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India, Pakistan must display maturity in doing business: Sushma 09 Dec 2015 - 09:37 am

Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is greeted by Indian and Pakistani officials upon her arrival at the military Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi...

Two Afghan trainees reported missing from Georgia Air Force base 09 Dec 2015 - 09:25 am

US has been training Afghan airmen at the Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia Georgia: Two men from Afghanistan being trained by...

Rwanda to hold referendum on Kagame third term on December 17-18: govt 09 Dec 2015 - 09:22 am

Kigali: Rwanda will hold a referendum next week on a constitutional amendment to allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third consecutive...

At least eight dead in Taliban attack on Afghan airport: Officials 09 Dec 2015 - 09:21 am

Afghan security personel stand guard near the airport complex in Kandahar on December 9, 2015. Kandahar, Afghanistan: At least eight people were killed...

As Paris summit tries to save the planet, how green is France? 09 Dec 2015 - 09:11 am

Paris: UN climate change chief Christina Figueres may have called Paris "a beacon of hope for the world" as leaders gathered last week...

Los Angeles opens arms to Syrian refugees 09 Dec 2015 - 09:09 am

Los Angeles: Los Angeles county leaders voted Tuesday to welcome refugees fleeing persecution, including those from Syria, even as some Americans voice fears...

Indonesians vote in nationwide regional polls 09 Dec 2015 - 09:07 am

Jakarta: Tens of millions of Indonesians were voting Wednesday in the country's first nationwide regional elections, the latest step in years-long efforts to...

California shooter took out $28,500 loan: source 09 Dec 2015 - 09:02 am

Los Angeles: US investigators are looking into the California shooters' financial transactions leading up to the attack last week, including a $28,500 loan,...

Maduro under pressure as Venezuela opposition claims big win 09 Dec 2015 - 08:54 am

Caracas: Venezuelan opposition leaders said Tuesday they won a two-thirds majority in the legislature, which could challenge President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power...

US investigating possible Iran missile test 09 Dec 2015 - 08:45 am

United Nations, United States: The United States is conducting a "serious review" into reports that Iran carried out a new round of ballistic...

Mexico to spend $23 billion to cut greenhouse gases 09 Dec 2015 - 08:44 am

Mexico City: Mexico's government announced $23 billion in investments on Tuesday to modernize its refineries while sharply slashing greenhouse gas emissions produced by...

Trump's Muslim ban 'grossly irresponsible': UN rights chief 09 Dec 2015 - 08:33 am

United Nations, United States: The United Nations rights chief on Tuesday branded US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's comments on Muslims as "grossly...

14 rescued from flooded Gaza tunnel 09 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Palestinians inspect the damage after Egyptian forces flooded tunnels dug beneath the Gaza-Egypt border, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on September...

Kurds, opposition gather for meeting in northeast Syria 09 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Kurdish anti-Syrian government activists parade through the streets in celebration of the official declaration of liberation of the city of Derik, near Al-Malikiyah,...

Israel seizes Palestinian stone-throwing dolls 09 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A doll wearing a keffiyah and holding a stone, part of a shipment of 4,000 such dolls heading to the Palestinian Authority which...

Palestinians look to 3G telecoms to add buzz to economy 09 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Palestinians expect to launch 3G service in H2 2016 3G arrives 10 years after Israel, Europe, which now on 4G Palestinian telecom minister...

Top U.S. diplomat says Trump’s comments on Muslims “not constructive” 09 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

PARIS: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday remarks like those by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump calling for Muslims to...