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Egypt court overturns Morsi death sentence 15 Nov 2016 - 02:00 pm

Cairo: An Egyptian appeals court has overturned a death sentence handed down against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in one of four trials...

Ban voices 'hope' as leaders tackle climate change in Trump shadow 15 Nov 2016 - 01:52 pm

Marrakesh, Morocco: UN chief Ban Ki-moon voiced hope Tuesday that Donald Trump will "vary" his stance denying climate change as world leaders gathered...

Bangladesh siege cafe to become family home 15 Nov 2016 - 01:51 pm

Dhaka: The owner of the Bangladeshi restaurant where Islamist extremists killed 22 hostages, mostly foreigners, said Tuesday he would turn the building into...

NATO's Stoltenberg says message to Russia is "we want dialogue" 15 Nov 2016 - 01:47 pm

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday the military alliance wanted dialogue with Russia, after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and Russian...

Turkey rebuilds 9 mosques in Gaza 15 Nov 2016 - 01:29 pm

ANKARA: Turkey's Religious Affairs Presidency Foundation has rebuilt nine mosques destroyed during Israel’s military onslaught on the blockaded Gaza Strip in 2014, an...

7 Iraqi refugees burnt to death in Kirkuk 15 Nov 2016 - 01:26 pm

SALADIN, Iraq: Seven Iraqi refugees were burnt to death Monday in the northern province of Kirkuk, according to an Iraqi official. A tent...

Egypt court overturns Morsi death sentence 15 Nov 2016 - 01:22 pm

Cairo: An Egyptian appeals court has overturned a death sentence handed down against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in one of several trials...

Iraq says Islamic State dislodged from a third of eastern Mosul 15 Nov 2016 - 01:15 pm

QAYYARA, Iraq: Iraqi forces have dislodged Islamic State from one third of the eastern side of Mosul, an interior ministry spokesman said on...

Japan street swallowed by giant hole reopens 15 Nov 2016 - 12:55 pm

Tokyo: A Japanese city on Tuesday reopened a busy street that collapsed into a giant sinkhole, with the efforts of workers who toiled...

Trump will get wake-up call when he takes office, Obama says 15 Nov 2016 - 12:50 pm

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump is in for a quick wake-up call and will have to adjust his temperament when he confronts the realities...

Myanmar army says 86 killed in fighting in northwest 15 Nov 2016 - 12:50 pm

YANGON: As many as 69 members of what Myanmar's government has described as a Rohingya Muslim militant group and 17 security forces have...

German police in raids across 10 states against Islamist group 15 Nov 2016 - 12:45 pm

Berlin: German police on Tuesday carried out sweeping raids across 10 states in a probe against an Islamist group suspected of propagating hate...

Indelible ink to prevent multiple cash withdrawals: FM 15 Nov 2016 - 12:43 pm

New Delhi: The government will use indelible ink like during elections to prevent people from making more than the permissible number of times...

Turkey can be key partner, says Pakistan's top diplomat 15 Nov 2016 - 12:35 pm

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Shared policies and mutual challenges could make Turkey and Pakistan ideal partners to push for peace in Afghanistan and elsewhere in...

Say how you will deal with cash chaos: SC tells government 15 Nov 2016 - 12:34 pm

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to explain the steps it has taken or will take to deal with...

Japan gives troops in South Sudan new security role 15 Nov 2016 - 12:28 pm

TOKYO: Japan’s government decided Tuesday to assign its troops involved in peacekeeping missions in South Sudan a new security duty under a recently...