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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to create refugee memorial on Lesbos 02 Jan 2016 - 05:07 pm

Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei walks on a beach near the town of Mytilene, on the Greek island of Lesbos, on 1...

Turkey hikes taxes on cigarettes; electricity prices rise 02 Jan 2016 - 05:01 pm

ANKARA: Turkey has hiked taxes on tobacco and alcohol for the new year, while its energy market regulator has also increased electricity prices...

Turkey places under arrest IS 'New Year suicide bombing' suspects 02 Jan 2016 - 04:37 pm

Ankara: An Ankara court on Saturday remanded in custody pending trial two Turkish men suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group...

South African group reports slight drop in rhino poaching 02 Jan 2016 - 04:35 pm

Dec. 20, 2015 file photo rhinos walk in the Hluhluwe game reserve South Africa. AP JOHANNESBURG: The number of rhinos poached in South...

145 arrested for corruption in KP during 2015 02 Jan 2016 - 04:23 pm

PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan arrested 145 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, including former provincial ministers and serving and retired...

Policing may be tough but not more than “Rozia Altaf” 02 Jan 2016 - 04:02 pm

A file photo of a Pakistani teacher handling a rifle during a weapons-training session at a police center in Peshawar. AFP PESHAWAR: Rozia...

Trump Muslim remark included in Islamist propaganda video: Monitoring group 02 Jan 2016 - 03:49 pm

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, December 29, 2015. REUTERS Nairobi: Republican White House...

Pakistan issues new deportation policy 02 Jan 2016 - 03:35 pm

A file photo of Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. AFP ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan has issued notification of a...

Turkey needs Israel, says Erdogan 02 Jan 2016 - 03:21 pm

Istanbul: Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a...

Saudi-led coalition announces end of Yemen ceasefire 02 Jan 2016 - 02:56 pm

Yemenis use donkeys to transport foodstuff on a mountainous road to the war-torn city of Taiz, Yemen, 01 January 2016. Riyadh: A Saudi-led...

Erdogan backs criminal probe against Kurdish party chiefs 02 Jan 2016 - 02:32 pm

F woman reacts as police officers stand guard on December 31, 2015 in Diyarbakir, during a demonstration after a curfew was lifted from...

Putin names United States among threats in new Russian security strategy 02 Jan 2016 - 02:26 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he delivers his annual New Year address to the nation in Moscow, Russia, December 31, 2015....

Munich terror threat remains in place, stations open again 02 Jan 2016 - 01:53 pm

Joachim Herrmann, interior minister of the German state Bavaria, speaks a news conference in Munich, southern Germany, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. AP BERLIN:...

Haiti president says postponed runoff vote slated for Jan 17 02 Jan 2016 - 01:49 pm

In this Dec. 21, 2015 file photo, Haiti's President Michel Martelly speaks during an interview at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP ...

As 2016 dawns, Europe braces for more waves of migrants 02 Jan 2016 - 01:48 pm

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, migrants and refugees disembark from a ferry after their arrival from Greek eastern Aegean...

Police hunt for gunman after deadly Tel Aviv pub attack 02 Jan 2016 - 01:37 pm

Israelis police officers search for a gunman near the scene of a shooting attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. AP/...

5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts northern Afghanistan 02 Jan 2016 - 01:21 pm

Kabul: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan Saturday, with tremors felt as far south as Kabul. The US Geological Survey stated that the...