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UN lifts secrecy in race for next chief, but backroom deal may still prevail 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The search for a successor to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - a former South Korean foreign minister who steps down at the end of...

UN: food situation in Iraq’s Falluja extremely worrying 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Refugees queue in a line to receive food from volunteers at the refugee camp in Idomeni, Greece, as they wait to...

US embassy warns of possible attack on hotel in Kabul 11 Apr 2016 - 06:57 pm

US Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo courtesy: diplomacy.state.gov WASHINGTON: The U.S. embassy in Afghanistan issued an emergency warning to U.S. citizens on Monday, saying...

GCC residents need to apply for online UAE Visa from April 29 11 Apr 2016 - 06:55 pm

(Photo: Dubai Airport) Doha: GCC residents travelling to UAE will have to apply in advance for a visa online. UAE will discontinue the...

'Mr Nice' drug smuggler Howard Marks dies aged 70 11 Apr 2016 - 06:42 pm

This file photo taken on March 16, 2011 shows Welsh writer and actor Howard Marks poses in Paris on the sidelines of the...

Four Libya oilfields close, workers strike in a fifth 11 Apr 2016 - 06:37 pm

Benghazi, Libya: Four Libyan oilfields have closed and employees in a fifth are striking over fears of attacks from the Islamic State group,...

Greece tries to coax camped-out migrants into centres as tourist season nears 11 Apr 2016 - 06:31 pm

Two women look through a bus window while refugees and migrants board a bus as they are transferred from a makeshift camp at...

US Navy officer charged with passing secrets to foreign nations 11 Apr 2016 - 06:08 pm

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official told AFP the sailor is Lieutenant Commander Edward Chieh-Liang Lin, who has been in the Navy...

Obama's worst mistake? Failing to plan Libya aftermath 11 Apr 2016 - 06:05 pm

Barack Obama reacts to a question while delivering remarks on the economy in the White House press briefing room in Washington, April 5,...

Germany's Schaeuble in spotlight after reported attack on ECB 11 Apr 2016 - 05:55 pm

German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble delivers a speech in the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament in Berlin on July 17, 2015....

Turkey strikes IS positions in Syria: report 11 Apr 2016 - 05:44 pm

A Turkish soldier standing guard is seen from the Syrian town of Khirbet Al-Joz in Latakia count. Reuters Ankara: Turkey's army has launched...

Saudi king ends landmark Egypt visit with firm support to Sisi 11 Apr 2016 - 05:34 pm

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 11, 2016 shows the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman of...

IS recaptures key border stronghold from Syrian rebels 11 Apr 2016 - 05:21 pm

IS soldiers rewrite the banner of Tawheed in al-Ra'i after it was wiped by rebels. @twitter ISTANBUL: Islamic State militants recaptured a key...

Precarious truce starts in Yemen, fighting reported in Taiz 11 Apr 2016 - 05:17 pm

An injured man is seen at the es-Sevra hospital after Houthis clashed with pro-government forces ahead of the ceasefire which will come into...

Modigliani painting seized in Swiss probe after Panama Papers leak 11 Apr 2016 - 05:13 pm

Gallery assistants pose with the painting "Jeune femme a la rose" by Amedeo Modigliani during a media preview of the Impressionist and Modern...

Philippines celebrates Pacquiao's bitter-sweet final victory 11 Apr 2016 - 04:51 pm

People celebrate as Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao downs Timothy Bradley Jr. of the US in the 10th round in Las Vegas, Nevada,...

Egypt to give Saudi Arabia two Red Sea islands 11 Apr 2016 - 04:48 pm

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 11, 2016 shows Saudi King Salman (R) shaking hands with Egyptian President Abdel...

12 killed in suicide bomb attack on army recruits in Afghanistan: officials 11 Apr 2016 - 04:16 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded Monday when a suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Afghan army recruits...