thick fog smothering London on November 2, 2015. AFP London: Thick fog across much of Britain caused...

Former US senator, actor Fred Thompson dies 02 Nov 2015 - 12:01 pm

Former US Senator, presidential candidate and actor Fred Thompson By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tennessee: Fred Thompson, a former Republican US senator from Tennessee...

Bush relaunches campaign with e-book, tour 02 Nov 2015 - 11:36 am

US Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks at the Growth and Opportunity Party at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on October 31, 2015. Reuters ...

US, South Korea defence chiefs vow no tolerance for North Korea provocation 02 Nov 2015 - 11:29 am

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter (L) with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo after the 47th Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul. Reuters ...

Second plane with victims of Russian jet crash to leave Egypt Monday evening 02 Nov 2015 - 11:10 am

Russian emergency ministry officers wait to unload the bodies of victims of a Russian airliner, which crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday,...

US Episcopal Church installs its first black presiding bishop 02 Nov 2015 - 10:52 am

The Reverend Michael Bruce Curry applauds as he begins his sermon after his Installation ceremony, at the Washington National Cathedral, in Washington, November...

Hollande: Chinese support on climate change 'essential' 02 Nov 2015 - 09:12 am

French President Francois Hollande (C) smiles during a visit of the Huguang Guild Hall in Chongqing on November 2, 2015.AFP Chongqing, China: French...

Bodies of Egypt crash victims arrive in Russia 02 Nov 2015 - 09:08 am

A convoy carrying the remains of victims of the downed jetliner, drives from the Pulkovo International airport early on November 2, 2015. Flags...

Plane carrying remains of Egypt crash victims lands in St Petersburg 02 Nov 2015 - 09:01 am

People light candles in Simferopol on November 1, 2015 in memory of the victims of a jetliner crash. AFP Saint Petersburg: A plane...

Gang wars erupt over abandoned mines in South Africa 02 Nov 2015 - 08:54 am

An illegal miner sifts through disused rocks while working in an abandoned gold mine in Springs, South Africa AFP Springs, South Africa: With...

Newcomer Ciudadanos runs close second in Spanish opinion poll 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

MADRID: Spanish newcomer party Ciudadanos would come a close second to the ruling People's Party, and would probably be the main kingmaker, if...

Bureaucrat whose blunder brought Berlin Wall down dead at 86 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Former East German bureaucrat Guenter Schabowski, who died Sunday aged 86, went down in history for a slip of the tongue in...

Box Office: 'Our Brand is Crisis,' 'Burnt,' 'Scouts Guide' All Bomb 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Pictures shows, Ann Dowd, from left, as Nell, Sandra Bullock as Jane and Reynaldo Pacheco as Eddie, in Warner Bros. Pictures and Participant...

Arrest of Ukraine oligarch's ally politically motivated: lawyer 02 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Hennadiy Korban KIEV: The arrest in Ukraine of a close associate of the influential business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky on suspicion of embezzlement is...