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Pakistani opposition says two supporters killed by "expired" tear gas in clashes 01 Nov 2016 - 12:04 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's second-largest opposition party said on Tuesday that two of its supporters have died from police use of tear gas to prevent...

Up to 13 killed in latest India-Pakistan border firing 01 Nov 2016 - 11:41 am

SRINAGAR, India / MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: India and Pakistan on Tuesday tallied at least 13 deaths in recent firing across their disputed border in...

UN human rights investigator to assess Australia's asylum policy 01 Nov 2016 - 10:52 am

SYDNEY: A UN investigator into the human rights of migrants arrived in Australia on Tuesday to assess its tough asylum seeker policy, after...

US extends sanctions on Sudan 01 Nov 2016 - 10:21 am

Khartoum: President Barack Obama has extended US sanctions on Sudan for another year, saying Khartoum's policies remained an "extraordinary threat" to the national...

In rare move, China criticises Trump plan to exit climate change pact 01 Nov 2016 - 10:01 am

BEIJING: China on Tuesday rejected a plan by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to back out of a global climate change pact,...

Explosion, fire in Alabama on gasoline pipeline kills one 01 Nov 2016 - 09:57 am

HELENA, Ala.: Colonial Pipeline Co shut down its main gasoline and distillates pipelines on Monday after an explosion and fire in Shelby, Alabama,...

No plans to tax individuals, UAE finance ministry says 01 Nov 2016 - 09:42 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has no plans to impose new taxes on individuals and the government is not studying the introduction of...

Amnesty condemns Pakistan over crackdown on protesters 01 Nov 2016 - 09:27 am

Islamabad: Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to release hundreds of opposition activists detained before a planned mass protest, as police used tear...

How Clinton's childhood affected her politics 01 Nov 2016 - 08:51 am

Park Ridge, United States: The two-story brick house where Hillary Clinton grew up still stands at a street corner in the Chicago suburb...

Erdogan rides patriotic wave with crackdown at home, combative policy abroad 31 Oct 2016 - 09:41 pm

ISTANBUL: In the three and half months since a failed military coup, Turkey has sacked or suspended more than 110,000 people, launched a...

Indian opposition allege Bhopal jailbreak shootout staged 31 Oct 2016 - 09:11 pm

Bhopal: Police on Monday shot dead eight undertrial activists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in an alleged gun battle,...

Turkey says Raqa operation should start after Mosul operation ends 31 Oct 2016 - 08:00 pm

Ankara: Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said Monday Turkey wants the drive to oust Islamic State jihadists from the Syrian city of Raqa...

Palestinian gunman shot dead after wounding three Israeli soldiers 31 Oct 2016 - 07:54 pm

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian assailant shot and wounded three Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Monday and was killed by troops returning...

Turkey detains editor of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet 31 Oct 2016 - 07:40 pm

Istanbul: Turkish police on Monday detained the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Cumhuriyet -- a thorn in the side of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

UN chief urges Lebanon to quickly form government 31 Oct 2016 - 07:36 pm

United Nations, United States: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed the long-awaited election of a president in Lebanon and said a new...

UAE court jails seven for Hezbollah links 31 Oct 2016 - 07:22 pm

Abu Dhabi: A top Emirati court on Monday sentenced seven people to up to life in prison after convicting them of forming a...

Obama's consequential presidency draws to a close 31 Oct 2016 - 06:47 pm

Washington: History will remember Barack Obama as America's first black president. But his eight years in office have thoroughly shaken up America's role...