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Search for missing cargo ship in Bahamas enters 3rd day 04 Oct 2015 - 06:15 pm

MIAMI: U.S. Coast Guard pilots searched for a third day for the cargo ship El Faro and its 33 mostly American crew members...

Trump wants to 'sit back,' watch Russia fall into Syria 'trap' 04 Oct 2015 - 06:08 pm

WASHINGTON: Republican US presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said he would like to "sit back" and watch as Russia continues air strikes in Syria,...

Portugal votes in test for austerity policies 04 Oct 2015 - 05:59 pm

LISBON: Portugal voted Sunday in an election seen as a test of four years of austerity, with the centre-right coalition that pushed through...

Sixteen dead as heavy flooding hits French Riviera 04 Oct 2015 - 05:54 pm

Nice, France: Violent storms and flooding along the chic French Riviera overnight have killed at least 16 people and left another five missing,...

Medical aid group denies Taliban were firing from Afghan hospital hit by air strike 04 Oct 2015 - 05:45 pm

By Mirwais Harooni and Andrew MacAskill KABUL: Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres denied that Taliban fighters were firing from its hospital at...

Tens of thousands protest against UK government 04 Oct 2015 - 05:37 pm

Manchester, UK: Tens of thousands of anti-austerity protesters rallied on Sunday as British Prime Minister David Cameron's governing Conservative Party opened its annual...

Argentine ruling party extends presidential vote lead 04 Oct 2015 - 05:32 pm

Daniel Scioli, Buenos Aires' province governor and presidential candidate for the Victory Front, speaks as vice-presidential candidate Carlos Zannini (bottom, L) watches during...

Cameron says Russian military action in Syria a "terrible mistake" 04 Oct 2015 - 05:08 pm

By William James MANCHESTER: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday that Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's decision to take military action in...

The three leaders vying for power in Portugal 04 Oct 2015 - 05:03 pm

LISBON: As Portugal goes to the polls Sunday, we profile the leading players in an election dominated by the punishing austerity measures the...

Assad: Russian failure in Syria would 'destroy' Mideast 04 Oct 2015 - 04:55 pm

Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned the success of Russia's military intervention in his war-torn country was vital for the entire Middle East,...

Myanmar monks stage rally as religious tensions grow 04 Oct 2015 - 04:46 pm

By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Antoni Slodkowski YANGON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Thousands of Myanmar's nationalist monks and their supporters prayed, clapped and...

Home bombed, dozens injured as Israeli forces crackdown on Jenin 04 Oct 2015 - 04:30 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: At least 18 Palestinians were injured by live ammunition, while home of a suspected Hamas member was bombed and set ablaze...

Abu Dhabi's ADWEA in talks with banks for $350 mln project bond – sources 04 Oct 2015 - 04:02 pm

DUBAI: Monopoly utility Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) is in talks with banks about issuing a project bond as early as...

China biker clocked at 237 kph in Beijing speed stunt 04 Oct 2015 - 03:57 pm

Representational image BEIJING: Beijing police have detained a motorcyclist who touched a speed of 237 kilometres per hour (147 mph) on the city's...

Erdogan: Russia making 'grave mistake 04 Oct 2015 - 03:51 pm

ISTANBUL: Russia's bombing campaign in Syria is a "grave mistake" and its support for the regime will be judged by history, Turkish President...

Iranian parliamentary panel gives conditional nod to nuke deal 04 Oct 2015 - 03:41 pm

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, with President Hassan Rouhani, left, and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, center, at a meeting the...

Israeli authorities impose fresh restrictions on entry into Al-aqsa mosque 04 Oct 2015 - 12:03 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli authorities have imposed fresh restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Israeli-occupied Old City of...