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Islamist candidate in Egypt elections shot dead in Sinai 24 Oct 2015 - 06:36 pm

Mostafa Abdel Rahman Cairo: Gunmen shot dead an Islamist candidate in Egypt's parliamentary elections in North Sinai on Saturday, officials said, where jihadists...

Germany probes suspected new case of US spying: report 24 Oct 2015 - 06:28 pm

Berlin: German authorities have launched a probe into allegations of a new case of suspected spying linked to the US National Security Agency,...

Egypt's former agriculture minister to face trial on corruption charges 24 Oct 2015 - 05:32 pm

CAIRO: Egypt's former agriculture minister Salah El Din Mahmoud Helal will face trial on charges of corruption in a criminal court after prosecutors...

Erdogan says Turkey won't let Kurds 'seize' northern Syria 24 Oct 2015 - 05:31 pm

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Kurdish groups on Saturday of trying to grab control of northern Syria, and said Ankara...

Afghan special forces in firing line as fighting spreads 24 Oct 2015 - 05:20 pm

An Afghan policeman stands guard at a checkpoint in the Deh Sabz district of Kabul, Afghanistan October 14, 2015 REUTERS Afghanistan/KABUL: As Afghan...

German asylum law comes into effect a week early 24 Oct 2015 - 05:07 pm

Burnt-out cars can be seen in the parking lot of a shopping center in Stralsund, Germany, 24 October 2015. The cars were set...

Nigerian court nullifies election of oil-rich Rivers state governor 24 Oct 2015 - 04:08 pm

Lagos: A Nigerian court on Saturday nullified the election of the governor of the oil-rich Rivers state on the grounds of irregularities and...

Balkan states 'ready to close borders if need be' 24 Oct 2015 - 03:36 pm

Migrants and refugees line up to cross the Serbian-Croatian border on October 24, 2015 in Berkasovo. AFP Sofia: Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia pledged...

47 militants killed in southern Afghanistan 24 Oct 2015 - 02:42 pm

Kabul: About 47 Taliban militants were killed after Afghan army helicopters struck their positions in outskirts of Lashkar Gah, capital of southern Helmand...

S.Africa defends police after violent student protests 24 Oct 2015 - 02:33 pm

A waitress looks on behind the broken window in a restaurant after clashes between students and police on October 23, 2015 in Pretoria....

Palestinian shot dead after alleged checkpoint stabbing 24 Oct 2015 - 02:31 pm

Among the causes of the turmoil are Palestinians' anger at what they see as Jewish encroachment at Al-Aqsa Reuter] A Palestinian man has...

Some migrants claim asylum in Cyprus 24 Oct 2015 - 02:28 pm

A boy carries a tricycle on a train track on a misty morning in Spielfeld, Austria, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. AP BREZICE, Slovenia:...

Group: 80 civilians killed in South Sudan county in October 24 Oct 2015 - 02:24 pm

JUBA, South Sudan: Eighty civilians, including 57 children, were killed in just one county in war-torn Unity state between October 4 and 22,...

French investigators try to identify coach crash victims 24 Oct 2015 - 02:22 pm

French investigators began on Saturday (Oct 24) trying to identify the bodies of 43 victims of a coach crash blaze near Bordeaux.PHOTO: REUTERS ...

Lese majeste-accused police officer dies in Thai custody 24 Oct 2015 - 02:16 pm

Bangkok: A senior police officer charged under Thailand's controversial royal defamation law has died in custody after "hanging" himself in his cell, officials...

Burundi sets up body aimed to end crisis, opponents dismissive 24 Oct 2015 - 02:13 pm

Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza. Reuters NAIROBI: Burundi's president swore in a national commission for dialogue on Friday aimed at resolving a deep political...

Ivory Coast's Ouattara calls for massive vote turnout amid no-show fears 24 Oct 2015 - 02:08 pm

Ivory Coast"s President Alassane Ouattara of the Rally of the Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) party and his wife Dominique Ouattara wave...