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Man accused of financing Jakarta attacks with IS funds arrested 16 Jan 2016 - 03:43 pm

Head of Health and Medical Unit of Jakarta Regional Police Musyafak (R) holds a photo picturing terror suspect Sunakim during a press conference...

Britain's Corbyn warns big business over low pay, wage gap 16 Jan 2016 - 03:40 pm

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers the keynote speech at the Fabian Society new year conference in London, Britain January 16,...

EU condemns Turkey's arrest of academics as 'extremely worrying' 16 Jan 2016 - 03:10 pm

Brussels: The European Union on Saturday condemned as "extremely worrying" Turkey's arrest of academics who signed a petition criticising a military crackdown in...

Syria regime in major operation across Aleppo province 16 Jan 2016 - 03:07 pm

A member of the Syrian pro-government forces sits on a sofa in the strategic town of Salma, in the coastal Latakia province, on...

600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria: Hammond 16 Jan 2016 - 02:35 pm

London: Some 600 Britons have been stopped from going to Syria to try to join Islamic State and other jihadist groups, Foreign Secretary...

Taiwan opposition leader Tsai wins presidential vote 16 Jan 2016 - 02:28 pm

Chairwoman of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen casts her vote in a school in New Taipei City,...

Fourth al Qaeda fighter killed in Burkina hotel attack: Gendarme source 16 Jan 2016 - 01:30 pm

Burkina Faso's soldiers take position in the surroundings of the Splendid Hotel and the cafe Cappuccino during an attack on both the hotel...

Indonesia police say Jakarta attackers had planned to attack other cities 16 Jan 2016 - 01:22 pm

A police armoured personnel carrier is seen parked near the scene of an attack in central Jakarta January 14, 2016. Reuters JAKARTA: The...

Five people killed by suspected gas blast in Italian town 16 Jan 2016 - 01:18 pm

ROME: An explosion probably caused by a gas leak killed five people in a town in northwestern Italy early on Saturday, flattening a...

Taiwan's Tsai on course to win presidency: TV vote count 16 Jan 2016 - 01:15 pm

A supporter of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen watches a live transmission of the vote counting outside the DPP headquarters...

Offensive against Islamic State in Mosul unlikely in 2016: Iraqi Kurdish deputy PM 16 Jan 2016 - 12:56 pm

A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter takes up position with his weapon as he keeps watch, on the outskirts of Mosul January 26, 2015. Reuters ...

Burkina troops retake hotel from Islamists: Security minister 16 Jan 2016 - 12:48 pm

Troops evacuate an injured man from the Splendid Hotel during the attack by Al Qaeda-linked gunmen. AFP OUAGADOUGOU: Security forces ended a siege...

Pakistan executed 332 after reinstating death penalty: Report 16 Jan 2016 - 12:43 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan announced this week that authorities have executed 332 criminals and militants since lifting a moratorium on the death penalty in 2014,...

World Bank to help Bihar in computer literacy 16 Jan 2016 - 12:27 pm

Patna: The World Bank may help Bihar in imparting computer education and communication skills to millions of youths, state officials said on Saturday....

Court seeks all documents in 'Kerala bar scam' case 16 Jan 2016 - 12:17 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: A court hearing the now infamous 'bar scam' case here on Saturday asked the vigilance probe team to hand over all the...

Over 8,000 birds being culled in Tripura over bird flu 16 Jan 2016 - 12:09 pm

File picture for representation only Agartala: With a fresh outbreak of bird flu being reported in Tripura, the mass culling of more than...

Siege over at Burkina hotel, restaurant, new assault ongoing: Minister 16 Jan 2016 - 11:56 am

Burkina Faso's soldiers take position in the surroundings of the hotel Splendid and the cafe Cappuccino during an attack on both the hotel...

Macedonia opposition threatens to boycott election called to end crisis 16 Jan 2016 - 11:48 am

File picture of leader of the opposition Social-Democratic Alliance of Macedonia Zoran Zaev By Kole Casule SKOPJE: A European Union-brokered deal to end...