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Suspected Russian strikes kill 23 Syria civilians: monitor 08 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Syrians walk in a dusty street as the sound of fighter jets can be heard overhead following air strikes by suspected Russian planes...

Tunisians rally in support of Palestinian 'uprising' 08 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Tunis: Hundreds of Tunisians, including political figures, gathered in the capital Saturday for a demonstration called by the Islamist party Ennahda...

Russian plane broke up in mid-air after noise: Crash investigators 08 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Asma Alsharif and Dominic Evans CAIRO: A Russian plane which crashed in Egypt last week was flying on auto-pilot and appeared to...

Sinai crash a blow to Sharm al-Sheikh tourism 08 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Ahmed Aboulenein SHARM AL-SHEIKH, Egypt: A holidaymaker stranded in Egypt's Sharm al-Sheikh airport was wearing a t-shirt with the slogan "take what...

Row over refugees' status reopens divisions in German government 07 Nov 2015 - 06:52 pm

By Caroline Copley BERLIN: Just two days after resolving a coalition row over how to handle a record influx of refugees, Germany's ruling...

Russia to send 44 planes to Egypt Saturday to repatriate tourists: aviation body 07 Nov 2015 - 06:51 pm

Moscow: Russia will on Saturday send 44 planes to repatriate its nationals from two Egyptian Red Sea resorts, the Russian Federal Air Transport...

Kiev completes light arms pullout from eastern front: army 07 Nov 2015 - 06:35 pm

Ukrainian servicemen stand next to a 85 mm "Vasilyok" automatic mortar in Peski willage, in the Donetsk region, on November 7, 2015 before...

Protestor killed in Indian Kashmir after Modi visit 07 Nov 2015 - 06:30 pm

Activists from the Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami party take part in a protest against a visit by Indian Prime Minister Naremdra Modi to India-administered Kashmir...

Egypt FM: Western countries haven't helped in war on terror 07 Nov 2015 - 05:48 pm

An armed security worker talks on his phone in front of the luggage screening section at the airport of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Saturday,...

Burundians flee capital ahead of looming security crackdown 07 Nov 2015 - 05:46 pm

Burundians carry their belongings on bicycles in Bujumbura, Burundi, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. AP BUJUMBURA, Burundi: Carrying prized possessions, scores of people fled...

Lufthansa cabin crew strike for second day, pause scheduled for Sunday 07 Nov 2015 - 05:02 pm

Passenger passes self-check-in desks of German airline Lufthansa at the airport in Frankfurt am Main on November 7, 2015. AFP BERLIN: Cabin crew...

Gunmen wound Somali lawmaker: colleague 07 Nov 2015 - 04:32 pm

Mogadishu: Gunmen in Somalia's capital shot and wounded a lawmaker on Saturday in the latest attack targeting members of parliament, a colleague said. ...

Pakistan air strikes kill 15 militants 07 Nov 2015 - 04:29 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: Pakistan airforce jets on Saturday bombarded militant hideouts in a restive northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan killing at lease 15 suspected...

Portugal's president tries to tame political crisis 07 Nov 2015 - 04:21 pm

By Axel Bugge and Sergio Goncalves LISBON: Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva, who once noted that in his job silence was worth its...

Nepal to import fuel from Bangladesh to keep planes flying 07 Nov 2015 - 04:14 pm

Kathmandu: Nepal has struck a deal with a private supplier to fly in fuel from Bangladesh to ease crippling shortages that have sparked...

Iran-EU relations enter key stage: EU parliament chief 07 Nov 2015 - 04:14 pm

Tehran: Relations between Iran and the European Union are at a "determining stage" after Tehran's landmark nuclear deal with world powers in July,...

Burundi opposition fear attacks as Nkurunziza's disarmament deadline arrives 07 Nov 2015 - 03:15 pm

NAIROBI: An opposition leader in Burundi voiced fears on Saturday of targeted killings by government forces as President Pierre Nkurunziza's deadline to give...