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Israel strikes Gaza sites after rocket fire 02 Jan 2016 - 08:42 am

File picture of an Israeli F-16I (Block 52) Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: The Israeli air force carried out attacks on Hamas sites in...

China restructures military as Xi eyes 'strong army' 02 Jan 2016 - 08:38 am

Changes in the structure of China's military will see a new army unit overseeing the country's arsenal of strategic missiles. Reuters Shanghai: China...

Two Australian climbers fall to their deaths in New Zealand 02 Jan 2016 - 08:33 am

A picture of Dale Thistlethwaite and Stuart Hollaway uploaded on Facebook Wellington: Two Australian climbers have fallen to their deaths in New Zealand's...

Pathankot-Jammu highway sealed, city on high alert 02 Jan 2016 - 08:26 am

Security has been heightened in the state following a terror attack on the air force base in Pathankot Jammu: Extra ordinary security precautions...

Four terrorists killed in Pathankot air force base attack 02 Jan 2016 - 08:21 am

A still frmae from a video shows police personnel stand guard following what officials said was an attack on an Indian Air Force...

US Republican Ben Carson’s campaign manager, 20 staff quit 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ben Carson By Emily Flitter and James Oliphant NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: U.S. Republican Ben Carson’s 2016 presidential bid was thrown into chaos on Thursday...

Two killed, five wounded, in Tel Aviv shooting: officials 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: Two people were killed and at least five others wounded when an unidentified gunman opened fire on Friday in the Israeli city...

France launches air strikes on oil sites near Raqqa 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

France carried out air strikes early on Friday against oil sites in Syria near Islamic State’s stronghold of Raqqa, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves...

France to buy four Lockheed C130 military transport planes 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

A file photo of paratroopers jump from a Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules in Pokhran, India during military exercises, on February 19, 2013....

Six dead as Yemen loyalists, Qaeda suspects clash 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Aden: Six people were killed in a firefight Friday between Yemeni pro-government forces and Al-Qaeda suspects who were travelling in a weapons-laden vehicle...

Jean-wearing devotees barred from south India temples 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

The dress code applies to both locals and foreigners visiting the temples, some of which are major tourist attractions. Photo: AFP New Delhi:...

Hand grenade attack kills two at Ethiopian university: Police 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA: A hand grenade attack killed two students and injured six in a university in southern Ethiopia, police said,...

Obama to tackle 'unfinished business' of gun violence in 2016 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: President Barack Obama, in a New Year's address, made fighting gun violence a resolution for 2016, calling it a major piece of...

US-backed alliance advances against Islamist groups in Syria’s north: spokesman 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG), who are fighting alongside with the Democratic Forces of Syria, captured the Tishrin dam from...

British man arrested at Amsterdam airport for false bomb threat 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

AMSTERDAM: Dutch police said they arrested a 29-year-old British man at gunpoint at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Friday after he shouted several times...

Iceland's long-serving president quits 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Reykjavik: Iceland's president announced Friday he was stepping down after 20 years in the job, paving the way for a...

Saudi Arabia reopens embassy in Baghdad: Arabiya TV 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

This undated file photo shows Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iraq Thamer Al-Sabhan. (Asharq Al-Awsat) BAGHDAD: Saudi Arabia has reopened its embassy in Baghdad,...

Shakespeare, Battle of Hastings on 2016 British coins 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

London: William Shakespeare, the Great Fire of London and the Battle of Hastings will appear on British coins this year, marking major anniversaries...