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IS hits back against Syrian rebels north of Aleppo ASIA

IS hits back against Syrian rebels north of Aleppo

Islamic State militants captured several villages from Syrian rebels in a counter-attack near the Turkish border that forced the foreign-backed insurgents to retreat, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Busy at home INTERNATIONAL

Busy at home

Afghan women and children weave a carpet at their house on the outskirts of Herat yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope visits quake survivors INTERNATIONAL

Pope visits quake survivors

Pope Francis paid a surprise visit yesterday to the Italian mountain communities devastated by an August earthquake, mixing poignant silent prayers amid the ruins with grinning selfies alongside survivors he implored to believe in a brighter future.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Vodafone launches ‘ready business’ for Soho segment ARABIA

Vodafone launches ‘ready business’ for Soho segment

Vodafone yesterday launched its unique platform for the small office/home office (Soho) segment, ‘ready business’ – two choices of postpaid plans packed with value including international free minutes for every hour of received calls and other innovative benefits such as a business ring-back tone.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Calling time a hard sell SPORT

Calling time a hard sell

It’s come to this. Almost every night, the same fight about my significant other’s persistent smartphone use.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Offending Erdogan: Germany drops probe on comedian INTERNATIONAL

Offending Erdogan: Germany drops probe on comedian

German prosecutors said on Tuesday that they had dropped an investigation into a German comedian who was accused of offending a foreign leader after reciting an obscene poem about Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on national television.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar gears up for Road World Championships CULTURE

Qatar gears up for Road World Championships

‘We thank all of our venues for their support and hope residents will join us in celebrating this great event’

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kidnapped German woman, baby freed in Syria ASIA

Kidnapped German woman, baby freed in Syria

A German woman who was kidnapped in Syria last year while she was pregnant has been freed along with her baby, the German foreign ministry has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Allardyce leaves England job after one game in charge CULTURE

Allardyce leaves England job after one game in charge

An FA statement said Allardyce's conduct "was inappropriate" and Gareth Southgate will take temporary charge

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ashton still dreams of England recall despite bite ban CULTURE

Ashton still dreams of England recall despite bite ban

‘I would like to thank publicly Saracens for their support during these times’

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Emerging stocks remain weak ECONOMY

Emerging stocks remain weak

Emerging stocks nudged lower yesterday but were on track for the biggest weekly gains since mid-July while currencies were more mixed as the prospect of very gradual US interest rate rises continued to support assets from developing economies.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sharif hands over dossier on Kashmir to UN chief INTERNATIONAL

Sharif hands over dossier on Kashmir to UN chief

As Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif continued his meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session, he handed over a dossier on the situation in the Indian held Kashmir to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

4:45 AM November 25 2016