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No injuries from Dubai skyscraper fire; New Year celebrations to continue 31 Dec 2015 - 10:55 pm

Flames rip through the Address Downtown hotel after it was hit by a massive fire, near the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa, in...

High security in C.Africa as vote count starts 31 Dec 2015 - 06:50 pm

Residents wait to cast their vote at the polling station in Bangui on December 30, 2015, in the flashpoint Muslim enclave known as...

Hundreds of flights grounded as snow blankets Istanbul 31 Dec 2015 - 06:46 pm

Tourists pull their luggage during a snowfall in the Hagia Sofia district in Istanbul on December 31, 2015. (AFP / Yasin Akgul) Istanbul:...

US-trained commandos in Philippines kill 10 militants: army 31 Dec 2015 - 06:42 pm

A file photo of US Marines taking positions after exiting an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) during a beach exercise at San Antonio in...

Syrian army launches assault against rebels near border with Israel 31 Dec 2015 - 05:44 pm

Smoke rises following explosions in Syria near the border with the Israeli occupied Golan Heights September 23, 2014. REUTERS By Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT:...

Israel disqualifies novel on Arab-Jewish love from curriculum 31 Dec 2015 - 05:36 pm

Israeli author Dorit Rabinyan holds her Hebrew-language novel titled "Gader Haya" (known in English as "Borderlife") on December 31, 2015 as she poses...

More than 55,000 killed in Syria in 2015: monitor 31 Dec 2015 - 05:09 pm

A Syrian boy rests after receiving treatment at a make-shift hospital, following a reported airstrike by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held town...

US jobless claims rise to nearly 6-month high 31 Dec 2015 - 05:04 pm

A file photo of a job seeker reads job postings at the Virginia Employment Commission office in Alexandria, Virginia. Washington: The number of...

World prepares to welcome New Year despite terror fears 31 Dec 2015 - 04:55 pm

The New Year's Eve fireworks go off in Sydney Harbour at Mrs Macquarie's Point in Sydney, Australia, 31 December 2015. Sydney: Global New...

IS claims deadly shooting in Russia's Caucasus 31 Dec 2015 - 04:44 pm

A file picture taken on September 19, 2015 shows people walking in front of the Naryn-Kala Fortress in Derbent. AFP Moscow: The Islamic...

Extra armed police out in London for New Year's Eve 31 Dec 2015 - 04:39 pm

An armed police officer stands outside Horseguards on Whitehall in London, England, December 30, 2015. REUTERS London: British police said they would deploy...

Bahrain sentences man to death for bomb attack: Prosecutor 31 Dec 2015 - 04:02 pm

DUBAI: A Bahraini man was sentenced to death on Thursday for a bomb attack last year that killed a policemen and a civilian...

Ukraine debates whether to celebrate Christmas twice 31 Dec 2015 - 03:53 pm

In this image taken from video taken on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, shows the central square is illuminated to mark the upcoming New...

Mauritania detains alleged slave masters 31 Dec 2015 - 03:39 pm

Slavery is deeply entrenched in Mauritania, where Berber Arab Moors enslaved local black populations centuries ago. AFP Nouakchott: A Mauritanian court has remanded...

Erdogan says Turkey killed 3,100 PKK rebels in 2015 31 Dec 2015 - 03:32 pm

Istanbul: Turkish security forces killed 3,100 Kurdish militants in 2015, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) said Thursday, vowing no let-up in a relentless...

Hacker attack blacks out BBC website 31 Dec 2015 - 03:28 pm

London: Hackers brought down the BBC's websites for several hours on Thursday in a large-scale hacking attack, the British public broadcaster reported. "Sources...