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Right-wing leader Naftali Bennett: Under Trump, Israel can “reset” Middle East 14 Nov 2016 - 06:47 pm

JERUSALEM: Donald Trump’s election as the next U.S. president presents Israel with a unique opportunity to recast its Middle East policies, a far-right...

Integrate or face populist fury, London mayor warns 14 Nov 2016 - 06:34 pm

London: London mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday blamed a lack of integration between communities for fuelling the "divisive political forces" that led to...

UK lawmaker was murdered for “ideological cause”, court told 14 Nov 2016 - 06:01 pm

LONDON: British lawmaker Jo Cox, who was killed in the street shortly before the June 23 referendum on EU membership, died in a...

Photos: Supermoon in almost 69 years lights up sky around globe 14 Nov 2016 - 05:57 pm

The brightest moon in almost 69 years is lighting up the sky in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon...

In Iraq, Syrian Kurds long to return home to fight Islamic State 14 Nov 2016 - 05:56 pm

BASHIQA, Iraq: Days after helping to capture the Iraqi town of Bashiqa northeast of Mosul, Syrian Kurdish fighters walk proudly past the corpses...

Turkey's Erdogan warns of EU bid referendum next year 14 Nov 2016 - 05:51 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the EU on Monday to make a decision by year's end on his nation's stalled bid...

Guinea Bissau president says will dissolve government 14 Nov 2016 - 05:46 pm

BISSAU: Guinea Bissau’s president said on Monday he would dissolve the government and appoint another soon, as part of a plan to end...

Israel court sticks to deadline for controversial settlement 14 Nov 2016 - 05:11 pm

Jerusalem: Israel's high court Monday rejected a government bid to delay the evacuation of a wildcat Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank...

Heavy pollution shuts schools in Tehran 14 Nov 2016 - 05:00 pm

Tehran: Iran shut schools and apologised to tourists Monday as its cities were hit by choking levels of air pollution. A blanket of...

Modi promises to ease cash crunch 14 Nov 2016 - 04:54 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged Indians to give him more time to resolve a cash crunch that followed the...

Hashd militia starts 3rd phase of campaign east of Mosul 14 Nov 2016 - 04:43 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: Shia militiamen on Monday, in coordination with the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command, launched the third phase of an ongoing operation...

Analysis: Trump could easily erase much of Obama’s foreign policy legacy 14 Nov 2016 - 04:36 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy rests in part on a foundation of unilateral actions that his successor Donald Trump could...

Bangladesh buys two submarines from China 14 Nov 2016 - 04:28 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh took delivery on Monday of its first submarines, bought from China, as it seeks to boost its naval power in the...

At least 4 months needed to replace demonetised notes, not 50 days 14 Nov 2016 - 04:21 pm

New Delhi: Fifty days of pain is what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked people to endure for his sudden demonetisation move. But...

'Indians spend nearly $2.4 mn to publish research in open access journals' 14 Nov 2016 - 04:11 pm

Kolkata: Indians spend close to $2.4 million annually to get their scientific research output published in different open access (OA) journals, authors of...

Air strikes destroy hospital in Aleppo countryside 14 Nov 2016 - 03:57 pm

BEIRUT: Air strikes destroyed the only hospital in the rebel-held town of Atareb in the countryside west of Aleppo on Monday, wounding several...

At least 10 Nigerian Shiites killed in clashes with police 14 Nov 2016 - 03:51 pm

Kano, Nigeria: At least 10 people were killed and several injured Monday when police opened fire during clashes with pro-Iranian Shiites outside the...

Skygazers gawp at extra bright 'supermoon' 14 Nov 2016 - 03:43 pm

Jakarta: Skygazers took to high-rise buildings, observatories and beaches Monday to get a glimpse of the closest "supermoon" to Earth in almost seven...