Soul singer Natalie Cole dead at 65: reports
NEW YORK: Soul singer Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat ‘King’ Cole who found success in her own…
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French jets strike IS oil sites in Syria: minister
ON A JORDANIAN MILITARY BASE, JORDANIE: French warplanes bombed Islamic State group oil installations close to its Syrian stronghold of…
Queen Elizabeth kept busy in 90th year
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II, who turns 90 in April, carried out 306 engagements in Britain last year, a tally in…
Germany hunt suspects over ‘IS terror plot’
Munich evacuates two rail stations as world welcomes 2016 MUNICH, Germany: Germany was on high alert yesterday as police hunted…
‘One hour, then that’s it’: Dubai fire survivor hangs from balcony
DUBAI: Grasping the edge of a balcony 48 stories from the ground, just metres away from a raging fire, the…
Japan team to name element 113 in Asian first
TOKYO: A Japanese research team has been granted the right to name new element 113, the first on the periodic…
Philippine New Year mayhem kills two, injures hundreds
MANILA: Stray bullets and exploding firecrackers have killed two and injured hundreds in the Philippines, authorities said Friday (Jan 1),…
Huge fire engulfs Dubai hotel ahead of New Year celebrations
A huge fire ripped through a luxury Dubai hotel on Thursday near the world’s tallest tower, where people were gathering…