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World cities seek $375 bn to fight climate change 02 Dec 2016 - 10:05 am

Mexico City: The world's big cities will need $375 billion of investment to curb climate change, a large gathering of mayors heard in...

'Bad boy' pharma chief mocks Aussie student achievements 02 Dec 2016 - 10:00 am

Sydney: "Bad boy" pharmaceutical chief Martin Shkreli, who raised the cost of an HIV drug by 5,000 percent, has mocked a group of...

Trump taps 'Mad Dog' Mattis for defense secretary 02 Dec 2016 - 09:55 am

Cincinnati: US President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has picked the tough-talking retired general James Mattis to be his defense secretary as he...

Netanyahu's wife grilled on suspected misuse of funds 01 Dec 2016 - 09:39 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli police questioned the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday over allegations that the couple used public funds to cover...

UN envoy: Aleppo residents at risk of extermination 01 Dec 2016 - 09:29 pm

Residents of Syria's Aleppo are at risk of extermination and the clock is ticking on the besieged city as winter sets in, a...

Nobel laureates urge action to protect heritage sites 01 Dec 2016 - 09:09 pm

Abu Dhabi: Five Nobel prize winners called Thursday for urgent international action to protect world heritage sites from the destruction wrought by extremist...

Recalled Newsweek 'Madam President' Clinton issue hits eBay 01 Dec 2016 - 07:53 pm

NEW YORK: Supporters of Hillary Clinton apparently still have a chance to get a since-recalled commemorative edition of Newsweek that was set to...

Troops advance in Aleppo, Russia proposes aid corridors 01 Dec 2016 - 06:55 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Elite Syrian troops moved into east Aleppo Thursday ahead of a push into the most densely populated areas, as regime ally...

Ethnic cleansing going on in South Sudan: UN commission 01 Dec 2016 - 06:53 pm

GENEVA/JOHANNESBURG: Ethnic cleansing is taking place in some areas of South Sudan and the stage is set for a repeat of the Rwandan...

French Left try to start fightback while they wait for Hollande 01 Dec 2016 - 06:50 pm

PARIS: France’s ruling Socialists, staring at prospective humiliation in next year’s presidential election, are cranking up their election machine in a bid to...

Turkey detains business executive, alleging Gulen link 01 Dec 2016 - 06:45 pm

Ankara: Turkey has detained an executive from a major business conglomerate under a probe into supporters of the Muslim cleric blamed for July's...

Abbas is Israel's top 'ideological' foe: Netanyahu ally 01 Dec 2016 - 05:53 pm

Jerusalem: A leading minister called Mahmud Abbas Israel's top ideological enemy on Thursday after the Palestinian president suggested he could withdraw recognition if...

Giant of African art Ousmane Sow dies at 81 01 Dec 2016 - 05:46 pm

Dakar: The Senegalese sculptor Ousmane Sow, one of the giants of African art, died Thursday in Dakar aged 81, his family told AFP....

Rebuilding history? Debate rages over lost Afghan Buddhas 01 Dec 2016 - 05:21 pm

Bamiyan, Afghanistan: For centuries they stood, two monumental ancient statues of Buddha carved into the cliffs of Bamiyan, loved and revered by generations...

Boko Haram attacks hinder aid delivery in southeastern Niger 01 Dec 2016 - 05:01 pm

DAKAR: A spate of attacks by Boko Haram in southeastern Niger in recent months is hindering the delivery of aid to more than...

365 Islamic State terrorists arrested in Turkey last month 01 Dec 2016 - 04:50 pm

MALATYA, Turkey: Turkey arrested 365 suspected Islamic State terrorists last month, the Interior Ministry said Thursday. The arrests -- which have led to...

UK immigration hit new high before Brexit, report says 01 Dec 2016 - 04:46 pm

LONDON: U.K. immigration hit a record high in the year up to June, when the country voted to leave the EU, figures released...

Turkey, Russia call for Syria cease-fire 01 Dec 2016 - 04:40 pm

ANTALYA, Turkey: Turkey and Russia on Thursday called for a cease-fire as a first step to ending Syria’s five-year conflict. Foreign Minister Mevlut...