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Filipino protesters land on disputed island in South China Sea 27 Dec 2015 - 05:42 pm

A Filipino soldier patrols at the shore of Pagasa island (Thitu Island) in the Spratly group of islands in the South China Sea,...

Iran cancels two football games over pollution 27 Dec 2015 - 05:35 pm

(AFP / File photo) Tehran: Iran postponed two premier league football matches on Sunday, state media said, as air pollution more than twice...

Iraqi forces surround Islamic State-held complex in Ramadi - spokesman 27 Dec 2015 - 05:22 pm

Smoke rises during an air strike in Ramadi city, December 26, 2015. BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces have totally encircled the government complex in Ramadi,...

Burundi rivals head for Uganda peace talks 27 Dec 2015 - 05:20 pm

Kampala: Rival Burundi factions travelled to Uganda on Sunday ahead of talks aimed at ending months of violence, diplomats said, as the African...

France bans Corsica demos after two days of anti-Arab protests 27 Dec 2015 - 05:17 pm

People demonstrate close to French police officers who cordoned off Ajaccio's poor Jardins de l'Empereur (Emperor's Gardens) housing estate, on December 27, 2015,...

Erdogan accuses Iran of 'sectarian' policies in Syria 27 Dec 2015 - 05:14 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) on Sunday accused Iran of sectarian policies in neighbouring Syria by putting its weight behind Syrian...

U.S.-backed alliance captures key dam from IS 27 Dec 2015 - 04:49 pm

BEIRUT: A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian Kurds and Arab rebel groups, supported by U.S. coalition planes,captured a dam on Saturday from Islamic State,...

Pakistan marks Benazir Bhutto's 8th death anniversary 27 Dec 2015 - 04:45 pm

Supporters of slain former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto visit her mausoleum as they mark the 8th anniversary of her assassination, in Gari...

Nine killed in Nigerian gas plant blast: spokesman 27 Dec 2015 - 04:20 pm

Lagos: Nine people were killed and three others remain in critical condition after a huge Christmas Eve blast at an industrial gas plant...

PTI bans road blockades for VIPs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 27 Dec 2015 - 04:15 pm

PTI activists wave party flags during a protest rally in Peshawar in this file photo. AFP PESHAWAR: Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf-led government in...

Pakistanis in US ‘holding on to their savings’ instead of sending money back home 27 Dec 2015 - 04:09 pm

KARACHI: With worker remittances covering 45% of Pakistan’s import bill, few can deny these inflows form the bedrock of the economy as a...

Actor Baron Cohen and wife give $1m for Syrian refugees 27 Dec 2015 - 03:46 pm

London: British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife are donating $1 million (900,000 euros) to help Syrian refugees, the charities receiving the...

Taiwan presidential candidates clash over China policy 27 Dec 2015 - 02:56 pm

Taiwan's 2016 presidential election candidates with (L-R) People first Party's James Soong, KMT or Nationalist Party's Eric Chu, and Democratic Progressive Party's, DPP,...

Organisers of Iglesias show should be whipped, says Sri Lanka President 27 Dec 2015 - 02:45 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena (pictured) Sunday said that organisers of a recent concert by pop star Enrique Iglesias in Colombo should...

Catalan party in key meeting on backing separatist government 27 Dec 2015 - 02:21 pm

Barcelona: Members of a far-left Catalan separatist party gathered Sunday to decide whether to back the formation of a new government led by...

Chicago police kill three, say one shot 'accidentally' 27 Dec 2015 - 02:15 pm

Chicago: Police in Chicago shot and killed three people Saturday, including a mother of five who they said was shot "accidentally" when officers...

Muslim states should fix Islam's public image: Rouhani 27 Dec 2015 - 01:47 pm

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Tehran: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said that Muslim countries should strive to improve the world's opinion of...