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Shakespeare, Battle of Hastings on 2016 British coins 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

London: William Shakespeare, the Great Fire of London and the Battle of Hastings will appear on British coins this year, marking major anniversaries...

Crowds flood Algeria independence figure's hometown for burial 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ait-Ahmed, Algeria: Tens of thousands gathered in an Algerian village Friday for the burial of Hocine Ait-Ahmed, one of the fathers of the...

Syrian, Iraqi militants said to have planned New Year attack in Munich 01 Jan 2016 - 06:54 pm

Police say they received tip with names of suspects Two Munich stations closed for several hours Jitters in several capitals over New Year...

Weird weather brings warm welcome to 2016 01 Jan 2016 - 06:50 pm

London: With temperatures above freezing at the North Pole, deadly tornadoes in Texas, extreme heat in Australia and floods in Britain and Missouri,...

Terrified families emerge from rubble after battle of Ramadi 01 Jan 2016 - 06:45 pm

Civilians flee to a safe area with help from Iraqi security forces in Ramadi city, December 31, 2015. Picture taken December 31, 2015....

Oman cuts 2016 spending in light of lower oil prices 01 Jan 2016 - 06:40 pm

Muscat: Oman will cut spending this year by 15.6 percent in the face of lower oil prices but still face a huge deficit...

Israel to return bodies of 23 Palestinian attackers 01 Jan 2016 - 06:35 pm

Jerusalem: Israel was set Friday to hand over the bodies of 23 Palestinians killed during recent attacks on Israelis, the army said, in...

Palestinian dies of wounds from West Bank clashes: ministry 01 Jan 2016 - 06:26 pm

File photo: Palestinian security officers carry the body of 16-year-old Ibrahim Dawood during his funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday,...

Taliban suicide attack targets French restaurant in Kabul 01 Jan 2016 - 06:24 pm

Flames and smoke rise at the site of a suicide car bomb attack at a French restaurant- Le Jardin in Kabul on January...

Congo's Kabila pardons separatists in national unity bid 01 Jan 2016 - 06:20 pm

Joseph Kabila has pardoned nine members of a separatist movement as he pursues a policy of national dialogue (AFP Photo/Daniel Hayduk) Kinshasa: Democratic...

Hong Kong protesters air grievances on New Year's day 01 Jan 2016 - 06:07 pm

Demonstrators take part in the annual New Year's Day march with signs on their heads in Hong Kong, China today. Demonstrators are demanding...

Expelled French journalist warns of dark days for media in China 01 Jan 2016 - 06:03 pm

Paris: A French reporter forced to leave Beijing after she criticised government policy in violence-racked Xinjiang arrived home Friday after warning of dark...

Germany lifts alert of imminent attack in Munich 01 Jan 2016 - 06:01 pm

German police secure the main train station in Munich, Germany, January 1, 2016. REUTERS Munich: German police Friday lifted an alert of an...

US tuna fleet shut out of lucrative Pacific region 01 Jan 2016 - 05:58 pm

The US tuna fishing fleet has been blocked from the lucrative western Pacific for the first time in three decades as a conflict...

Pakistan army courts sentence nine militants to death 01 Jan 2016 - 05:50 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan military courts have sentenced nine men to death for terrorism-related offences or attacks on minority Shiites, the army said Friday. Pakistan...

China's new two-child policy law takes effect 01 Jan 2016 - 05:44 pm

Beijing: Married couples in China will from Friday be allowed to have two children, after concerns over an ageing population and shrinking workforce...