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Indonesia plans peat monitoring system to curb choking haze 29 Jun 2016 - 11:16 am

A passenger wearing a mask stands in thick haze as he waits for his ferry. Reuters Jakarta: Indonesia is planning a hi-tech monitoring...

Insight: For one UK firm, Brexit vote means expansion abroad, not at home 29 Jun 2016 - 11:04 am

Project Co-ordinator, Ollie Khabiri, unpacks and checks child size crash test dummies (Anthropomorphic Test Devices) at the headquarters of ENCOCAM, in Huntingdon, Britain,...

Sanders: Brexit's message could draw Trump support in US 29 Jun 2016 - 10:53 am

File photo of Bernie Sanders. Reuters New York: The same popular frustration that saw a majority of Britons vote to abandon the EU...

Suspected Islamic State suicide bombers kill 36 at Istanbul airport 29 Jun 2016 - 10:31 am

Forensic police work the explosion site at Ataturk airport on June 28, 2016 in Istanbul after two explosions followed by gunfire hit Turkey's...

Iran suspends all flights to Istanbul airport after attack 29 Jun 2016 - 10:30 am

A Turkish riot police officer patrols Ataturk airport`s main enterance in Istanbul, on June 28, 2016. AFP / OZAN KOSE DUBAI: Iran said...

EU should sanction Russia over Syria: Syrian opposition 29 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Basma Kodmani Geneva: The European Union should consider slapping sanctions on Russia for violating the ceasefire in Syria, a high-ranking member of the...

EU leaders tell Britain to exit swiftly, market rout halts 29 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

French President Francois Hollande (C-R) greets European Union High representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini (C-L), as Estonian Prime Minister...

Turkey bolsters defenses on Syria border 29 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

By Ridvan Korkulutas and Izzet Mazi KILIS, Turkey: Turkey has deployed two defense systems to its southern border to counter the threat of...

Sturgeon to visit Brussels to defend Scotland's EU place 29 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo: Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon reacts after a positive result for her party at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland....

UK's Labour leader defies Brexit ouster vote 29 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Jeremy Corbyn, who has the crucial backing of labour unions and was elected last year in a landslide by ordinary Labour party members,...

Explosion hits main airport in Istanbul, several wounded 29 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

ISTANBUL: An explosion hit Turkey’s largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, on Tuesday, broadcasters NTV and CNN Turk said, adding that several people were injured...

Cameron runs EU gauntlet after Brexit vote 29 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

David Cameron, at probably his last EU summit in Brussels before stepping down over the referendum result, is refusing to bow to pressure...

Venezuela government mulls move to dissolve congress 29 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

President Nicolas Maduro’s side “has started discussions to request a consultation with the constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court” with a view to...

US candidate Trump vows to renegotiate or withdraw from trade deals 29 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

By Emily Stephenson and Amanda Becker MONESSEN, Pennsylvania/WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday promised to renegotiate international trade deals, withdraw from...

Russia says U.S. warship in near miss with Russian vessel in Mediterranean 28 Jun 2016 - 05:07 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's Defence Ministry on Tuesday said a U.S. destroyer had dangerously approached a Russian warship in the Mediterranean Sea on June 17,...

Lebanese army raids refugee camps in wake of attacks 28 Jun 2016 - 05:05 pm

Lebanese soldiers patrol the Christian village of al-Qaa, near the country's border with war-ravaged Syria, on June 28, 2016 after two waves of...

Iran names new armed forces chief 28 Jun 2016 - 04:17 pm

DUBAI: Iran named Major General Mohammad Baqeri as head of the armed forces, state media reported on Tuesday. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...