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The final Clinton-Trump debate: Four key moments 20 Oct 2016 - 09:03 am

Las Vegas: The third and final debate of the caustic 2016 US presidential election started with a sober tone... but ended up with...

'Humanitarian pause' goes into effect in Aleppo 20 Oct 2016 - 08:45 am

Aleppo, Syria: A "humanitarian pause" announced by Russia went into effect on Thursday in the Syrian army's devastating Moscow-backed assault on rebel-held areas...

Indian hospital owner arrested over deadly fire 20 Oct 2016 - 08:41 am

New Delhi: Indian police have arrested the wanted owner of a hospital after he turned himself in over a blaze earlier this week...

Iraqi elite unit, Kurdish forces in fresh push to close in on Mosul 20 Oct 2016 - 08:34 am

EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq: An Iraqi army elite unit and Kurdish fighters on Thursday launched a fresh offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants...

Clinton accuses Trump of being Putin's 'puppet' 20 Oct 2016 - 08:30 am

WASHINGTON: Democrat Hillary Clinton accused Republican presidential rival Donald Trump on Wednesday of being a "puppet" for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country...

German hosemaker blasts use of name in French election campaign 19 Oct 2016 - 09:42 pm

Paris: German high-pressure hose manufacturer Kaercher has appealed to candidates in the French presidential campaign to stop using its name in discussions about...

Pakistan's 'cat-eyed' tea seller sparks national soul searching 19 Oct 2016 - 09:25 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistani tea merchant with velvet eyes saw his life changed this week when his portrait spread around the Internet, sparking ardent...

Clinton, Trump go all-in with last debate in Vegas 19 Oct 2016 - 09:10 pm

Las Vegas: Democrat Hillary Clinton and rival Donald Trump face off for their last presidential debate Wednesday with the Republican candidate spiraling downward...

Police disperse Cape Town student protesters with rubber bullets 19 Oct 2016 - 09:04 pm

CAPE TOWN: South African police used rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of student protesters demanding free...

How can tiny Wallonia block the vast EU-Canada trade deal? 19 Oct 2016 - 08:00 pm

Brussels: Belgium's seven-parliament political system is in the spotlight after the French-speaking region of Wallonia voted to block a huge EU trade deal...

Putin in firing line over Ukraine, Syria at Berlin talks 19 Oct 2016 - 07:50 pm

Berlin: President Vladimir Putin faces a grilling over Russia's role in Ukraine and Syria at talks in Berlin Wednesday, on his first visit...

Court review, hacked emails add twist to Greek broadcast reforms saga 19 Oct 2016 - 07:37 pm

ATHENS: A plan by Greece to reduce its number of TV stations suffered setbacks on Wednesday after a court said it would examine...

Nigeria's Buhari meets Chibok girls 19 Oct 2016 - 07:31 pm

Abuja: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met the 21 Chibok girls who were released by Boko Haram last week, pledging to "redouble"...

Brazil arrests top lawmaker behind Rousseff impeachment: police 19 Oct 2016 - 07:19 pm

Brasília: Brazilian police on Wednesday arrested Eduardo Cunha who was one of the country's most powerful lawmakers and the architect of former president...

Al Jazeera says journalist and team detained in Somalia 19 Oct 2016 - 06:53 pm

NAIROBI: Somali security agents have detained a British journalist working for television network Al Jazeera together with his cameraman and their driver and...

Spain’s white villages offer glimpse of vanished past 19 Oct 2016 - 06:06 pm

ARCOS DE LA FRONTERA: Dazzling clusters of cube-shaped houses perched on top of Andalusia’s olive tree-studded mountains, the “Pueblos Blancos”, or white villages,...

South Africa’s Gordhan says relations with Zuma very good 19 Oct 2016 - 05:59 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday his relations with President Jacob Zuma were very good and he was hard...