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Suicide bomber kills six on Iraq-Saudi border: Officials 12 Dec 2015 - 11:48 am

File photo of Saudi-Iraq border for representation Baghdad: A suicide bomber attacked an Iraqi position on the border with Saudi Arabia on Saturday,...

At least 848 Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz: UN 12 Dec 2015 - 11:36 am

File photo of northern city of Kunduz after Afghan forces retook control from Taliban KABUL: At least 848 Afghan civilians were killed or...

Former Kazakh PM sentenced to 10 years in prison 12 Dec 2015 - 11:30 am

Former Kazakhstan prime minister Serik Akhmetov Astana, Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan has sentenced former prime minister Serik Akhmetov to 10 years in prison, a court...

Japan and India agree bullet train, nuclear deals 12 Dec 2015 - 11:20 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after signing of agreements at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on...

Bomb kills soldier, wounds four in SW Pakistan: Police 12 Dec 2015 - 11:10 am

Pakistani security officials inspect the site of the bomb blast in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan, 12 December 2015. EPA Quetta, Pakistan: At least...

Saudi Prince Alwaleed calls Trump a disgrace, should quit presidential race 12 Dec 2015 - 11:00 am

File photo of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal in London. Reuters Dubai: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has called Donald Trump a disgrace...

Two Koreas hold second day of high-level talks 12 Dec 2015 - 10:52 am

South and North Korean representatives to inter-Korean talks shake hands at the start of their meeting in the border city of Kaesong, North ...

Rival protesters clash as Australia marks race riots 12 Dec 2015 - 10:39 am

A man shouts out as he is detained by police officers during an event against the 10th anniversary of the Cronulla riots rally,...

Hannibal Gaddafi handed over to Lebanese security forces 12 Dec 2015 - 10:21 am

File photo of Hannibal Gaddafi. EPA Beirut: The Lebanese Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch received last night Hannibal Gaddafi after his captors left...

Spaniards among six killed in Kabul diplomatic quarter siege 12 Dec 2015 - 10:14 am

British solders from the NATO coalition walk in front of an armoured ambulance after a car bomb attack near the Spanish embassy compound...

GCC countries stress importance of social development 12 Dec 2015 - 09:55 am

File photo of a United Nations General Assembly meeting for representation only New York: The Gulf Cooperation Council underlined the importance of the...

Pentagon OKs next step in competition for Air Force spy planes 12 Dec 2015 - 09:34 am

File photo of US Defense Acquisition Chief Frank Kendall as he speaks at a news conference at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow in...

Voting starts in first Saudi poll open to women 12 Dec 2015 - 09:16 am

Riyadh: Voting began on Saturday in Saudi Arabia's first elections open to female voters and candidates, a tentative step towards easing restrictions on...

Key US Senate panel chairman opens inquiry into California massacre 12 Dec 2015 - 09:02 am

FBI agents pack up diving gear after searching in the water at Seccombe Lake Park, after last week's shooting in San Bernardino, California...

Afghan forces end siege near Spanish embassy in Kabul 12 Dec 2015 - 08:58 am

Afghan security personnel stand guard at a guest house after an attack near the Spanish embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan December 12, 2015. By...

Bullet trains apart, India needs high-speed growth: Modi 12 Dec 2015 - 08:53 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of a meeting at a business forum in New...

US ready to help bring Mumbai attackers to justice 12 Dec 2015 - 08:48 am

File photo of the luxury hotel Taj Mahal in Mumbai during the terrorist attack By Arun Kumar Washington: Reiterating that it wants the...

Canada sets example on Syrian refugees, aid agencies say 12 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses with airport staff as they await Syrian refugees to arrive at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in...