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Egyptian court releases young photojournalist Esraa el-Taweel 19 Dec 2015 - 04:05 pm

Esraa El Taweel DOHA: An Egyptian court ordered the release of activist and photojournalist Esraa El Taweel, reported Egyptian Streets. She was detained...

A look at Sunday's close general election race in Spain 19 Dec 2015 - 04:05 pm

MADRID: Spain's political landscape has changed dramatically since 2011, when voters ousted the Socialist Party and gave a landslide victory to the right-of-center...

Iran closes capital's schools due to air pollution 19 Dec 2015 - 04:02 pm

An Iranian woman wears a mask as she walks on a street in Tehran, Iran, 16 December 2015. Media reported that air pollution...

'Several casualties' in Somali shooting, car bomb attack: police 19 Dec 2015 - 03:15 pm

Mogadishu: Several people were killed or wounded on Saturday when gunmen opened fire then detonated a car bomb on a busy road in...

Nigeria commutes troops' death sentences for refusing to face Boko Haram 19 Dec 2015 - 02:42 pm

Lagos: Nigerian military has commuted the death sentences handed to 66 soldiers for mutiny over claims they refused to fight Boko Haram Islamists,...

Pentagon chief makes first visit to French aircraft carrier: French defence ministry 19 Dec 2015 - 02:29 pm

Ashton Carter Paris: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Saturday visited France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Gulf where it is...

Iraq defence minister predicts Ramadi victory by year's end 19 Dec 2015 - 02:01 pm

Khaled al-Obeidi Baghdad: Iraq's defence minister predicted Saturday that security forces backed by US-led coalition air strikes would retake full control of the...

Sonia, Rahul appear in Delhi court, granted bail 19 Dec 2015 - 01:34 pm

India’s main opposition Congress party president Sonia Gandhi (C) and her son and the party’s vice-president Rahul Gandhi, arrive at a court in...

18 migrants drown as boat sinks in the Aegean: Turkish media 19 Dec 2015 - 01:22 pm

File Photo: Migrants arrive on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on a dinghy...

UN Security Council backs Syria peace plan 19 Dec 2015 - 01:03 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry leads a security council meeting on Syria on December 18, 2015, at United Nations headquarters in New...

Mother Teresa of Calcutta to be made a saint 19 Dec 2015 - 12:46 pm

A file photo of a statue of Mother Teresa in Kolkata, India. By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the Nobel...

Sonia, Rahul granted bail 19 Dec 2015 - 12:44 pm

Priyanka Gandhi (C) daughter of Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi arrives with senior Congress Party Leader AK Antony (C/FRONT) at Patiala House Court...

Congress blames Modi for dragging Sonia to court 19 Dec 2015 - 12:32 pm

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government were behind Subramanian Swamy's...

At least 75 killed in Ethiopia protests: HRW 19 Dec 2015 - 12:24 pm

People mourn the death of Dinka Chala who was shot dead by the Ethiopian forces the day earlier, in the Yubdo Village, about...

Iran says it will keep backing Syria regime 19 Dec 2015 - 12:07 pm

Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian Tehran: Iran will maintain its backing for the Syrian regime, a senior Iranian official said, after the...

Far above Sweden's Arctic Circle, a ski resort hosts refugees 19 Dec 2015 - 12:03 pm

Riksgransen is said to be the world's most northerly ski resort where tourists spend thousands of dollars for views of the northern lights. ...

Beijing smog triggers red alert for 2nd time this month 19 Dec 2015 - 12:03 pm

BEIJING: Smog in China's capital Beijing climbed back into the unhealthy range on Saturday as the second pollution red alert of the month...

Major reform bills coming in last 3 days of session: Jaitley 19 Dec 2015 - 11:50 am

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley New Delhi: The government intends to bring important legislation on structural reforms in the remaining three day left of...