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Nearly 70 percent of US youth see ads for e-cigarettes 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Miami: Almost seven in 10 US school kids are exposed to e-cigarette ads which promote the battery-powered vaping devices using themes of rebellion,...

Brother of prominent Islamic State preacher denies being IS member at Bahrain trial 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

In this undated image obtained from a militant website Dec. 12, 2014, Turki al-Binali gives a lecture to dozens of worshipers and jihadi...

In Lebanon, Syrian refugees brace for another cold winter 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

A young Syrian refugee stand in snow outside her tent at the Barelias refugee camp in the Bekaa valley, eastern Lebanon. Lebanon: They...

Catalonia's separatist leader 'ready' to call fresh elections 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Artur Mas Barcelona: Catalonia's outgoing separatist leader Artur Mas said Tuesday he was reluctantly "ready" to call fresh parliamentary elections as the Spanish...

Police raid Bosnian bank to search for evidence over Serb leader’s loan 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Milorad Dodik SARAJEVO: Bosnian police on Tuesday raided a bank at the centre of a controversy over a villa in Belgrade bought by...

Cruz echoes Trump with ad slamming immigrant 'invasion' 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ted Cruz New York: Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, following archrival Donald Trump in fanning fears about illegal immigration, released a TV ad...

Bahrain halts flights from and to Iran 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Manama: Bahrain halted today flights from and to Iran, the Transportation and Telecommunication Ministry's Civil Aviation Affairs announced. In line with a move...

French far-right leader Le Pen questioned in fraud probe 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was on Tuesday questioned by judges probing her National Front (FN) party for fraud, according to...

Twitter considering 10,000-character limit for tweets: Re/code 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Twitter Inc is building a new feature that will allow users post messages as long as 10,000 characters, Re/code reported on Tuesday. The...

Obama, wiping tears, makes new push to tighten gun rules 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. President Barack Obama wipes away tears while talking about Newtown and other mass shooting during an event held to announce new gun...

Gambia says female govt workers must wear headscarves 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

BANJUL: Gambia on Tuesday ordered female government employees to wear headscarves at work in a sign that the West African country is embracing...

IMF chief welcomes Nigeria anti-corruption drive, urges flexible naira 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Lagarde says not in Nigeria to negotiate a loan IMF chief, Buhari talk on oil price, fiscal discipline Lagarde also urges greater foreign...

Four armed men torch company bus in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing east 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

DUBAI: Four armed men set on fire a bus transporting workers in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing Eastern Province on Tuesday afternoon, state news agency...

US Republicans blast Obama's gun control measures 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: President Barack Obama's critics Tuesday savaged his gun control steps as an unlawful assault on Americans' constitutional rights, with Republican White House...

UN peacekeepers accused of sexually abusing four girls in Central Africa 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of UN peacekeepers deployed in Central African Republic. United Nations, United States: UN peacekeepers are facing new allegations of sexual abuse...

Fire at premier Canadian barn stable kills 43 racehorses 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

TORONTO: A fire overnight at one of Canada's premier stables and equestrian training centres killed 43 racehorses, as firefighters battled a blaze in...

Saudi Arabia says “recent tensions” will not affect Syria talks-SPA 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

DUBAI: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday regional tensions would not affect talks aimed at ending Syria’s war, the official Saudi...