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Nigeria's ex-national security adviser charged with money laundering 26 Oct 2015 - 04:51 pm

Abuja: Nigerian authorities on Monday filed charges of money laundering against the former national security adviser of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, a month after...

Low Congo vote turnout 'slap' to leader's bid to extend rule 26 Oct 2015 - 04:48 pm

Brazzaville: Low voter turnout at a weekend referendum to enable Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso to extend his 31-year stay in office was...

Jihadists demand segregation at Yemen university 26 Oct 2015 - 04:43 pm

University of Aden. Sanaa: Radical Islamist gunmen have threatened to use force against university students in Yemen's southern city of Aden if they...

Netanyahu mulls revoking benefits for some Palestinians in East Jerusalem 26 Oct 2015 - 04:35 pm

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem October 25, 2015. By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM:...

Balkans sceptical over EU plans to ease migrant crisis 26 Oct 2015 - 04:24 pm

Ljubljana: Southeast European countries facing an unprecedented influx of migrants reacted cautiously Monday to new EU plans to help stem the crisis, following...

At least 215 dead after strong quake hits South Asia 26 Oct 2015 - 04:09 pm

A man carries a boy who was injured in a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, to a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, 26 October 2015. A...

Insight: Mozambique gas projects raise risk of resource "curse" 26 Oct 2015 - 03:50 pm

By Joe Brock PEMBA, Mozambique: Carlos Candido has been fishing in Mozambican waters for three decades, unaware until recently of huge gas deposits...

With secret prayers, Jews challenge status quo at Jerusalem holy site 26 Oct 2015 - 03:35 pm

By Luke Baker JERUSALEM: As the group of Orthodox Jews came near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City, one began...

Turkey opposition leader keeps door open to grand coalition after Nov.1 vote 26 Oct 2015 - 03:26 pm

By Gulsen Solaker KARS, Turkey: The head of Turkey's main opposition party indicated on Monday he would be open to reviving coalition talks...

Syrian Kurds claim Turkish army attacks border positions 26 Oct 2015 - 03:21 pm

Members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units took position in a classroom in the village of Maarouf, Syria, July 16, 2015, as they...

France to host Syria talks on Tuesday 26 Oct 2015 - 03:12 pm

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius PARIS: France is organising a meeting on Syria to take place in Paris on Tuesday, involving its "principal...

Officials: 12 schoolgirls killed in stampede after Afghan quake 26 Oct 2015 - 02:22 pm

Kabul: At least 12 girls were killed after a stampede broke out in their school in the northern Afghan province of Takhar following...

At least 29 dead after strong quake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan 26 Oct 2015 - 02:11 pm

A Pakistani man injured in an earthquake informs a relative from a hospital in Peshawar on October 26, 2015. AFP KABUL/PESHAWAR: A powerful...

Cambodian opposition MPs said beaten as political truce falters 26 Oct 2015 - 01:58 pm

Supporters of the ruling Cambodian People's Party at a gathering in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 26 October 2015. EPA By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM...

Myanmar trains controversial 'election police' in Yangon 26 Oct 2015 - 01:16 pm

Special police officers being trained for the upcoming general elections in Yangon, Myanmar. Yangon: In a makeshift classroom in downtown Yangon, rows of...

Indian-origin cousins jailed in US for murder conspiracy 26 Oct 2015 - 01:08 pm

Washington: A US court has sentenced two Indian-origin cousins to 15 years each in jail for conspiring to commit a murder, a media...

Major quake jolts India, South Asia 26 Oct 2015 - 12:52 pm

Office workers stand in an open area following an earthquake in New Delhi on October 26, 2015. AFP New Delhi: A major earthquake...

Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over Kashmir deaths 26 Oct 2015 - 12:39 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan has summoned a senior Indian diplomat in protest at ceasefire violations that killed three civilians including a teenage girl in the...