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France’s Sarkozy steps up attacks on Juppe, lags in polls 02 Nov 2016 - 09:23 pm

PARIS: France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy and his camp on Wednesday stepped up attacks on his rival Alain Juppe and a centrist ally they...

Special Report: John Brennan’s attempt to lead the CIA into the age of cyberwar 02 Nov 2016 - 09:16 pm

WASHINGTON: When America goes to the polls on Nov. 8, according to current and former U.S. intelligence officials, it will likely experience the...

Wars and dogs complicate WHO’s bid to kill off Guinea worm 02 Nov 2016 - 09:03 pm

GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s battle to eradicate Guinea worm is being hampered by conflict and infections in dogs but cases have fallen...

Gambia women's goalkeeper dies in Mediterranean 02 Nov 2016 - 08:58 pm

Banjul, Gambia: The goalkeeper of the Gambia's national women's football team died crossing the Mediterranean in the hope of starting a new life...

Obama on FBI: ‘We don’t operate on innuendo,’ leaks 02 Nov 2016 - 08:51 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama defended Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Wednesday and criticized the FBI announcement of new emails linked to...

US Muslims register to vote in record numbers 02 Nov 2016 - 08:39 pm

WASHINGTON: The largest U.S. umbrella group of mainstream Muslim American organizations said Wednesday it has achieved its goal to register 1 million Muslims...

You love me? Vote for her! Obama hits frontline for Clinton 02 Nov 2016 - 07:29 pm

Washington: How do you gift your popularity to someone else? As Barack Obama rolls up his sleeves to ensure Hillary Clinton succeeds him...

Uganda university shut down after student protests 02 Nov 2016 - 07:21 pm

Kampala: A day after Uganda's president ordered the closure of one of Africa's oldest universities, 23-year old Gabriel Deng was hurriedly stuffing his...

Venezuela opposition says Maduro trying to divide it 02 Nov 2016 - 07:17 pm

Caracas: A top Venezuelan opposition leader accused President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday of trying to divide his enemies to undermine talks on defusing...

Staff shut out of Moscow Amnesty office 02 Nov 2016 - 07:12 pm

Moscow: Amnesty International said Wednesday Russian authorities had shut them out of their office in Moscow, with city authorities citing rent arrears. The...

France moves Calais child migrants, says Britain to take hundreds more 02 Nov 2016 - 07:06 pm

CALAIS, France: France moved more than 1,600 child migrants from the site of a demolished camp to reception centres across the country on...

Philippine fishermen put Duterte diplomacy to test, visit disputed shoal 02 Nov 2016 - 06:58 pm

SUBIC, Philippines: On his first voyage as captain, Philippine fisherman Joel Banila was more worried about being battered by Chinese coastguard ships than...

Islamic State’s myriad enemies make for awkward alliance 02 Nov 2016 - 06:20 pm

BAGHDAD: An array of Iraqi forces, backed by a broad international coalition, is closing in on the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, united...

Turkish foreign minister hits back at 'weak' Iraq PM 02 Nov 2016 - 06:16 pm

Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu denounced Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi as "weak" on Wednesday, further escalating tensions after Baghdad warned Ankara...

Former Tehran prosecutor general sentenced to 135 lashes in corruption trial 02 Nov 2016 - 05:46 pm

Former Tehran prosecutor general Saeed Mortazavi, whose role in curbing dissent has been condemned by human rights groups for years, has been sentenced...

China’s Xi condemns “cliques” and “conspiracies” within party 02 Nov 2016 - 05:34 pm

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping condemned “cliques”, “conspiracies” and “fraud” within upper echelons of the Communist Party and said there were urgent problems...

Two US police officers killed in Iowa 'ambush' 02 Nov 2016 - 05:15 pm

Chicago: Police are searching for a 46-year-old white male in the shooting death of two police officers who were "ambushed" in separate attacks...

Pakistan shippers fume as containers hijacked to block protests 02 Nov 2016 - 05:00 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani business leaders complained Wednesday of losing millions of dollars to the government's novel way of containing protesters: by confiscating thousands of...