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Yemen rebel missile shot down near Mecca: coalition 28 Oct 2016 - 11:41 am

Riyadh: Yemeni rebels have launched one of their longest-range strikes against Saudi Arabia, firing a ballistic missile that was shot down near Mecca,...

Five key facts to know about Iceland 28 Oct 2016 - 11:29 am

Reykjavik: Here are five key facts about Iceland, which goes to the polls Saturday in an election set to shake up the political...

Rajasthan promotes progressive farming with olive cultivation 28 Oct 2016 - 11:14 am

Jaipur: Sahab Ram Saharan, a farmer in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district, some 15 km from the India-Pakistan border, finds cultivating traditional crops unprofitable....

India condemns Pakistan's expulsion of high commission staffer 28 Oct 2016 - 11:06 am

New Delhi: India on Friday condemned Pakistan's move of declaring persona non grata an officer posted in its high commission in Islamabad. "Government...

Hungary's PM threatens to sue EU over mandatory migrant quotas 28 Oct 2016 - 10:50 am

BUDAPEST: Hungary will sue the European Commission and resist mandatory migrant resettlement quotas if Brussels does not take them off the agenda, Prime...

Syrian rebels bombard Aleppo airbase before offensive-rebel, monitor 28 Oct 2016 - 10:38 am

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels launched Grad rockets at Aleppo's Nairab air base on Friday, part of their preparations for a new offensive aimed at...

Pakistan's Imran Khan calls for nationwide protests ahead of capital lockdown 28 Oct 2016 - 10:25 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan called for nationwide protests on Friday after dozens of activists from his party were arrested, adding to...

Rebel shelling kills children at school in west Aleppo: government, monitor 28 Oct 2016 - 09:43 am

BEIRUT: Shelling by Syrian rebels killed several children at a school in government-held western Aleppo on Thursday, state media and a monitoring group...

Adorable but shy, pygmy anteaters are VIPs at Peru zoo 28 Oct 2016 - 09:27 am

Lima: Paulina struggles to open her eyes, sees strange people in her space and raises her tiny claws in warning. Despite the threat,...

Philippine mayor, nine bodyguards killed in police shoot-out 28 Oct 2016 - 09:10 am

Kidapawan, Philippines: A Philippine mayor accused of drug trafficking was killed along with nine bodyguards in a shoot-out with police Friday, authorities said,...

Brisbane bus driver burnt alive by passenger 28 Oct 2016 - 09:07 am

Sydney: A passenger doused a bus driver with inflammable liquid and burned him to death in front of horrified passengers in the Australian...

France, Britain bicker over child migrants stuck in Calais 28 Oct 2016 - 09:00 am

PARIS: Five days into a French operation to clear the Calais "Jungle" France has lashed out at apparent British criticism of the way...

Residents of Iraq town want answers on deadly strike 27 Oct 2016 - 10:42 pm

Daquq, Iraq: Residents of the Iraqi town of Daquq on Thursday demanded answers about who is responsible for an air strike on a...

Superstar ally Michelle Obama hits trail with Clinton 27 Oct 2016 - 10:36 pm

Winston-Salem, United States: Michelle Obama, surprise star of the 2016 White House campaign, hit the trail Thursday with Democrat Hillary Clinton as the...

Turkmenistan marks 25 years post-USSR with pomp 27 Oct 2016 - 10:27 pm

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: The isolated Central Asian country of Turkmenistan on Thursday marked 25 years of independence from the Soviet Union with celebrations across...

Turkey says gives US new documents on Gulen extradition request 27 Oct 2016 - 10:23 pm

WASHINGTON: Turkey has handed over to the U.S. Justice Department further documents to back its request for the extradition of U.S.-based Muslim cleric...

India, Pakistan to expel diplomats amid Kashmir tension 27 Oct 2016 - 10:02 pm

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan on Thursday announced they would each expel one of the other’s diplomats amid growing tension between the nuclear-armed...