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Syrian army says takes Aleppo district, rebels say battle continues 08 Nov 2016 - 08:24 pm

BEIRUT: The Syrian army said it had taken a strategic district of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would mark the most important advance...

Russia preparing renewed strikes on Syria's Aleppo "in coming hours" 08 Nov 2016 - 07:55 pm

MOSCOW: Russia is preparing to resume air strikes around the Syrian city of Aleppo "in coming hours", the Interfax news agency cited a...

Who wears the pants? Swing state Florida has its say 08 Nov 2016 - 07:29 pm

Miami: When 74-year-old Leonor Perez cast her vote for Hillary Clinton under a cloudless Florida sky, there was not a shadow of doubt...

Man dies at Russian consulate in New York 08 Nov 2016 - 07:25 pm

NEW YORK: A 63-year-old man was found dead with head trauma inside the Russian consulate in New York City on Tuesday without any...

Will ‘Fantastic Beasts’ conjure up ‘Harry Potter’s’ global magic? 08 Nov 2016 - 07:20 pm

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: The gates to J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world are set to re-open with “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” but...

Afghan woman says raped by police chief when she tried to report her own rape 08 Nov 2016 - 07:14 pm

LONDON: A young Afghan woman who went to the police station to report being raped was then raped by the district police commissioner...

Philippines drug war turns a teeming jail into a haven 08 Nov 2016 - 07:06 pm

MANILA: Jason Madarang, awaiting trial on a charge of drug use, is in a muggy, windowless cell in a Manila prison so overcrowded...

Hashid Shaabi paramilitary forces target air base west of Mosul 08 Nov 2016 - 06:58 pm

BAGHDAD: A coalition of mainly Shi'ite Iraqi militias advancing on the Islamic State-held town of Tal Afar plans to seize a nearby military...

Leniency deal for Brazil’s Odebrecht may be world’s largest 08 Nov 2016 - 06:43 pm

SAO PAULO: U.S. and Swiss investigators are working with Brazilian counterparts to complete negotiations with Odebrecht, the construction company at the center of...

Clinton wins (in Obama's Kenyan family village) 08 Nov 2016 - 06:22 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) - Democrat presidential contender Hillary Clinton beat her Republican rival by a landslide on Tuesday -- in a vote held...

Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes declared illegal in India from midnight: PM 08 Nov 2016 - 06:18 pm

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation on Tuesday in a shock...

Canadian PM Trudeau to visit Cuba, Argentina 08 Nov 2016 - 06:16 pm

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Cuba and Argentina next week in a bid to strengthen ties and boost trade, the...

Giant sinkhole swallows Japan city street 08 Nov 2016 - 06:07 pm

Tokyo: A giant sinkhole appeared in the middle of a busy Japanese city on Tuesday, swallowing part of a five-lane street near the...

Students march over prisoner's death in tense Kosovo 08 Nov 2016 - 05:55 pm

Pristina: Around 1,000 students protested in Kosovo Tuesday against the "suspicious" death of an imprisoned opposition activist, which comes amid heightened political tensions...

Election Night in America: what you need to know 08 Nov 2016 - 05:50 pm

Washington: Americans are getting set for a long Election Night of waiting to see who the 45th US president will be -- Hillary...

Iraqi investigators examine mass grave site near Mosul 08 Nov 2016 - 05:45 pm

Hamam al-Alil, Iraq: Iraqi investigators carried out an initial examination on Tuesday of a mass grave site discovered in an area south of...

Climate change making extreme weather events worse: UN 08 Nov 2016 - 05:38 pm

Marrakesh, Morocco: Climate change has made deadly heatwaves and hurricanes, along with droughts and flooding, both more frequent and more intense in recent...

Scotland will intervene in Brexit legal appeal, says Sturgeon 08 Nov 2016 - 04:43 pm

EDINBURGH: Scotland will intervene against the United Kingdom’s central government in the legal battle to secure parliamentary approval before a formal divorce from...