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Lessons in art from China's Xi in new book 19 Oct 2015 - 03:43 pm

BEIJING: China's ruling party has compiled a book based on a call by President Xi Jinping for art to serve communism, state media...

Students protest at S.Africa's top universities over tuition fee hike 19 Oct 2015 - 03:34 pm

Protesting students By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG: Thousands of students rallied at top South African universities on Monday in protest at plans to hike...

Iranian official says expects nuclear deal to be implemented this year 19 Oct 2015 - 03:22 pm

VIENNA: Iran's nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said on Monday he expected a deal with six world powers on shrinking Tehran's atomic programme in...

Egypt in second day of "election without voters" 19 Oct 2015 - 03:05 pm

Egyptian women leave an empty campus containing a polling station in Cairo's Giza district, on the second day voting in Egypt's parliamentary elections....

Fifty years after Zhivago, Spain hopes movies will work magic on the economy 19 Oct 2015 - 03:02 pm

In this 1`965 image provided by MGM, Yuri Zhivago, played by Omar Sharif (2nd from L), is shown arriving with replacement Russian troops...

Activists threaten to 'skin' Australian over tattoo 19 Oct 2015 - 02:56 pm

BANGALORE: Right-wing activists threatened to "skin" an Australian visitor who had a tattoo of a Hindu goddess on his leg, police said Monday,...

Hurricane Olaf heads towards the central Pacific 19 Oct 2015 - 02:54 pm

This image obtained from NASA shows Tropical Storm Olaf (C) in the eastern Pacific. MIAMI: Hurricane Olaf gained strength Monday as it churned...

Philippine storm weakens after killing at least nine, leaving thousands stranded 19 Oct 2015 - 12:30 pm

A resident holds onto a rope as he negotiates a flood current along a submerged highway in Santa Rosa town, Nueva Ecija province,...

Indonesia fires can't be put out, Malaysian minister warns 19 Oct 2015 - 12:22 pm

An Indonesian national board for disaster management MI-17 helicopter water-bombs a fire spot over Ogan Komering Ilir area, in South Sumatra province. KUALA...

India, US hold naval exercise with Japan as ties grow 19 Oct 2015 - 12:14 pm

NEW DELHI: India, the United States and Japan on Monday wrapped up six days of naval exercises, reflecting closer military ties that are...

US wants to avoid 'total destruction' of Syria: Kerry 19 Oct 2015 - 12:07 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry at a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Madrid, Spain. MADRID: The United States is working...

Shiv Sainiks protest at BCCI office in Mumbai 19 Oct 2015 - 10:48 am

MUMBAI: A group of Shiv Sainiks on Monday morning protested at BCCI president Shashank Manohar's office here against his move to hold talks...

Magnitude 5.2 quake rattles buildings in Taiwan capital 19 Oct 2015 - 10:37 am

Kuo Kai-Wen, director of the Seismology center, points at a map to show where a magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook parts of Taiwan, at...

Riyadh hosts global conference to address obesity and diabetes in GCC 19 Oct 2015 - 09:28 am

Riyadh: A global conference to address the obesity and diabetes in the Gulf states will open in Riyadh Tuesday under the slogan "Partnership...

Wildfire kills seven Indonesian hikers 19 Oct 2015 - 09:10 am

Hikers who managed to escape the forest fire on Lawu Mountain, rest upon arrival at Cemoro Sewu, East Java, Indonesia. AP Jakarta: Seven...

Stalin portraits and Soviet nostalgia rule in Ukraine's rebel regions 19 Oct 2015 - 09:04 am

People walk past a portrait of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in the centre of Donetsk, the main city held by pro-Russian rebels in...

Malaysia again shuts schools due to Indonesia smoke haze 19 Oct 2015 - 09:01 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia closed schools in several states and the capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday due to choking smoke from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming...