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Supreme Court axes NJAC, govt calls it attack on parliament 17 Oct 2015 - 10:35 am

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday struck down the NJAC Act and opted for the collegium system for appointment of judges to...

Celine Dion appeal for new songs receives 4,000 submissions 17 Oct 2015 - 10:00 am

PARIS: A public appeal by Celine Dion for new songs for her next album in French has been met with a flood of...

Five killed in Saudi shooting; gunmen shot dead 17 Oct 2015 - 09:39 am

RIYADH: A gunman killed five people at a Shiite gathering in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday before being shot dead by police, the...

Turkey shoots down drone 17 Oct 2015 - 12:21 am

Istanbul: Turkish fighter jets shot down an unidentified drone which entered its air space near the Syrian border, with the US military saying...

Israel rejects call for international presence in east Jerusalem 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Danny Danon By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS: Israel on Friday rejected a Palestinian appeal for an international protection force for...

US says Iran missile test violated UN resolutions 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

UNITED NATIONS: The United States will seek action at the UN Security Council after concluding that Iran's recent ballistic missile launch was a...

Syrian army launches Aleppo offensive with Iranian support 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Residents inspect a site hit by what residents said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in the town of Darat...

UN : Half a million Yemen children face severe malnutrition 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA: More than half a million children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition as a risk of famine grows, a senior...

Interpol to launch anti-people smuggling operation 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

LYON: Global police body Interpol said Friday it will launch a new operation targeting organised criminal networks behind people smuggling. Operation Hydra will...

Rich nations spend $250 bln on farm subsidies, hurting poor growers 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Chris Arsenault TORONTO: Rich nations are spending $250 billion annually subsidizing their agricultural sectors to the detriment of poor farmers as they...

Spain police break up Moroccan migrant smuggling ring 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

MADRID: Spanish police said Friday they have smashed a network which smuggled Moroccans into Spain, arresting seven Moroccans and freeing a man they...

EU wants deal "valid for century" at Paris climate talks 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Miguel Arias Canete By Benet Koleka TIRANA: The European Union will push for an U.N. deal to cap global warming that spans the...

Former Microsoft CEO Ballmer discloses Twitter stake 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW YORK: Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer disclosed Friday that he has taken a four percent stake in Twitter, expressing confidence in...

EU privacy regulators give EU, U.S. three months to find new data pact 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Julia Fioretti LONDON: Companies could face action from European privacy regulators if the European Commission and United States do not come up...

Merkel defends "transit zones" to better cope with refugee influx 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday defended a proposal to set up "transit zones" at German borders to filter out migrants who clearly...

Abuse of migrants in Mexico rises even as numbers fall 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Central American migrants stand on top of train cars while waiting for the freight train "La Bestia," or the Beast, to travel north...

Scorsese says new De Niro movie in the works 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

LYON: Martin Scorsese is planning a fresh chapter in his four-decade partnership with Robert De Niro with a new movie called "The Irishman",...

U.S. confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS: The United States has confirmed that Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon, in...