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Merkel to chart 2017 election battle at party congress 03 Dec 2016 - 09:58 am

Berlin: After Donald Trump's shock victory, Francois Hollande's decision not to seek re-election and populism on the rise, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is...

Trump says Philippines fighting drugs 'the right way': Duterte 03 Dec 2016 - 09:40 am

Manila: US President-elect Donald Trump told Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte that Manila was conducting its deadly drug war "the right way", Duterte said...

Syria army seizes new rebel district in Aleppo: monitor 03 Dec 2016 - 09:37 am

Beirut: Syrian troops and allied forces advanced overnight seizing Aleppo's Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood from rebels as they press an offensive to recapture all...

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin recovering well after Antarctic evacuation 03 Dec 2016 - 09:35 am

SYDNEY: Former U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, posted photos on Saturday of his recovery in a...

Berta Caceres: Slain Honduran activist gets top UN prize 03 Dec 2016 - 09:32 am

Cancun, Mexico: Berta Caceres, a Honduran activist murdered early this year, was posthumously awarded Friday one of the UN's top prizes for the...

Thai police arrest suspect in Pakistan factory fire that killed 255 03 Dec 2016 - 09:20 am

Bangkok: A Pakistani man suspected of starting a devastating factory fire in Karachi four years ago that killed 255 people has been arrested...

Half of rebel Aleppo falls to Syrian forces 03 Dec 2016 - 09:13 am

Aleppo, Syria: Syrian government forces have recaptured half the former rebel stronghold of east Aleppo, a monitor said, with the UN now facing...

Trump upends US foreign policy with Taiwan call 03 Dec 2016 - 09:07 am

New York: US President-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of foreign policy to speak with the president of Taiwan, prompting Beijing Saturday to...

Brazil grieves for football team killed in crash 03 Dec 2016 - 08:59 am

Chapecó, Brazil: A small Brazilian city will hold a massive funeral Saturday to honor its football team, wiped out at the height of...

Widodo appeals for calm at second Jakarta protest against ally 03 Dec 2016 - 12:57 am

Indonesian President Joko Widodo sought to ease tension in the world’s most populous Muslim nation by appearing at a rally of more than...

Thai king leads prayers for late father 03 Dec 2016 - 12:47 am

Bangkok: Thailand's new monarch King Maha Vajiralongkorn led prayers for his late father yesterday, his first appearance at Bangkok's Grand Palace since he...

Two die in Kolkata queues as paying pain continues 03 Dec 2016 - 12:44 am

New Delhi: Two elderly persons died while standing in a bank queue in West Bengal yesterday as people, scrambling for money across the...

US blacklists 23 North Korean companies and officials after nuke test 03 Dec 2016 - 12:43 am

Washington: The United States blacklisted 23 North Korean companies and officials Friday, notably flag carrier Air Koryo, in response to the country's September...

Barricades on the beach: Beirut residents fight for their waterfront 03 Dec 2016 - 12:34 am

Construction of a new luxury resort on Beirut’s waterfront could enclose the city’s last free public beach, leaving only wealthy residents who can...

French Presidential race centres on Valls as Hollande bows out 03 Dec 2016 - 12:28 am

Paris: Prime Minister Manuel Valls (pictured) yesterday emerged as the possible standard bearer of ruling Socialists in France’s presidential election following Francois Hollande’s...

Johnson stands firm on immigration policy 03 Dec 2016 - 12:27 am

London: British foreign minister Boris Johnson (pictured) yesterday denied contradicting government policy on immigration during private conversations with EU ambassadors, saying “we have...

Lithuania urges Trump to uphold NATO security commitments 03 Dec 2016 - 12:25 am

PABRADE, Lithuania: Lithuania's president on Friday urged Donald Trump to uphold the United States' security commitment to Europe amid questions about the U.S....