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'Symbolic' no confidence motion submitted to kick out Malaysia PM 17 Oct 2015 - 06:54 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's opposition on Saturday submitted a notice for a no-confidence vote against embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak as he faces increasing...

North Korea rejects more nuclear talks, demands peace treaty with U.S 17 Oct 2015 - 06:49 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks during an inspection of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Unit 350, in this undated photo released...

Moscow protest against Russia role in Syria 17 Oct 2015 - 06:20 pm

Demonstrators hold cardboard bearing portraits of assassinated Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, during an antiwar rally in central Moscow on October 17, 2015. ...

Spain's Rajoy says holding line against "extremists" 17 Oct 2015 - 05:52 pm

Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Saturday his government represented the "moderate and reasonable majority" in the face of "extremist" rivals out...

German mayoral candidate stabbed in 'racist, political' attack 17 Oct 2015 - 05:49 pm

Used bandaging material left behind at the crime scene following a knife attack on mayoral candidate Henriette Reker in Cologne, Germany, 17 October...

African Union urges faster plans for troop deployment to Burundi 17 Oct 2015 - 05:13 pm

Boys walk behind patrolling soldiers in Bujumbura, Burundi (file pic). ADDIS ABABA: The African Union's peace and security council on Saturday recommended the...

Delhi crowds lambast police over toddler rape 17 Oct 2015 - 04:39 pm

Indian residents gather outside the home of a minor girl who was raped in New Delhi on October 17, 2015. New Delhi: Angry...

Climate change fans global security crisis: Kerry 17 Oct 2015 - 04:19 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit to Milan Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy, 17 October 2015. Milan: US Secretary of...

Russia says still deploying drones in Syria to aid strikes 17 Oct 2015 - 04:05 pm

Moscow: Russia's military said Saturday it is continuing to use drones over Syria despite suspicions that one of its drones was downed by...

UAE aid worker shot dead in Aden by unknown gunmen: Security source 17 Oct 2015 - 03:52 pm

Guards stand at the south gate of an intelligence building in Yemen's western city of Hodaida. ADEN: An aid worker from the United...

India's Forex reserves rise to $353bn: RBI 17 Oct 2015 - 03:02 pm

MUMBAI: A strengthening rupee, buoyant equity markets coupled with a fall in dollar value boosted India's foreign exchange (Forex) kitty by $2.26 billion,...

Iran trying to resolve Jason Rezaian's case: Zarif 17 Oct 2015 - 02:58 pm

Tehran: Iran is trying to resolve the case against Iranian-American reporter Jason Rezaian "from a humanitarian point of view", Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad...

Ex-IFS officer linked to Vyapam tests found dead in Odisha 17 Oct 2015 - 02:56 pm

Bhubaneswar: A retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, who also acted as an observer in two Vyapam recruitment tests of Madhya Pradesh, was...

At least 2,400 migrants to cross into Slovenia from Croatia 17 Oct 2015 - 02:50 pm

Petisovci: Croatian said it expected to transport at least 2,400 migrants to its frontier with Slovenia on Saturday after Hungary closed its border...

Syrian army, backed by Iranian fighters, advance south of Aleppo 17 Oct 2015 - 01:47 pm

Rebel fighters from 'the First Regiment', part of the Free Syrian Army, chat with each other as they participate in a military training...

Hungary reinstates controls on its border with Slovenia 17 Oct 2015 - 01:30 pm

Hungary will temporarily reinstate border controls on its frontier with Slovenia, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Saturday after his government sealed off...

Merkel offers German investment if Ukraine tackles corruption 17 Oct 2015 - 01:25 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Ukraine on Saturday to tackle corruption and roll back the influence of oligarchs, saying German businesses are ready...

U.S. group scales back plan to monitor Egypt election 17 Oct 2015 - 01:21 pm

CAIRO: Democracy International said on Friday it would monitor Egypt's parliamentary elections but has scaled back its plans after having trouble getting visas...