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Cyprus struggles to manage waste as tourist numbers soar 23 Oct 2017 - 01:14 pm

Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Oct 23, 2017 (AFP) - Tourists on a crowded, sun-drenched beach in the Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa tossed drinks...

New London pollution tax comes into force 23 Oct 2017 - 12:04 pm

London: Drivers of the most polluting vehicles will face an extra daily charge for driving into central London on weekdays from Monday in...

Beijing garment industry resists Congress lockdown 23 Oct 2017 - 11:58 am

Beijing: As China's Communist Party congress got under way, nervous garment factory owners were on high alert, running lookouts to evade inspectors as...

IS 'executed' 116 in Syria town revenge campaign: monitor 23 Oct 2017 - 11:56 am

Beirut: The Islamic State group killed 116 people it suspected of collaborating with the Syrian regime in Al-Qaryatain this month before losing the...

Dozens killed, injured in suicide bombings in Northeastern Nigeria 23 Oct 2017 - 10:32 am

Abuja: At least 13 people have been killed and 16 injured in suicide bombings in Maiduguri, the capital of northeastern state of Borno....

Typhoon leaves five dead after lashing Japan on election day 23 Oct 2017 - 10:28 am

Tokyo: A powerful typhoon left five dead, one missing and scores injured in Japan Monday, moving northward off the Pacific coast after millions...

Corsica wildfire ravages 2,000 hectares of forest 23 Oct 2017 - 10:25 am

Calvi, France: A wildfire tearing through the French island of Corsica has destroyed 2,000 hectares (nearly 5,000 acres) of forest, but no longer...

Cambodian PM says main opposition party will be dissolved 23 Oct 2017 - 10:01 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday it was "a fact" that the main opposition party would be dissolved as...

Argentina's Macri wins crucial mid-term poll 23 Oct 2017 - 08:38 am

Buenos Aires, Argentina's President Mauricio Macri's center-right coalition swept crucial mid-term elections Sunday and emerged with a strengthened hand to carry through pro-market...

Trump tells Paris, Berlin to 'keep making money' via trade with Tehran 23 Oct 2017 - 08:25 am

Washington, US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday he does not object to France and Germany continuing trade with Iran,...

Egypt court sentences 11 people to death for 'terrorism' 22 Oct 2017 - 07:18 pm

Cairo: An Egyptian court sentenced 11 people to death Sunday on accusations they joined a "terrorist organisation" and attempted to kill two police...

Palestinian prisoners suffer from eye problems in Israeli prisons 22 Oct 2017 - 07:04 pm

Ramallah: The director of the Palestinian Prisoners' Center for Studies, Raafat Hamdouna, today called for human rights and international pressure groups to pressure...

Israel to demolish homes in Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood 22 Oct 2017 - 06:16 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli occupation forces today stormed the town of Silwan backed by a police escort, south of the Al Aqsa Mosque, amid...

WHO chief reverses Mugabe ambassador appointment 22 Oct 2017 - 06:04 pm

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday reversed his decision to name Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador,...

Mystery 'braid-chopping' cases add panic to trauma in Kashmir 22 Oct 2017 - 05:53 pm

Srinagar: A wave of brutal, deadly panic has swept Indian-administered Kashmir after more than 100 women said they were victims of attackers who...

Thousands march in Berlin against far-right AfD 22 Oct 2017 - 03:43 pm

Berlin: Thousands of demonstrators marched Sunday in Berlin, in protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany's debut in parliament next week. Bearing posters...

Abe sweeps to big win in Japan vote 22 Oct 2017 - 02:32 pm

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe swept to a comfortable victory in a snap election Sunday, handing him a mandate to harden his...

Russia frees opposition leader Navalny as Kremlin race heats up 22 Oct 2017 - 12:56 pm

Moscow: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walked free on Sunday after a 20-day jail term for organising protests against President Vladimir Putin. Navalny,...