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Insight: Typically Greek, delayed land register is never-ending epic 18 Oct 2015 - 05:14 pm

By Paul Taylor and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS: When Greece applied for its first international bailout in 2010, only two countries in Europe lacked...

Exiled Tibetans vote for new political leader 18 Oct 2015 - 05:11 pm

DHARMASALA: India: Thousands of exiled Tibetans worldwide voted Sunday in an election for a political leader to sustain their struggle for greater freedom...

Afghan government, rights groups accuse Taliban of abuses in Kunduz battle 18 Oct 2015 - 05:06 pm

KABUL: KABUL: The Afghan government on Sunday accused the Taliban of carrying out human rights abuses during two weeks of fighting for control...

70 Tunisia hotels closed since jihadist attacks 18 Oct 2015 - 04:58 pm

Tunis: At least 70 hotels have closed in Tunisia since September after two deadly jihadist attacks on foreign tourists, and more are expected...

Insight: Beijing promotes low-paid college grads to startup CEOs 18 Oct 2015 - 04:55 pm

Young entrepreneurs look at their computers at a resting area inside the University Students Venture Park, in Shanghai, China, July 29 By Pete...

Iran grants UN nuclear watchdog greater access 18 Oct 2015 - 04:50 pm

VIENNA: Iran on Sunday notified the International Atomic Energy Agency that it would apply a protocol granting inspectors greater access to its nuclear...

Air France to go ahead with 2016 job cuts despite violent protests 18 Oct 2015 - 04:46 pm

File photo of Air France HR manager almost being lynched recently PARIS: Air France will go ahead as planned and cut almost 1,000...

Israel rejects observer plan after more stabbing attacks 18 Oct 2015 - 04:26 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday rejected a proposal to send international observers to a flashpoint holy site in a bid to calm unrest after...

Yemen's abundant guns fuel its messy civil war 18 Oct 2015 - 04:10 pm

By Angus McDowall MARIB, Yemen: Celebratory tracer fire from a wedding lights up the night sky over Marib, a city that is heavily...

Insight: As winter looms, Germany struggles to find homes for refugees 18 Oct 2015 - 03:59 pm

By Michelle Martin CELLE, Germany: At a sprawling camp in the German town of Celle, refugees wearing thick sweaters sit around a heater...

Russia says latest strikes weaken rebels 18 Oct 2015 - 03:57 pm

MOSCOW: Russia said Sunday its latest Syria strikes hit infrastructure used by rebel fighters and claimed it has information of growing strife between...

Iraq issues arrest warrant for trade minister on graft charges - officials 18 Oct 2015 - 03:32 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq issues arrest warrant for trade minister on graft charges - officialsBAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities have called for the arrest of Trade Minister...

Kerry to meet Netanyahu in Germany, then Abbas in Mideast 18 Oct 2015 - 03:29 pm

PARIS: US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he would meet the Israeli and Palestinian leaders on separate trips to Germany and...

Five migrants drown off Greek islands, one missing 18 Oct 2015 - 03:21 pm

ATHENS: Five people, including a baby and two children, drowned and one was missing in two separate incidents of migrants trying to reach...

I'm no Dikshit, won't let Modi sleep: Kejriwal 18 Oct 2015 - 03:17 pm

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the grisly rapes of two minors here, saying...

Six Turkish soldiers, 20 Kurdish rebels killed in clashes: source 18 Oct 2015 - 03:14 pm

ANKARA: Six Turkish soldiers and about 20 Kurdish rebels have been killed in several days of clashes in eastern and southeastern Turkey, a...

Sudan sends ground troops to Yemen to boost Saudi-led coalition 18 Oct 2015 - 03:07 pm

By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN: A battalion of Sudanese troops arrived in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Saturday, military officials said, bolstering...

Four Israeli cities, citing security, ban Arab workers from schools 18 Oct 2015 - 02:44 pm

By Jeffrey Heller By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM: At least four Israeli cities, including the commercial capital Tel Aviv, have banned Arab labourers from...