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Woman killed in election violence in Nigeria state: governor 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representational image Yenagoa: A woman was shot dead on Saturday in violence as voters went to the polls under tight security to elect...

Insight:-Social media companies step up battle against militant propaganda 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook, Google and Twitter are stepping up efforts to combat online propaganda and recruiting by Islamic militants, but...

China, Africa call for homegrown solutions to solving African crises 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Xi Jinping (second from left) at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Johannesburg Johannesburg: Fifty African countries and China wrapped up a landmark...

Lives depend on climate deal as islands bear brunt of health impact 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Global health alliance was set up at Durban climate talks Rising tides bring rise in disease Developed, developing worlds all at climate health...

British bombers hit oil field targets in Syria for second time 05 Dec 2015 - 06:57 pm

A British Royal Air Force Typhoon leaves for a mission from RAF Akrotiri in southern Cyprus December 4, 2015. Reuters/Darren Staple LONDON: British...

India bolsters Chennai flood relief, residents criticise slow response 05 Dec 2015 - 06:51 pm

A boy wades next to a partially submerged bus in a flooded locality in Chennai. By Sanjeev Miglani and Sandhya Ravishankar CHENNAI: India...

UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Aden 05 Dec 2015 - 06:47 pm

Aden: UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived today in Aden within the context of the ongoing preparations for a conference...

Paris attacks spotlight turns on Britain 05 Dec 2015 - 06:46 pm

London: The fallout from the devastating Paris attacks spread to Britain on Saturday, as media reported that at least one of the perpetrators...

Rousseff's fate depends on coalition ahead of impeachment hearing 05 Dec 2015 - 06:39 pm

Brasília: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her allies believe they have the votes in Congress to survive impeachment, but ahead of the first...

California shooting: what we know so far 05 Dec 2015 - 06:31 pm

San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan speaks during a press conference about a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center on December 3,...

France puzzles over what to do with Paris attackers' bodies 05 Dec 2015 - 06:06 pm

Paris terror suspects: (Clockwise from top left) Salah Abdeslam, Bilal Hadfi, Ahmad Almohamad, Omar Mostefai, Samy Amimour and Abdelhamid Abaaoud Paris: Bury them...

Pursuing transparency, Vatican orders external audit of assets 05 Dec 2015 - 05:55 pm

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said on Saturday it had ordered the first external audit of its assets as part of a drive by...

Stories of those who died in the mass shooting in California 05 Dec 2015 - 05:47 pm

Michael Raymond Wetzel, left rear, is seen with his family in this undated, family handout photo. Most of the 14 people killed at...

Obama insists US 'will not be terrorized' as IS hails California attackers 05 Dec 2015 - 05:41 pm

San Bernardino: President Barack Obama insisted Saturday that America "will not be terrorized" as the Islamic State group hailed the perpetrators of the...

Muslim group opposes German military action in Syria 05 Dec 2015 - 05:24 pm

Aiman Mazyek Berlin: A Muslim group in Germany on Saturday criticised German lawmakers for giving the go-ahead for the country to join the...

Turkmen rebels seize Syria border village from IS: monitor 05 Dec 2015 - 05:21 pm

Beirut: Syrian Turkmen rebel fighters have seized three villages from the Islamic State group near the Turkish border in clashes that killed 13...

10 injured in bomb blasts at Hindu temple in Bangladesh 05 Dec 2015 - 05:20 pm

NEW DELHI: Unidentified attackers hurled three homemade bombs on the premises of a Hindu temple in northern Bangladesh during a drama performance early...

Algeria's Bouteflika leaves France after medical tests 05 Dec 2015 - 05:16 pm

Grenoble, France: Algeria's ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika flew home on Saturday after undergoing two days of medical tests in France, sources said. The...