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Fierce campaign to stop far-right victory in France elections 01 Dec 2015 - 05:46 pm

Marine Le Pen Paris: France's far-right National Front (FN) faced a ferocious campaign Tuesday to stop it taking two of France's most important...

Migrant arrivals in Europe slump amid Turkish crackdown: UN 01 Dec 2015 - 05:41 pm

Geneva: The number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe fell by more than a third last month, due to poor weather and...

Verdict on appeal against Pistorius due Thursday 01 Dec 2015 - 05:35 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal will announce Thursday its verdict on an attempt by state prosecutors to have Oscar Pistorius convicted...

Russia building new military bases on islands claimed by Japan 01 Dec 2015 - 05:34 pm

Russia has begun building two modern military compounds on the far eastern Kuril islands, defence minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday, heightening long-running tensions...

Obama says Russia may finally come around on Assad's future 01 Dec 2015 - 05:30 pm

PARIS: President Barack Obama expressed optimism Tuesday that Russia will ultimately come around on the need for Syrian President Bashar Assad to leave...

Latvian killed as gas-bomb ATM robbery goes awry 01 Dec 2015 - 05:20 pm

Riga: Police in the Baltic state of Latvia assured the public Tuesday that a pre-dawn blast in the capital, Riga, was not a...

Kuwait government requests extra $20 bn for arms: reports 01 Dec 2015 - 05:10 pm

Kuwait City: Kuwait's government has asked parliament for $20.5 billion in additional funds for defence purchases over the next 10 years, local media...

New coal plants would tip Earth to dangerous warming: report 01 Dec 2015 - 05:04 pm

Le Bourge, France: While scientists agree humanity needs to phase out coal within 35 years, thousands of new plants are being planned that...

Georgia arrests four for alleged links to Islamic State 01 Dec 2015 - 04:51 pm

Tbilisi: Georgia has arrested four of its nationals on suspicion of having links with the Islamic State group, the ex-Soviet country's officials said...

Two Officers Shot Dead in Northern Jordan 01 Dec 2015 - 04:39 pm

Amman: Two Jordanian policemen were killed when unknown assailants opened fire on their patrol vehicle in Irbid, northern Jordan, Public Security Directorate (PSD)...

Philippine frontrunner barred from running for president 01 Dec 2015 - 04:03 pm

Grace Poe MANILA: A Philippine senator abandoned in a church as a baby and until now the favourite to succeed Benigno Aquino as...

Al Nusra Front frees 16 Lebanese servicemen in swap deal 01 Dec 2015 - 01:50 pm

The daughter of Druze policeman Wael Hamzeh Homs, who was captured in Arsal by the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, kisses his picture as...

Beijing smog fails to obscure "apocalypse" humour 01 Dec 2015 - 01:48 pm

The Forbidden City is barely seen from the top of Jingshan Park as visitors take pictures on an extremely polluted day as smog ...

Saudi invites 65 Syrian opposition figures to Riyadh ahead of peace talks: Paper 01 Dec 2015 - 01:45 pm

Produce are covered in dust as people inspect a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air...

'Botched' India cataract surgery leaves 15 with sight loss 01 Dec 2015 - 01:36 pm

Picture for representation only. New Delhi: At least 15 people in northern India have lost the sight in one eye after having "botched"...

Kannur airport to see first aircraft's arrival on January 15 01 Dec 2015 - 01:27 pm

Design of the proposed integrated terminal building for the Kannur international airport being developed at Mattannur. Thiruvananthapuram: The first aircraft will touch down...

Al Qaeda, Lebanon swap deal successfully completed: Report 01 Dec 2015 - 01:20 pm

A Lebanese Red Cross ambulance carries the body of Mohammed Hammiya, a Lebanese soldier executed last year by Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front,...

Obama calls on Turkey, Russia to focus on 'common enemy' IS 01 Dec 2015 - 01:11 pm

US President Barack Obama meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) at the US ambassador's residence during the World Climate Change Conference...