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Brazil’s Rousseff waves visa requirement for Olympics despite security fears 25 Nov 2015 - 04:58 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has agreed to suspend visa requirements for foreigners during the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro,...

Ukraine says to stop buying Russian gas as Gazprom halts supplies 25 Nov 2015 - 04:36 pm

By Pavel Polityuk and Maria Kiselyova KIEV/MOSCOW: A clash over natural gas pricing between Russia and Ukraine escalated on Wednesday with Russian exporter ...

Iraq political dispute leads to gunfire at TV station 25 Nov 2015 - 04:26 pm

Baghdad: An argument between an Iraqi lawmaker and a political bloc spokesman escalated from angry words to gunfire at a television station in...

Britain scraps controversial plan to reform tax aid for poorest 25 Nov 2015 - 04:24 pm

London: Britain's government is dropping plans to reform a system of tax credits that helps the country's poorest, finance minister George Osborne said...

French court hands suspended jail sentence to "White Emir" 25 Nov 2015 - 04:16 pm

Olivier Corel TOULOUSE, France: A French court handed a six-month suspended jail sentence on Wednesday to a man suspected of mentoring young jihadists...

Iran general Soleimani lightly wounded in Syria 25 Nov 2015 - 03:48 pm

Beirut: General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations wing, was lightly injured in fighting against Syria rebels near Aleppo, a...

10 kilos of explosives used in Tunis bus bomb: interior ministry 25 Nov 2015 - 03:47 pm

Tunis: The bus bombing that killed at least 12 people in Tunisia's capital was carried out using 10 kilos of explosives in either...

Turkey’s Erdogan says does not want escalation after Russian jet downed 25 Nov 2015 - 03:18 pm

Policemen detain protestors that demonstrate outside the Turkish Embassy in Moscow, Russia, 25 November 2014. By Nick Tattersall and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL: President...

Former IAS officer moots pressure group of Indian Muslims 25 Nov 2015 - 01:42 pm

Muslims constitute 14% of the 1.2 billion Indian population_AP By Mohammad Shafeeq Hyderabad: A group of educated Muslims is planning to float a...

Australia bushfire kills two people, thousands of animals: Media 25 Nov 2015 - 01:11 pm

SYDNEY: A bushfire in southern Australia has killed two people and thousands of animals and destroyed homes and buildings along a 27-mile front,...

20,500 Afghan girls out of school due to conflict in 2015 25 Nov 2015 - 12:55 pm

Kabul: The United Nations said the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan continues to severely restrict access to education for women and girls Overall, for...

Germany to send up to 650 soldiers to Mali for peacekeeping mission 25 Nov 2015 - 12:40 pm

Picture for representation only BERLIN: Germany is ready to send up to 650 soldiers to Mali to bolster the United Nations peacekeeping mission...

US raises military aid to Philippines amid sea tension with China 25 Nov 2015 - 12:31 pm

US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg MANILA: The United States has raised its military aid to the Philippines this year to $79...

Aamir is self-appointed mullah: Shiv Sena 25 Nov 2015 - 11:32 am

File photo of Aamir Khan at a press conference Mumbai: Launching another attack on Bollywood actor Aamir Khan for alleging growing intolerance in...

One killed as hostage standoff ends in French town 25 Nov 2015 - 11:07 am

Lille, France: French police killed one man after his heavily armed group took the family of a bank manager hostage in a northern...

China fines hotel chain for stealing the Disney magic 25 Nov 2015 - 11:04 am

Disney plans two authentic hotels at Shanghai park, one with the theme of the animated film series "Toy Story". Shanghai: Shanghai has fined...

Afghan forces launch bid to rescue 18 captured by Taliban 25 Nov 2015 - 10:59 am

File pic for representation only. Kabul: Afghan security forces have launched an operation on Wednesday to rescue 18 people who Taliban insurgents captured...