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Erdogan calls for new Turkey constitution after AKP win 04 Nov 2015 - 03:51 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the mukhtars meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara on November 4, 2015. Ankara:...

10-year jump in life expectancy for rich nations, US lags: OECD 04 Nov 2015 - 03:33 pm

Paris: Rich countries have gained more than 10 years in life expectancy on average since 1970, a study released by the OECD said...

Romanian PM Ponta quits after protests, paves way for cabinet reshuffle 04 Nov 2015 - 03:29 pm

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta (L) is chased by journalists as tries to enter the room for the last government coalition meeting, at...

Aid rushed to Yemen island after cyclone displaces over 40,000: UN 04 Nov 2015 - 03:23 pm

Yemeni men lift a damaged fishing boat out of the water following a tropical cyclone that has slammed into the war-racked country, on...

Carson surges to fore in US Republican race: polls 04 Nov 2015 - 02:06 pm

Ben Carson Washington: Step aside, Donald Trump. The brash billionaire must now share frontrunner status in the US Republican presidential nominations battle with...

Ghulam Ali cancels all concerts in India 04 Nov 2015 - 01:50 pm

New Delhi: Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, whose concert in Mumbai was called off after resistance from the Shiv Sena, has cancelled all...

Historic meeting seals seismic shift for China and Taiwan 04 Nov 2015 - 01:34 pm

Taipei: The presidents of China and Taiwan will meet this weekend in Singapore with a handshake that will mark a seismic shift in...

Pakistan moves toward death penalty for child abuse 04 Nov 2015 - 01:30 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan has taken a step towards punishing the sexual abuse of girls with life imprisonment or even death after an influential parliamentary...

Philippines probes airport bullet-planting extortion 04 Nov 2015 - 01:26 pm

Manila: The Philippine government said Wednesday it was investigating claims of a major extortion racket at the nation's main airport involving security personnel...

India to question Volkswagen over local emission tests: Report 04 Nov 2015 - 01:15 pm

New Delhi: Government will demand answers from Volkswagen after major discrepancies were found in emission tests on its cars, an official said Wednesday,...

Police officer stabbed to death in Bangladesh in new attack 04 Nov 2015 - 12:27 pm

Fears of Islamist violence have been rising in Bangladesh Dhaka: A police officer was stabbed to death in Bangladesh Wednesday and another badly...

Nestle to re-launch Maggi within a month; all lab tests cleared 04 Nov 2015 - 12:22 pm

New Delhi: Nestle India on Wednesday said Maggi noodles has cleared the tests ordered by the Bombay High Court at three accredited laboratories...

Tokyo's famed Hotel Okura auctions furniture, memorabilia 04 Nov 2015 - 12:15 pm

The main lobby of Japan's iconic Hotel Okura in Tokyo. AFP Tokyo: Fans of Tokyo's soon-to-be demolished Hotel Okura are getting a chance...

Romanian PM says will resign after deadly nightclub fire 04 Nov 2015 - 12:10 pm

A file photo shows Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta at a press conference in Bucharest. AFP Bucharest: Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced...

Syria army reopens road to regime-held parts of Aleppo: state TV 04 Nov 2015 - 11:58 am

Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. AFP Damascus: Syrian troops have recaptured the sole road into the...

Plane crashes on takeoff from South Sudan airport: Reports, witnesses 04 Nov 2015 - 11:35 am

The scene of a cargo airplane that crashed after take-off near Juba Airport in South Sudan November 4, 2015. Reuters Juba: A Russian-built...

Maldives declares state of emergency: Foreign Ministry 04 Nov 2015 - 11:15 am

Male: The Maldives declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, as the Indian Ocean island nation's political upheaval intensified following a suspected assassination...