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Clinton camp turns up the pressure on FBI chief over email probe 30 Oct 2016 - 09:43 pm

WASHINGTON: Top aides to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton angrily condemned FBI Director James Comey on Sunday for revealing the bureau’s probe of...

In Brazil’s rightward shift, evangelical bishop favored to win Rio 30 Oct 2016 - 09:37 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO: An evangelical bishop is expected to be elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday in a second round of...

Four Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai 30 Oct 2016 - 09:25 pm

Cairo: Four Egyptian soldiers have been killed in the Sinai Peninsula, where the local branch of the Islamic State group regularly attacks security...

US aid to Israel is for killing Palestinians: Activist 30 Oct 2016 - 09:09 pm

WASHINGTON: Ann Wright, an American activist who was arrested earlier this month among 13 women activists sailing to Gaza to protest Israel’s blockade...

Protests erupt in Morocco after fishmonger crushed to death 30 Oct 2016 - 09:04 pm

RABAT: Thousands of outraged Moroccans held protests in several cities on Sunday after a fishmonger in the northern town of Al-Hoceima was crushed...

Religious life turned upside down by Italian earthquake 30 Oct 2016 - 08:52 pm

NORCIA: Sunday’s earthquake struck the medieval walled town of Norcia as nuns, monks and priests were heading to morning prayer services, giving them...

First mass in two years held in Iraq's main Christian town 30 Oct 2016 - 08:43 pm

Qaraqosh, Iraq: A handful of faithful gathered in a burnt out church Sunday for the first mass to be celebrated in two years...

No exchange of sweets at India-Pakistan border on Diwali 30 Oct 2016 - 08:01 pm

Attari: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday refused to exchange sweets and greetings with Pakistani Rangers along the international boundary on the...

Cambodian fishermen return after pirate ordeal 30 Oct 2016 - 07:52 pm

Phnom Penh: Four Cambodian fisherman freed after a near five year ordeal as hostages at the hands of Somali pirates returned to Phnom...

China says farmers need more options in managing their land rights 30 Oct 2016 - 07:48 pm

BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Sunday recommended separating various rights to rural land, which they say would better protect property rights, improve land circulation,...

Ruling party set for landslide win as Georgia votes 30 Oct 2016 - 07:43 pm

Tbilisi: Georgia votes in the second round of contested parliamentary polls Sunday, with the ruling Georgian Dream poised for a landslide victory after...

Afghan government loses 2 percent of territory in 3 months: watchdog 30 Oct 2016 - 07:33 pm

WASHINGTON: The Afghan government lost control or influence between May and August over two percent of the territory it controlled, the U.S. government’s...

Prominent Israeli writer resigns after harassment claims 30 Oct 2016 - 07:26 pm

Jerusalem: Prominent Israeli journalist Ari Shavit, whose book "My Promised Land" became a bestseller in the United States, said Sunday he was resigning...

60 years on, Palestinians recall Kafr Qasim massacre 30 Oct 2016 - 06:57 pm

JERUSALEM: The Palestinians in Israel on Saturday commemorated the 60th anniversary of a bloody massacre in which dozens of Palestinians were killed by...

Israel says troops kill Palestinian who injured three in car attack 30 Oct 2016 - 06:54 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who had rammed three border policemen with his car in the occupied West Bank on Sunday,...

Old enemies set to elect Aoun as Lebanon's president 30 Oct 2016 - 06:19 pm

BEIRUT: Twenty-six years after being forced from Lebanon's presidential palace and into exile by the Syrian army, Michel Aoun is set to be...

Saudi Arabia says arrests Islamic State suspects plotting attacks 30 Oct 2016 - 05:38 pm

Saudi Arabia has arrested at least eight suspected militants plotting killings and a car bombing, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday, and authorities...