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Immigration could hurt Republican reach to Hispanics 20 Jan 2016 - 01:26 am

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON: For a Republican Party trying to woo Hispanic voters, the timing of the U.S. Supreme Court’s review of the...

New Argentina president wants 'new era' in ties with Britain 20 Jan 2016 - 01:26 am

Madrid: Argentina's new president, Mauricio Macri, says he wants to start "a new era" in relations with Britain, long strained by the two...

IS says Iraqis among Paris attackers 20 Jan 2016 - 01:21 am

Beirut: The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed that two of the jihadists behind the Paris attacks on November 13 were Iraqi, according...

IS halves its jihadists' monthly salaries: monitor 20 Jan 2016 - 01:17 am

Beirut: The Islamic State jihadist group has announced plans to halve the monthly salaries of its members in Syria and Iraq, the Syrian...

Postmedia merges newsrooms across Canada, lays off 90 20 Jan 2016 - 01:06 am

Montreal: Postmedia, the largest media group in Canada, announced Tuesday that it was eliminating 90 editorial jobs and merging newsrooms at its newspapers...

Three Burkina Faso attack suspects still at large: French PM 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: A jihadist attack on a top Burkina Faso hotel was carried out by six gunmen, three of whom are still on the...

Ex-Red Army Faction members carried out failed robbery: German prosecutors 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Joseph Nasr BERLIN: Three members of the defunct radical leftist Red Army Faction carried out a failed armed robbery last year to...

40 party rebels write Merkel to demand new line on refugees 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Around 40 rebels from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party sent her a letter Tuesday demanding an about-face on her liberal refugee...

Pakistan test-launches homegrown cruise missile: military 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

This handout photograph released by the Inter Services Public Relations on February 15, 2013, shows a Pakistani short range surface to surface Ballistic...

Jailed journalists in Turkey say arrest aimed at gagging press 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Editors’ arrest drew international concern Detained journalists see effort to force self-censorship Pair accused of espionage, aiding terrorist group Government says they broke...

Plastic to outweigh fish in oceans by 2050, study warns 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Davos, Switzerland: Plastic rubbish will outweigh fish in the oceans by 2050 unless the world takes drastic action to recycle the material, a...

Rohith Vemula's suicide: Varsity simmers, Rahul meets students, seeks action 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Hyderabad: University of Hyderabad continues to simmer over Dalit research scholar's suicide while Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited the campus on Tuesday...

Obama, Erdogan speak on phone; vow cooperation in terrorism fight: sources 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Barack Obama spoke on the phone on Tuesday, Turkish presidential sources said, and pledged continued...

Margot Wallstrom, Swedish FM embroiled in housing scandal 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Stockholm: Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, a rising star of the left-wing who's made a name as an uncompromising women's and human rights...

Tusk warns Brexit referendum 'more unpredictable' than ever 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Strasbourg, France: EU president Donald Tusk warned Tuesday that a 'Brexit' referendum "is more unpredictable than ever" and that an EU reform deal...

Ethiopians, Somalis flooding into Yemen despite conflict: UN 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo Geneva: Nearly 100,000 Ethiopians and Somalis last year travelled by boat to Yemen despite the conflict raging there, the UN said...

Obama urgers stronger security, trade cooperation with Australia 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to the White House, saluting Canberra's role in the fight...