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Erdogan and Putin: ex-pals turned sworn foes who won't back down 04 Dec 2015 - 05:37 pm

Istanbul: Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, leaders with remarkable similarities who built a new era of cooperation between Turkey and Russia, have...

IS militants 'have entered' the kingdom: Thailand warned by Russia 04 Dec 2015 - 12:15 pm

Thai Major General Songpol Wattanachai (C) holds a press conference at the Royal Thai Police headquarters in Bangkok on December 4, 2015. (AFP)...

China’s Xi pledges $60 bln for development in Africa 04 Dec 2015 - 12:05 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) inspects the guard of honour at the Union Buildings in Pretoria at the start of his official tour,...

People criss-cross chest-deep waters to flee or rescue loved ones in Chennai 04 Dec 2015 - 11:58 am

an aircraft inundated with floodwaters in Chennai, after the southern Indian city was struck by incessant rainfall. By Sanjeev Miglani CHENNAI, India: Residents...

Molotov explosive kills 16 people at Cairo restaurant: Security officials 04 Dec 2015 - 11:39 am

Members of the Egyptian security stand guard in the restaurant that was attacked near Cairo, Egypt, 04 December 2015. CAIRO: Assailants attacked a...

Obama says motive for California shooting not yet clear 04 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about the shootings in San Bernardino, California during a meeting with his national security team in...

First British airstrikes against Islamic State successful: Minister 03 Dec 2015 - 06:42 pm

A British Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircraft returning to RAF Akrotiri, near the port city of Limassol, southern Cyprus, on December 3,...

Turkey, Russia foreign ministers meet for first talks after plane crisis 03 Dec 2015 - 06:17 pm

A costumer in a electronics shop watch Russian President Vladimir Putin on the TV screens in Moscow, Russia, 03 December 2015. Belgrade: The...

Lebanon’s Hariri upbeat about end to presidential crisis 03 Dec 2015 - 05:32 pm

French President Francois Hollande (R) greets former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri prior their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 03...

Facebook, Google pitch in to help users in flood-hit Chennai 03 Dec 2015 - 04:06 pm

People travel on a boat as they move to safer places through a flooded road in Chennai, India, December 2, 2015. (reuters) New...

Egypt court orders retrial of Brotherhood head, 36 others 03 Dec 2015 - 03:39 pm

Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood members have been jailed in a crackdown on the group. (File photo: Reuters] Cairo: Egypt's top court on Thursday...

Belgium charges two new suspects in Paris attacks case 03 Dec 2015 - 03:29 pm

Soldiers patroling Brussels. (file photo) Brussels: Belgium has charged two new suspects in connection with the Paris massacre last month, prosecutors said Thursday,...

Three jailed for murdering young woman in case that shocked Turkey 03 Dec 2015 - 03:24 pm

(A representative photo) ANKARA: Three men convicted of murdering a young Turkish woman after she resisted an attempt to rape her on a...

Russia says talks suspended with Turkey on TurkStream pipeline 03 Dec 2015 - 02:52 pm

Moscow: Russia and Turkey, at loggerheads since Ankara shot down a Russian warplane last week, have suspended talks on their joint TurkStream project...

Chechen leader: We'll avenge man beheaded in IS video 03 Dec 2015 - 02:02 pm

President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov MOSCOW: The president of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Thursday that whoever was responsible for the...

Residents resort to self-help as floods grip Chennai 03 Dec 2015 - 01:35 pm

National Disaster Response Force personnel conduct a rescue operation through a flooded road in Chennai, December 3, 2015. Reuters By Rachel Chitra and...

Defamation suit against Abe over Fukushima crisis thrown out: Court 03 Dec 2015 - 01:18 pm

Wearing protective suits and mask, officials discuss about tanks containing radioactive water following Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis. Tokyo: A Japanese court on Thursday...

Seychelles starts voting in presidential poll 03 Dec 2015 - 01:14 pm

Victoria, Seychelles:The Seychelles began voting in a presidential election Thursday, with remote islanders casting their ballots first in a race which sees incumbent...