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Myanmar's powerful army picks lawmakers as transition moves forward 19 Jan 2016 - 09:41 am

A man selling popular characters balloons rides his bicycle at a street in Yangon, Myanmar, 17 January 2016. By Timothy Mclaughlin and Hnin...

Suicide bomber kills at least five in northwest Pakistan 19 Jan 2016 - 09:35 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A suicide bomber blew himself up close to a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least five people...

Three killed in Burundi grenade attack 19 Jan 2016 - 09:31 am

Soldiers stand near a barricade during demonstrations by protesters in Bujumbura. (Reuters / file photo) NAIROBI: Three people were killed in a grenade...

World's oldest man dies at 112 in Japan 19 Jan 2016 - 09:29 am

Sakari Momoi, recognised as the world's oldest male at the age of 111 in August 2014, has died of kidney failure in a...

Avalanche in French Alps kills 5 military, two others injured 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image LYON: An avalanche killed at least five military personnel and seriously injured two other servicemen on Monday while they were skiing...

UN chief leads calls for climate action at energy forum 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Abu Dhabi: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday led calls for action to combat global warming at an energy summit in Abu...

Jailed Maldives ex-leader Nasheed leaves for UK: party 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Malé, Maldives: Jailed Maldivian opposition leader and former president Mohamed Nasheed left the country Monday for urgent medical treatment in Britain despite a...

Pakistan PM in Riyadh on Saudi-Iran mediation bid 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held talks with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia...

Burkina Faso’s long night of horror in killing spree by militants 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Soldiers stand guard in front of the Splendid Hotel after an attack on the hotel and a restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January...

France vows 'vigilance' with Iran on nuclear deal 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Laurent Fabius Abu Dhabi: World powers will remain "very vigilant" to ensure Tehran commits to a nuclear deal that has seen the West...

Turkish man opens fire on teahouse for 'overpriced tea' 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

A man sprayed a Turkish tea house with bullets after he took umbrage for being charged "double" for a glass of traditional tea ...

Global warming strikes deep into oceans: study 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: The oceans have soaked up as much heat from global warming over the last two decades as during the preceding 130 years,...

Students design 'plant backpack' to combat air pollution 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

The Hague: Five Dutch students have hit on a unique idea to replace face masks used against air pollution, and are developing a...

Don’t link extremism to lack of English, Muslim groups tell UK PM Cameron 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Magdalena Mis LONDON: British Muslim groups accused Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday of demonising their communities by saying that Muslim women...

Taxi drivers in Hungary demand Uber to be shut down 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image BUDAPEST: Taxi drivers in Hungary’s capital demonstrated on Monday against ride-hailing service Uber, whose growing popularity they find unpalatable amid new...

Nine Afghan police killed in insider attack, officials say 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Afghan police are looking for rogue policemen who are accused of shooting dead nine colleagues in a so-called insider...