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Explosion hits Turkey's Antalya, some casualties ASIA

Explosion hits Turkey's Antalya, some casualties

An explosion outside a chamber of commerce building in Turkey's southern resort city of Antalya wounded several people on Tuesday but the mayor said there were no life-threatening injuries and the blast may have been an accident.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lithuania opts for change in stunning poll upset INTERNATIONAL

Lithuania opts for change in stunning poll upset

A party of political outsiders fronted by a former police chief pulled off a stunning election victory in Lithuania yesterday on the back of promises to deliver much-needed economic growth to curb a labour exodus.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ooredoo official telecom partner for Milipol 2016 ARABIA

Ooredoo official telecom partner for Milipol 2016

Ooredoo has announced that it will be the official telecommunications partner for Milipol Qatar 2016, and use the event as a platform to promote “superior cyber-security” for government ministries, businesses, and organisations across the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Many treated for breathing problems south of Mosul ASIA

Many treated for breathing problems south of Mosul

Nearly 1,000 people have been treated for breathing problems linked to toxic gases from a sulphur plant which Islamic State militants are suspected to have set on fire near the city of Mosul, hospital sources said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Missiles and air strikes strain Yemen ceasefire ASIA

Missiles and air strikes strain Yemen ceasefire

A 72-hour truce in Yemen came under pressure yesterday when missiles fired from Yemen injured civilians in southern Saudi Arabia, according to an Arab coalition which launched air strikes that Iran-allied Houthi fighters said killed three people.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Gulf growth forecasts cut further despite oil rebound ECONOMY

Gulf growth forecasts cut further despite oil rebound

Analysts are continuing to cut economic growth forecasts for big Gulf economies despite rebounding oil prices, suggesting they do not expect oil above $50 a barrel to let governments ease austerity policies, a quarterly Reuters poll found.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kremlin-funded RT TV says UK bank closing its accounts INTERNATIONAL

Kremlin-funded RT TV says UK bank closing its accounts

Kremlin-funded television network RT said yesterday that Britain’s NatWest bank is closing all its accounts in a unilateral decision that Moscow decried as politically motivated.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria rebels capture IS stronghold Dabiq ASIA

Syria rebels capture IS stronghold Dabiq

Syrian rebels dealt a major symbolic blow to the Islamic State group yesterday by capturing the town of Dabiq where the militants had promised a fierce battle.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
How will we know driverless cars are safe? TECHNOLOGY

How will we know driverless cars are safe?

Anyone looking for a book about driverless cars – smart, wide-ranging, nontechnical, easy to understand – was pretty much out of luck until Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead was published in September.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Four killed when balcony collapses in France INTERNATIONAL

Four killed when balcony collapses in France

Four people were killed and 14 injured when a balcony collapsed in western France as young people were attending a housewarming party, local authorities and media said Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pedal power ARABIA

Pedal power

Cyclists competing in the men’s juniors road race event as part of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in Doha yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Duterte dares West to probe drugs war INTERNATIONAL

Duterte dares West to probe drugs war

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte called US President Barack Obama, the European Union and United Nations “fools” yesterday, and warned they would end up humiliated and outsmarted if they accepted an invitation to investigate his war on drugs.

4:45 AM November 25 2016