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German minister travels to Iran after nuclear deal to re-establish ties 19 Jul 2015 - 05:37 pm

TEHRAN: German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel arrived in Iran with an economic delegation on Sunday, becoming the first high-ranking western politician to visit...

Three killed, hospital shelled in east Ukraine 19 Jul 2015 - 05:00 pm

A building burns after shelling between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on July 18, 2015. DONETSK...

South Africa’s president leaves hospital after a successful operation 19 Jul 2015 - 05:00 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma has been discharged from hospital after a successful operation to remove gall...

Shops catch fire at Central market; villa in Ain Khalid 19 Jul 2015 - 04:48 pm

Smoke seen from the fire at Central Market. (Photo: Mayan Vavallate) UPDATE: According to eye witnesses the fire broke out at the Central...

9 soldiers killed in attack claimed by al Qaeda in Algeria 19 Jul 2015 - 04:40 pm

ALGIERS: At least nine Algerian soldiers were killed when Islamist militants ambushed their patrol west of the capital Algiers last week in one...

Chattanooga stirs U.S. Muslims' concerns about radicalisation 19 Jul 2015 - 04:15 pm

Police tape and a makeshift memorial sit on the lawn in front of an Armed Forces Career Center in this handout photo provided...

Hollande calls for the creation of a euro zone government 19 Jul 2015 - 03:57 pm

French President Francois Hollande speaks during the annual television interview at the Elysee Palace following the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France,...

At least six U.S. states move to arm National Guard offices 19 Jul 2015 - 02:16 pm

Four flags, representing four Marines killed in an attack by a gunman, are seen at the entrance to the University of Tennessee in...

As polls loom, Myanmar remembers independence hero on Martyr's Day 19 Jul 2015 - 01:36 pm

People hold General Aung San's portrait as they wait to pay respect during an event marking the anniversary of Martyrs' Day outside the...

Bengal celebrates Rath Yatra 19 Jul 2015 - 09:03 am

Hindu devotees raise their hands and shout religious slogans during the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in Kolkata yesterday. Kolkata: The streets...

Two injured in Goa airport mishap 19 Jul 2015 - 09:02 am

Panaji: Two people received minor injuries after the false ceiling in the security hold area at Goa’s Dabolim airport’s domestic terminus caved in...

Muslims celebrate Eid amid security 19 Jul 2015 - 09:01 am

New Delhi: Muslims across India yesterday celebrated Eid Al Fitr which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Tight security arrangements...

Sharif in Russia without media 19 Jul 2015 - 08:59 am

ISLAMABAD: In a baffling move which critics are viewing as the PML-N’s aversion to freedom of information, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif travelled to...

Warlord on trial for massacre dies 19 Jul 2015 - 08:53 am

A casket containing the body of former Maguindanao province Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr is unloaded from a passenger plane at the airport in...

Massacre mall reopens in Kenya capital 19 Jul 2015 - 08:53 am

Nairobi: Kenya’s Westgate shopping mall reopened for business yesterday, almost two years after Somali Islamists stormed in and massacred 67 shoppers and staff...

Japanese protest 19 Jul 2015 - 08:52 am

Protesters raise placards during a rally against Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration and his security-related legislation outside the parliament building in Tokyo...

Cartoon 19 Jul 2015 - 08:45 am

Sun rapped for Queen’s ‘Nazi salute’ images 19 Jul 2015 - 08:34 am

London: Britain’s royal family suffered a high-profile embarrassment yesterday after a newspaper published images showing Queen Elizabeth II giving a Nazi salute as...