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At least 78 dead in Libya refugee boat disaster 28 Aug 2015 - 05:41 pm

Migrants wait to be rescued from an overcrowded boat off the coast of Libya on August 23, 2015 (AFP: Photo) LIBYA: At least...

At least 11 Daesh Militants Killed in Anbar 28 Aug 2015 - 05:01 pm

The photo shows security forces in Iraq’s western province of Anbar. (AFP) BAGHDAD: 11 Daesh militants, some of them belonging to foreign nationalities,...

About 50 migrants found dead inside truck in Austria 28 Aug 2015 - 01:19 am

Forensic experts investigate a lorry in which refugees were found dead on autobahn A4 between Parndorf and Neusiedl, Austria, yesterday. Vienna: Austrian police...

Obama lauds New Orleans’ progress since Katrina 28 Aug 2015 - 12:35 am

US President Barack Obama (right) and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (left) meet residents during a tour of the Treme neighbourhood in New...

Qataris started 28 Aug 2015 - 12:33 am

Was Was Alison Parker and Adam Ward, two WDBJ7-TV employees, who were killed in an attack at Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta, Virginia, on...

Iran premieres top-budget epic film 'Muhammad' 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Iranians stand in front of a cinema featuring "Muhammad" in Tehran on August 27, 2015 -- the first day of screening TEHRAN: Iran's...

White House says Keystone XL pipeline review continues 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: The White House said on Thursday that the U.S. State Department continues to review TransCanada Corp's proposed Keystone XL...

Srebrenica defender indicted over Serbs' killings - prosecutor 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Bosnian Muslims hail Naser Oric, (C) former commander of the Bosnian Muslim-dominated army in Srebrenica, at the Sarajevo Airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and...

Famed Russian art 'at risk' after Uzbek museum head fired 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN: Marinika Babanazarova had been director of the Karakalpakstan State Art Museum for more than 30 years. A world-renowned collection...

Astronomers uncover evidence of galaxy metamorphosis 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

PARIS: From round disks to oval clusters; many galaxies in the Universe have undergone a dramatic transformation over the past eight billion years...

Palestinians want their flag raised at UN 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

UNITED NATIONS: The Palestinians on Thursday asked the United Nations to allow their flag to be raised at the world body ahead of...

Apple invites journalists 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

SAN FRANCISCO: - Apple Inc on Thursday invited journalists to a Sept 9 event, where it is expected to unveil new iPhones and...

Soldiers kill four suspected rebels in Kashmir 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

SRINAGAR: Soldiers killed four suspected rebels and captured another during a day-long gun battle in Indian Kashmir near the border dividing the region...

Canada liquor laws face constitutional challenges 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

OTTAWA: Fighting to liberalize booze sales, Canadian drinkers and distillers argued in separate legal challenges this week against "unconstitutional" restrictions on the sale...

Hong Kong student leader booked for protests 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Student protesters Joshua Wong (left) and Nathan Law (centre) talk to the media outside the Wanchai police station in Hong Kong, yesterday. Hong...

Arrest warrant out for ex-PM Yousuf Gilani 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

KARACHI: A Pakistani anti-corruption court yesterday issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in a case alleging millions of...

Commission summons official over RTI refusal 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

ISLAMABAD: After a year of restraint over the blatant violation of the Right to Information (RTI) law by the highest constitutional office of...

Farmers’ rally turns violent 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Members of the Communist Party of India (Marxists) grapple with police during a farmers rally in Kolkata, yesterday. Kolkata: A farmers’ rally called...