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Turkey police recover stolen Picasso in Istanbul: report 30 Jan 2016 - 05:58 pm

The woman who appears in the 1940 painting is Dora Maar, Picasso's lover and longtime muse. Ankara: Turkish police have recovered an original...

Iraqi Kurd teachers strike over unpaid wages 30 Jan 2016 - 05:51 pm

File photo courtesy Press TV Sulaimaniyah, Iraq: Thousands of teachers in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region have gone on strike to protest months of...

Swiss drop investigation of two men arrested in Geneva 30 Jan 2016 - 05:41 pm

VIENNA: Switzerland has dropped an investigation of two men of Syrian origin arrested in Geneva last month over traces of explosives found in...

Sri Lanka arrests ex-leader's son over money laundering 30 Jan 2016 - 05:19 pm

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse's (left) second son Yoshitha Rajapakse, 27 (right) was remanded in custody for two weeks after being arrested...

Cuba's Raul Castro on grand bridge-building France trip 30 Jan 2016 - 05:15 pm

Paris: Cuba's Communist President Raul Castro will be welcomed under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris during a rare state visit Monday to...

UN chief tells African leaders not to “cling to power” 30 Jan 2016 - 04:59 pm

Obama made similar remarks at African Union last year. Debate over term limits stoked unrest in some states. Zimbabwe’s veteran leader rebuffs Western...

Statue of controversial Bolshevik leader toppled in Ukraine 30 Jan 2016 - 04:49 pm

File photo Kiev: Ukrainian activists in the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk on Friday night toppled a statue of controversial Bolshevik leader Grigory Petrovsky,...

Bahrain says austerity plans in line with IMF 30 Jan 2016 - 04:49 pm

Finance Minister Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa DUBAI: Bahrain plans austerity steps to cut its budget deficit in line with IMF recommendations,...

Spain’s Socialist leader to consult party bases for support on pacts 30 Jan 2016 - 04:25 pm

MADRID: Spain’s Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday he will poll his party’s members on any coalition deal to form the next...

Germany’s Merkel says refugees must return home once war over 30 Jan 2016 - 04:17 pm

NEUBRANDENBURG, Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday tried to placate the increasingly vocal critics of her open-door policy for refugees, insisting that...

Chad's Deby becomes new African Union chairman 30 Jan 2016 - 03:57 pm

File photo of the President of Chad Idriss Deby. AFP Addis Ababa: Chad's President Idriss Deby took over the post of African Union...

Aamir to sing National Anthem at Pro Kabaddi opening day 30 Jan 2016 - 03:40 pm

New Delhi: The much awaited season 3 of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi is all set to kick off on January 30, 2016, with...

Afghan version of 'Be Like Bill' makes online splash 30 Jan 2016 - 03:29 pm

Kabul: An Afghan iteration of the popular "Be Like Bill" Internet meme has gone viral online, with its Facebook posts extolling good Samaritan...

Syria Kurds leave Geneva without peace talks invites: sources 30 Jan 2016 - 03:03 pm

U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura delivers a statement after the opening of the Syrian peace talks at the United Nations European...

Yemen's Houthis detain journalist, activists in Sanaa 30 Jan 2016 - 02:56 pm

Houthi supporters hold weapons aloft and shout slogans during a rally protesting against the US and British support for the Saudi-led military offensive...

S. Korea, Japan, China education ministers meet for 1st time 30 Jan 2016 - 02:47 pm

South Korean Education Minister Lee Joon-sik, center, poses with his Japanese counterpart Hiroshi Hase, left, and Chinese counterpart Yuan Guiren during their meeting...