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Iraqi villagers escape Islamic State snipers, leave family behind 31 Oct 2016 - 09:01 am

NEAR BASHIQA, Iraq: After two years of ruthless Islamic State rule, Ahmed finally decided to make a run for it, past some of...

Presidential candidates keep it in the family in Palau 31 Oct 2016 - 08:51 am

Koror, Palau: The Pacific island nation of Palau goes to the polls Tuesday with two brothers-in-law vying to become president -- and they...

Australian PM defends proposal to permanently bar boat people 31 Oct 2016 - 08:44 am

SYDNEY: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defended on Monday a proposal to ban asylum seekers who arrive illegally by boat from ever entering Australia...

Georgia ruling party scores landslide win in disputed polls 31 Oct 2016 - 08:31 am

Tbilisi: Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party has scored a landslide win in disputed parliamentary polls, according to official results released on Monday, prompting...

Inmates flee Indian jail after slashing guard's throat 31 Oct 2016 - 08:23 am

New Delhi: Eight suspected members of a banned Islamist group escaped from a high security prison in India Monday after slitting the throat...

Turkish police detain editor of opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper - media 31 Oct 2016 - 08:22 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Monday detained the editor-in-chief of the opposition secularist Cumhuriyet newspaper and said homes of the paper's executives and writers...

Young Calais migrants pray in “Jungle” church before demolition 30 Oct 2016 - 11:36 pm

PARIS: Bulldozers are flattening the sprawl of ramshackle huts and tents in northern France which had been home to 6,000 refugees and migrants...

Yemen rebels say UN peace plan 'basis for discussion' 30 Oct 2016 - 09:49 pm

Sanaa: Yemen's Huthi rebels said Sunday that a new UN peace plan was a "basis for discussion" despite containing "fundamental flaws". The plan...

Clinton camp turns up the pressure on FBI chief over email probe 30 Oct 2016 - 09:43 pm

WASHINGTON: Top aides to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton angrily condemned FBI Director James Comey on Sunday for revealing the bureau’s probe of...

In Brazil’s rightward shift, evangelical bishop favored to win Rio 30 Oct 2016 - 09:37 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO: An evangelical bishop is expected to be elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday in a second round of...

Four Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai 30 Oct 2016 - 09:25 pm

Cairo: Four Egyptian soldiers have been killed in the Sinai Peninsula, where the local branch of the Islamic State group regularly attacks security...

US aid to Israel is for killing Palestinians: Activist 30 Oct 2016 - 09:09 pm

WASHINGTON: Ann Wright, an American activist who was arrested earlier this month among 13 women activists sailing to Gaza to protest Israel’s blockade...

Protests erupt in Morocco after fishmonger crushed to death 30 Oct 2016 - 09:04 pm

RABAT: Thousands of outraged Moroccans held protests in several cities on Sunday after a fishmonger in the northern town of Al-Hoceima was crushed...

Religious life turned upside down by Italian earthquake 30 Oct 2016 - 08:52 pm

NORCIA: Sunday’s earthquake struck the medieval walled town of Norcia as nuns, monks and priests were heading to morning prayer services, giving them...

First mass in two years held in Iraq's main Christian town 30 Oct 2016 - 08:43 pm

Qaraqosh, Iraq: A handful of faithful gathered in a burnt out church Sunday for the first mass to be celebrated in two years...

No exchange of sweets at India-Pakistan border on Diwali 30 Oct 2016 - 08:01 pm

Attari: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday refused to exchange sweets and greetings with Pakistani Rangers along the international boundary on the...

Cambodian fishermen return after pirate ordeal 30 Oct 2016 - 07:52 pm

Phnom Penh: Four Cambodian fisherman freed after a near five year ordeal as hostages at the hands of Somali pirates returned to Phnom...

China says farmers need more options in managing their land rights 30 Oct 2016 - 07:48 pm

BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Sunday recommended separating various rights to rural land, which they say would better protect property rights, improve land circulation,...