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Official details Obama's $1 bn aid plan for Central America 12 Nov 2015 - 08:41 am

Managua: A US official detailed a $1 billion aid plan for Central America Wednesday focused mainly on Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala --...

Italian diplomat Grandi to be new UN refugee chief 12 Nov 2015 - 08:39 am

United Nations, United States: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced the appointment of Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi as the new UN refugee...

Syria solution should not only be about Assad: Rouhani 12 Nov 2015 - 08:38 am

Paris: Iran's president said Wednesday that any resolution of the Syrian conflict must focus on the need for strong government in Damascus, and...

Facebook reports spike in government requests for data 12 Nov 2015 - 08:29 am

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Sudarshan Varadhan SAN FRANCISCO/BANGALORE: Facebook Inc said in a report on Wednesday that government demands for its user data...

With Ramadi encircled, Iraqi forces brace for urban warfare 12 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Ahmed Rasheed and Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces appear better positioned than ever to launch an offensive against Islamic State militants controlling...

U.N. rights experts urge Iran to release journalists 12 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

GENEVA: United Nations human rights investigators called on Iran on Wednesday to cease arresting, harassing and prosecuting journalists and other activists to pave...

US troops didn't have eyes on Afghan hospital before attack 12 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: Immediately after the U.S. killed at least 30 people in a devastating airstrike on a charity hospital, Afghanistan's national security adviser told...

Report: Germany spied on FBI, US companies, French minister 11 Nov 2015 - 06:46 pm

BERLIN: German public radio station rbb-Inforadio reported Wednesday that the country's foreign intelligence agency spied on the FBI and U.S. arms companies, adding...

Saudi FM voices support for Yemen peace talks 11 Nov 2015 - 06:39 pm

A picture taken November 11, 2015 shows Saudi Foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir listening to reporters' guestions during a press conference held at the...

Europe pays tribute to war dead on Armistice Day 11 Nov 2015 - 06:32 pm

PARIS: Church bells tolled and officials laid wreaths across Europe on Armistice Day on Wednesday to pay tribute to the millions of soldiers...

Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft crashes in Zaporizhia region, pilot dies 11 Nov 2015 - 06:21 pm

Kiev: A Sukhoi Su-25 plane of the Ukrainian Air Force crashed during a scheduled training flight, killing the pilot, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry...

Russia, Iran warn world powers not to jump gun on Syria talks: Moscow 11 Nov 2015 - 05:50 pm

Moscow: Russia and Iran on Wednesday warned other international players not to stymy attempts to get talks going between the Syrian government and...

Ukrainian soldier killed in war-torn east despite truce 11 Nov 2015 - 05:06 pm

Kiev: Clashes between pro-Russian rebels and government forces have left one Ukrainian soldier dead, Kiev said Wednesday, despite a wobbly ceasefire that has...

Slovenian army unrolling razor wire on Croatia border 11 Nov 2015 - 05:04 pm

Gibina, Slovenia: Slovenia's army began on Wednesday rolling out razor wire along the border with Croatia, an AFP reporter said, in a move...

Nigeria gets cabinet ministers after long wait 11 Nov 2015 - 04:54 pm

Abuja: Nigeria on Wednesday finally got a new government after more than five months of waiting, as 36 ministers and junior ministers swore...

Spanish govt challenges Catalan secession motion in court 11 Nov 2015 - 04:52 pm

Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Wednesday his government had launched a Constitutional Court challenge to a resolution passed by Catalonia's parliament...

13 houthi rebels killed in south Yemen ambush 11 Nov 2015 - 04:47 pm

Aden: Pro-government forces on Wednesday killed 13 rebel fighters in an ambush in Yemen's south after the insurgents took back several positions in...