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Bishops call on British PM to take more Syria refugees 18 Oct 2015 - 08:40 am

London: A group of 84 bishops have written to Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to allow more Syrian refugees to settle in...

Merkel shocked by 'political' stabbing of mayoral candidate 18 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Cologne, Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday expressed shock over the stabbing of a political ally in an attack police said was...

Turkey's Erdogan, wooed by EU on migration, says Cyprus solution needed 18 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday a solution was needed to end the division of Cyprus and guarantee the stability of...

Philippines calls for evacuations as Typhoon Koppu strengthens 18 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Manila: Philippine disaster relief authorities Saturday called for the evacuation of thousands of residents living in coastal areas in northern provinces as a...

Kerala polls: Expats in UAE campaigning for candidates 18 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ABU DHABI: The poll fever in Kerala appears to have gripped the expatriates from the southern Indian state in the United Arab Emirates...

GCC chief condemns terrorist attacks in Qatif 18 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Riyadh, October 17 (QNA) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani Saturday strongly condemned the "terrorist" attack that took place Friday...

Turks rally to honour Ankara bombing victims 18 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

People mourn during a commemoration for the victims of the October 10 bombings on October 17, 2015 downtown Kadikoy, in Istanbul. The death...

'Symbolic' no confidence motion submitted to kick out Malaysia PM 17 Oct 2015 - 06:54 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's opposition on Saturday submitted a notice for a no-confidence vote against embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak as he faces increasing...

North Korea rejects more nuclear talks, demands peace treaty with U.S 17 Oct 2015 - 06:49 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks during an inspection of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Unit 350, in this undated photo released...

Moscow protest against Russia role in Syria 17 Oct 2015 - 06:20 pm

Demonstrators hold cardboard bearing portraits of assassinated Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, during an antiwar rally in central Moscow on October 17, 2015. ...

Spain's Rajoy says holding line against "extremists" 17 Oct 2015 - 05:52 pm

Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Saturday his government represented the "moderate and reasonable majority" in the face of "extremist" rivals out...

German mayoral candidate stabbed in 'racist, political' attack 17 Oct 2015 - 05:49 pm

Used bandaging material left behind at the crime scene following a knife attack on mayoral candidate Henriette Reker in Cologne, Germany, 17 October...

African Union urges faster plans for troop deployment to Burundi 17 Oct 2015 - 05:13 pm

Boys walk behind patrolling soldiers in Bujumbura, Burundi (file pic). ADDIS ABABA: The African Union's peace and security council on Saturday recommended the...

Delhi crowds lambast police over toddler rape 17 Oct 2015 - 04:39 pm

Indian residents gather outside the home of a minor girl who was raped in New Delhi on October 17, 2015. New Delhi: Angry...

Climate change fans global security crisis: Kerry 17 Oct 2015 - 04:19 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit to Milan Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy, 17 October 2015. Milan: US Secretary of...

Russia says still deploying drones in Syria to aid strikes 17 Oct 2015 - 04:05 pm

Moscow: Russia's military said Saturday it is continuing to use drones over Syria despite suspicions that one of its drones was downed by...

UAE aid worker shot dead in Aden by unknown gunmen: Security source 17 Oct 2015 - 03:52 pm

Guards stand at the south gate of an intelligence building in Yemen's western city of Hodaida. ADEN: An aid worker from the United...

India's Forex reserves rise to $353bn: RBI 17 Oct 2015 - 03:02 pm

MUMBAI: A strengthening rupee, buoyant equity markets coupled with a fall in dollar value boosted India's foreign exchange (Forex) kitty by $2.26 billion,...