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Seven survivors found week after Kiribati ferry went missing 28 Jan 2018 - 01:51 pm

SYDNEY: Seven survivors from a ferry that went missing in the Pacific Ocean a week ago were found adrift in a dinghy by...

IKEA says founder Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91 28 Jan 2018 - 01:45 pm

Stockholm: Ingvar Kamprad, the farmer's son turned multibillionaire who founded the Ikea empire that revolutionised furnishing, has died aged 91, the firm said...

North Iran gets massive snow dump 28 Jan 2018 - 11:38 am

Tehran, After months of waiting for the snow to arrive, Tehranis were hit by massive snowfall overnight on Sunday that shut airports and...

Russian opposition takes to streets, calls for election boycott 28 Jan 2018 - 11:34 am

MOSCOW: Hundreds of supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny began a nationwide day of protest against the authorities on Sunday, calling on...

Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attend a rally for a boycott of a March 18 presidential election in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia January 28, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev

Cyprus votes for president with eyes on new peace push 28 Jan 2018 - 11:03 am

Nicosia: Voters in Cyprus headed to the polls Sunday for a presidential election that could determine if the divided island makes another push...

7 football fans shot dead in Mexico: sources 28 Jan 2018 - 10:58 am

Monterrey, Mexico: At least seven people watching a football match have been shot dead in Mexico, sources said Saturday, adding to the country's...

Finland's cautious president Niinisto poised for re-election 28 Jan 2018 - 10:33 am

Helsinki: Finns voted on Sunday, expected to re-elect president Sauli Niinisto who is credited for maintaining a balanced relationship with powerful neighbour Russia...

Russian police seek forced entry to opposition leader Navalny's office - opposition spokeswoman 28 Jan 2018 - 09:51 am

MOSCOW, Russian police arrived at the Moscow headquarters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday morning and started to try to force their...

'Beetle Bailey' comic strip creator dies aged 94 28 Jan 2018 - 09:38 am

Mort Walker, the artist and creator of the decades-long running comic strip "Beetle Bailey" about the antics of a work-shirking Army private, died...

Colombia: Bombing kills at least 5 police officers 28 Jan 2018 - 09:22 am

BOGOTA, At least five police officers were killed, and 41 people, including 16 police officers injured by a bombing attack that targeted a...

Rescuers save French climber trapped on Pakistan's 'killer mountain' 28 Jan 2018 - 09:09 am

Islamabad, An elite group of climbers have saved a French mountaineer in a daring high-altitude rescue mission on Pakistan's Nanga Parbat, one of...

Heavy snowfall shuts down airport in Iran 28 Jan 2018 - 08:52 am

ISTANBUL, A heavy snow storm in Iran’s capital shut down flights at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported Saturday....

Brazil: 14 killed in nightclub gun attack 28 Jan 2018 - 08:28 am

SAO PAULO, Brazil, At least 14 people were killed on Saturday when gunmen stormed a nightclub in northeastern Brazil, local media reported. According...

Afghan capital in shock after deadly ambulance bomb attack 28 Jan 2018 - 08:24 am

KABUL: Kabul reacted in despair and fear on Sunday, a day after a suicide bomb in the centre of the city killed and...

Estonia makes 'token' effort to take euro crypto 28 Jan 2018 - 08:16 am

Tallinn, Estonia is looking to drag the euro into the crypto age -- and tame the volatility plaguing bitcoin and its peers --...

Angola faces currency test in economy shake-up 28 Jan 2018 - 08:10 am

Luanda: Angolan President Joao Lourenco was elected five months ago promising an "economic miracle". But the path to transforming the oil-dependent country's economy...

Afrin to be handed over to its real owners: Turkish FM 27 Jan 2018 - 08:48 pm

ANKARA: Turkish foreign minister on Friday said the Afrin region in Syria would be handed over to Syrians once it was cleared from...

Pro-Russian Zeman scores second term as Czech president 27 Jan 2018 - 08:09 pm

Prague: Pro-Russian incumbent Milos Zeman was re-elected Czech president on Saturday, narrowly outpacing his pro-European liberal rival Jiri Drahos in a tight run-off...