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UN chief takes aim at 'blind measures' in criticism of US travel ban 31 Jan 2017 - 09:00 pm

United Nations, United States: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday sharpened his criticism of the US ban on travellers from seven Muslim nations,...

Ukraine clashes rage for third day, sparking EU concern 31 Jan 2017 - 09:00 pm

Avdiivka, Ukraine: Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels were on Tuesday locked in fighting for a third straight day at a flashpoint town that...

Romanian decrees will encourage corruption: prosecutors 31 Jan 2017 - 08:49 pm

BUCHAREST: The Romanian government’s plans to decriminalise some abuses of power through emergency decree could encourage more corruption in one of the European...

Some nations affected by U.S. immigration order may stay on list: US official 31 Jan 2017 - 08:49 pm

WASHINGTON: Some of the seven Muslim-majority countries affected by President Donald Trump’s executive action on immigration will not likely be taken off the...

Germany refuses Turkish demand for access to imagery from campaign against Islamic State 31 Jan 2017 - 08:21 pm

BERLIN: Germany has ruled out giving Turkey unfiltered access to imagery gathered by Tornado fighter jets operating out of Incirlik air base in...

Trump economic advisor bashes Germany on currency: report 31 Jan 2017 - 08:15 pm

Washington: A top economic advisor to US President Donald Trump bashed Germany for exploiting an undervalued euro to take advantage of its trading...

Mexican leader gets small boost from Trump clash: poll 31 Jan 2017 - 08:15 pm

Mexico City: Mexico's unpopular President Enrique Pena Nieto got a small boost in an opinion poll published Tuesday following his confrontation with Donald...

US travel ban punishes those 'fighting terrorism': Iraq PM 31 Jan 2017 - 08:14 pm

Baghdad: President Donald Trump's travel ban that prevents Iraqis from entering the United States punishes people who are "fighting terrorism," Prime Minister Haider...

In first, US gives anti-IS Syria force armoured SUVs 31 Jan 2017 - 07:53 pm

Hasakeh, Syria: The United States has provided Syrian fighters battling the Islamic State group with armoured vehicles for the first time, a US...

France’s Fillon hit with new allegations over wife’s employment 31 Jan 2017 - 07:53 pm

PARIS: The satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine wrote on Tuesday that the wife of French presidential candidate Francois Fillon worked as his parliamentary...

Trump's UK visit 'should be downgraded to spare queen' 31 Jan 2017 - 07:30 pm

London: The invitation for US President Donald Trump to make a state visit to Britain has put Queen Elizabeth II in "a very...

Poland’s Walesa collaborated with communist secret police 31 Jan 2017 - 06:58 pm

WARSAW: Poland’s government-affiliated history institute said on Tuesday it had new evidence that Lech Walesa, who led protests and strikes that shook communist...

Mauritanian protesters want 'infidel' blogger executed 31 Jan 2017 - 06:49 pm

Nouakchott: Thousands of people gathered Tuesday in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott to demand the execution of a blogger convicted of apostasy as the...

Former Indian Minister E Ahamed in critical condition 31 Jan 2017 - 05:30 pm

NEW DELHI: Senior Kerala MP, E. Ahamed, on Tuesday suffered a heart attack and collapsed in Parliament's Central Hall. His condition is extremely...

UN resumes food air drops in Syria's Deir Ezzor 31 Jan 2017 - 03:58 pm

Geneva: The UN said Tuesday it had resumed air drops of desperately-needed aid to Deir Ezzor in Syria after halting the deliveries over...

New phase of attack on IS in Syria aims to encircle Raqqa 31 Jan 2017 - 02:59 pm

BEIRUT: The next phase of a U.S.-backed campaign against Islamic State in Syria aims to completely encircle its stronghold of Raqqa, severing the...

Afghan troops battle Taliban offensive in Helmand province 31 Jan 2017 - 02:26 pm

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan: Afghan forces said they were holding off a Taliban offensive in Helmand province on Tuesday, as reinforcements and air support...

With Islamic State gone, East Mosul residents face uncertain future 31 Jan 2017 - 02:18 pm

MOSUL: When Islamic State militants swept into Mosul in 2014, they wandered into Manaf Younes' billiards hall and declared it un-Islamic, taking away...