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Turkey lifts Islamic head scarf ban for women

ANKARA: A ban imposed on women sitting in Parliament and working in the civil service from wearing head scarf has been lifted in Turkey,...

Turkey to pay heavily for supporting rebels: Assad

ANKARA: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday warned that Turkey will ‘pay very dearly’ for backing rebels fighting to overthrow his regime. In an interview...

92 killed as boat carrying asylum-seekers sinks off Italian island

LAMPEDUSA: A boat carrying some 500 asylum-seekers caught fire and sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday that left at least...

EU data-sharing deal with US on tracking terrorists’ funding in jeopardy

BRUSSELS: A data-sharing deal related to tracking terrorist bank funding between the United States and European Union (EU) is in jeopardy over the National...

Pakistan, UK agree to fight terrorism jointly

ISLAMABAD: The Britain acknowledged Pakistan's leading role in the war against terrorism and said that it will continue to work jointly with Islamabad to...

US citizens, UK lady among Nairobi shopping mall attackers: Kenya’s FM

NAIROBI: Two or three US citizens and one UK lady were among the perpetrators who kept the Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall siege since Saturday...

Angela Merkel secures third term as German chancellor

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has won the parliamentary elections in Germany with 41.5 percent of the votes, while its main...

Tony Blair’s daughter survives robbery attempt in central London

LONDON: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's daughter was threatened at gunpoint during a failed robbery attempt in central London. The 25-year-old Kathryn Blair was...

Tony Abbott sworn in as Australia’s new prime minister

CANBERRA: Tony Abbott was formally sworn in as Australia's new prime minister on Wednesday, days after his national liberal coalition won a majority in...

Pakistan‚ Turkey vow to boost their cooperation

ANKARA: Pakistan and Turkey have pledged to strengthen their cooperation in energy‚ trade‚ finance‚ transportation‚ infrastructure development‚ security‚ education and culture. This was announced by...

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