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US announces transfer to Kuwait of Guantanamo detainee 08 Jan 2016 - 05:33 pm

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon announced the repatriation of a Guantanamo Bay inmate to Kuwait on Friday, leaving 104 inmates at the U.S. naval prison...

Croatia charges Serb ex-paramilitary chief with war crimes 08 Jan 2016 - 05:28 pm

Zagreb: Croatian prosecutors on Friday charged a former Serbian paramilitary commander, extradited from Australia last year, with the torture and murder of civilians...

Pakistan carries out deadly air strikes against militant groups 08 Jan 2016 - 05:24 pm

File photo of Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif. Peshawar: Pakistani jets carried out strikes in the country's restive northwest against militant groups...

Frenchman who visited Syria given 6, 10 years' jail 08 Jan 2016 - 05:23 pm

Paris: A Paris court on Friday sentenced two French jihadists who travelled to Syria to six and 10 years in prison, although one...

David Bowie releases new album “Blackstar” on 69th birthday 08 Jan 2016 - 04:44 pm

LONDON: David Bowie marked his 69th birthday on Friday with the release of a new album, “Blackstar”, with critics giving the thumbs up...

Dangerous prisoners in DR Congo jailbreak 08 Jan 2016 - 04:41 pm

Bukavu, DR Congo: Fifty prisoners including convicted murderers and rapists have escaped from a prison in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo...

IS says it attacked Israeli tourist bus in Cairo 08 Jan 2016 - 04:32 pm

Police are seen at the scene where gunmen attacked a tourist bus in front of a hotel in Giza, Greater Cairo, Egypt January...

Airbus A400M deliveries to Turkey seen delayed in 2016: official 08 Jan 2016 - 04:19 pm

One of 2015 deliveries did not happen due to May crash. Talks continuing on delivery of replacement. Delays seen in two planned 2016...

Pope invites 5,000 migrants to mass at St Peter's 08 Jan 2016 - 04:16 pm

Vatican City: Pope Francis has invited 5,000 migrants to pray with him and attend a special mass at St Peter's to mark the...

New-look Poland edges closer to hardline Hungary 08 Jan 2016 - 04:06 pm

PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski's (pictured) endorsement of the policies of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban -- whom critics accuse of trampling human rights...

Vatileaks suspect will not plead for pope pardon 08 Jan 2016 - 04:03 pm

San Sosti, Italy: A former PR consultant to the Vatican on trial along with four others for leaking or publishing secret papers said...

Saudi to try Iranian accused of spying: reports 08 Jan 2016 - 03:56 pm

Riyadh: Four Iranians including an alleged spy will stand trial in Saudi Arabia, local media reported Friday as a diplomatic crisis festers between...

Pakistan pledges to cooperate with Indian attack investigation 08 Jan 2016 - 03:41 pm

By Asad Hashim ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Pakistan’s prime minister and army chief pledged on Friday to cooperate fully with India on...

Sharp drop in Rohingya migrants after Thai, Bangladesh crackdowns 08 Jan 2016 - 03:16 pm

Migrants, who were found at sea on a boat, collect rainwater during a heavy rain fall at a temporary refugee camp near Kanyin...

Turkish troops kill 18 jihadists after attack on Iraq camp: Erdogan 08 Jan 2016 - 03:10 pm

Ankara: Turkish troops have killed 18 members of the Islamic State (IS) group after the jihadists launched an attack on a camp used...

Brazil inflation hits record high in 2015 08 Jan 2016 - 03:07 pm

Rio de Janeiro: Annual inflation in Brazil hit a 12-year high last year at 10.67 percent, the government said Friday, the latest sign...

Saudi-led coalition, Yemen deny Iran embassy hit in Sanaa 08 Jan 2016 - 03:07 pm

DUBAI: The Saudi-led coalition and Yemen's foreign ministry denied Iran's accusation that Saudi warplanes had hit its embassy in the Yemeni capital of...

Paris prosecutor casts new doubt on identity of shot man 08 Jan 2016 - 03:03 pm

Paris prosecutor Francois Molins attends a news conference at the courthouse in Paris, France, November 24, 2015, following shooting attacks in the French...