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Germany, Turkey hail progress in handling refugee crisis 18 Oct 2015 - 06:19 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his official visit in New York. ISTANBUL:German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish...

Aid deliveries begin in Syria towns under truce: sources 18 Oct 2015 - 06:18 pm

DAMASCUS: Trucks carrying food and aid deliveries entered three Syria towns on Sunday, nearly one month after a ceasefire agreement was reached between...

German knife attack victim a symbol of anti-refugee anger 18 Oct 2015 - 06:13 pm

BERLIN: Henriette Reker who runs refugee services in Cologne was out campaigning to become the German city's first female mayor when she was...

Villagers recall fear as troops fired in 'Chapo' raid 18 Oct 2015 - 05:59 pm

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman - seen here during his arrest in February 2014 COSALA, Mexico: Ayon Mendoza was making tortillas when a burst...

Obama orders steps towards lifting Iran sanctions 18 Oct 2015 - 05:56 pm

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama ordered the US government on Sunday to take steps towards lifting sanctions on Iran, in line with the nuclear...

French police search VW offices in emissions probe 18 Oct 2015 - 05:52 pm

PARIS: French police have carried out searches at Volkswagen offices in France, the Paris Prosecutor's office said on Sunday, as part of an...

Soldiers foil suicide attack at Nigeria army base 18 Oct 2015 - 05:27 pm

KANO, Nigeria: Nigerian soldiers shot dead a suspected suicide bomber outside a military base in the northeast on Sunday, detonating explosives concealed in...

Insight: Typically Greek, delayed land register is never-ending epic 18 Oct 2015 - 05:14 pm

By Paul Taylor and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS: When Greece applied for its first international bailout in 2010, only two countries in Europe lacked...

Exiled Tibetans vote for new political leader 18 Oct 2015 - 05:11 pm

DHARMASALA: India: Thousands of exiled Tibetans worldwide voted Sunday in an election for a political leader to sustain their struggle for greater freedom...

Afghan government, rights groups accuse Taliban of abuses in Kunduz battle 18 Oct 2015 - 05:06 pm

KABUL: KABUL: The Afghan government on Sunday accused the Taliban of carrying out human rights abuses during two weeks of fighting for control...

70 Tunisia hotels closed since jihadist attacks 18 Oct 2015 - 04:58 pm

Tunis: At least 70 hotels have closed in Tunisia since September after two deadly jihadist attacks on foreign tourists, and more are expected...

Insight: Beijing promotes low-paid college grads to startup CEOs 18 Oct 2015 - 04:55 pm

Young entrepreneurs look at their computers at a resting area inside the University Students Venture Park, in Shanghai, China, July 29 By Pete...

Iran grants UN nuclear watchdog greater access 18 Oct 2015 - 04:50 pm

VIENNA: Iran on Sunday notified the International Atomic Energy Agency that it would apply a protocol granting inspectors greater access to its nuclear...

Air France to go ahead with 2016 job cuts despite violent protests 18 Oct 2015 - 04:46 pm

File photo of Air France HR manager almost being lynched recently PARIS: Air France will go ahead as planned and cut almost 1,000...

Israel rejects observer plan after more stabbing attacks 18 Oct 2015 - 04:26 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday rejected a proposal to send international observers to a flashpoint holy site in a bid to calm unrest after...

Yemen's abundant guns fuel its messy civil war 18 Oct 2015 - 04:10 pm

By Angus McDowall MARIB, Yemen: Celebratory tracer fire from a wedding lights up the night sky over Marib, a city that is heavily...

Insight: As winter looms, Germany struggles to find homes for refugees 18 Oct 2015 - 03:59 pm

By Michelle Martin CELLE, Germany: At a sprawling camp in the German town of Celle, refugees wearing thick sweaters sit around a heater...

Russia says latest strikes weaken rebels 18 Oct 2015 - 03:57 pm

MOSCOW: Russia said Sunday its latest Syria strikes hit infrastructure used by rebel fighters and claimed it has information of growing strife between...