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(LtoR) German social democratic party SPD Secretary General Katarina Barley, European Parliament President Martin Schulz, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, French Prime minister Manuel Valls, SPD leader, German Vice Chancellor, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven pose at the SPD annual federal congress in Berlin on December 12, 2015. AFP PHOTO / CLEMENS BILAN
US asks Germany for more military help to fight IS - Merkel defends contested refugee stance
(LtoR) German social democratic party SPD Secretary General Katarina Barley, European Parliament President Martin Schulz, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, French Prime minister Manuel Valls, SPD leader, German Vice Chancellor, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven pose at the SPD annual federal congress...
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Protesters clash as Australia marks race riots
A woman (C) is held back by police after she tried to confront demonstrators taking part in an anti-racism protest, to mark the 10th anniversary of modern Australia's worst race riots, at Cronulla beach in southern Sydney on December 12, 2015. Sydney's beaches are renowned for their white sand and blue waters, but 10 years ago, one picturesque spot was the site of modern Australia's worst race riot, with frenzied scenes playing out on global...
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT A man crouches down after recognizing one of the victims, amongst five dead bodies found in a street in the Cibitoke neighborhood of the capital Bujumbura, Burundi Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Witnesses say seven people have been killed in Burundi's capital Wednesday, in violence associated with turmoil over President Pierre Nkurunziza's extension of his term in office, with one witness saying people dressed in police uniforms pulled five people from their houses in the Cibitoke neighborhood and shot them dead Wednesday morning. (AP Photo)
zens of corpses lie in streets of Burundi
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT A man crouches down after recognizing one of the victims, amongst five dead bodies found in a street in the Cibitoke neighborhood of the capital Bujumbura, Burundi Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Witnesses say seven people have been killed in Burundi's capital Wednesday, in violence associated with turmoil over President Pierre Nkurunziza's extension of his term in office, with one witness saying people dressed in police...
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Kuwait to continue fight against terrorism: MP
KUWAIT: Kuwait will continue exerting efforts in the fight against terrorism and drying up origins of its resources, said a member of a Kuwaiti delegation currently on a mission in Cambodia. MP Dr Ouda Al-Rowaie affirmed that Kuwait had joined more than 11 international treaties for combating terrorism, also noting the National Constitution stipulates the state abidance by accords with other states and organizations.He was addressing the...
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Gov't seeks setting up national catastrophe-prevention apparatus
KUWAIT: The cabinet is mulling the notion of establishing a catastrophe prevention apparatus that can activate measures to withstand the onset of either natural or man-made disasters in the country, said an official on Thursday.Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Electricity and Water Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah made this statement to reporters after having attended the annual exercise dubbed 'Shamel 2'...
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Court sets Jan 12 to deliver verdict in terror cell case
KUWAIT: Kuwait Criminal Court on Thursday set January 12, 2016 as the date for a verdict-delivering session in the terror cell known as 'Al-Abdali,' in which 26 people are being tried over possession of huge amounts of weaponry and ammunition, as well as espionage for Iran and Hezbollah.On Thursday's session, the court allowed defense lawyers to deliver their final statement. During last Tuesday's session, the testimony of the witness Athby...
Activists hold a banner reading 'No peace without climate justice' in front of a giant polar beer puppet called Aurora by environmental organization Greenpeace during a demonstration at the venue of the COP21 United Nations climate change conference in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris, on December 11, 2015. The COP21 was supposed to finish on December 11, but the final deal of the 195-nation conference on global warming was extended another day after ministers failed to bridge deep divides during a second consecutive all-night round of negotiations. / AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA
Global climate talks stumble towards end - Deal 'sure', but pitfalls ahead
Activists hold a banner reading 'No peace without climate justice' in front of a giant polar beer puppet called Aurora by environmental organization Greenpeace during a demonstration at the venue of the COP21 United Nations climate change conference in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris, on December 11, 2015. The COP21 was supposed to finish on December 11, but the final deal of the 195-nation conference on global warming was extended another...
Davy Klaassen (L) and Mitchell Dijks (R) of Ajax Amsterdam duels with Mattias Mostrom of Molde FK during the UEFA Europa League football match in Amsterdam,on December 10 2015. / AFP / ANP / Olaf KRAAK / Netherlands OUT
4-times Champions Ajax exit Europa - Lamela hits Tottenham treble; Liverpool take top spot
Davy Klaassen (L) and Mitchell Dijks (R) of Ajax Amsterdam duels with Mattias Mostrom of Molde FK during the UEFA Europa League football match in Amsterdam,on December 10 2015. / AFP / ANP / Olaf KRAAK / Netherlands OUTLONDON: Four-times European Champions Ajax Amsterdam were felled at the first hurdle of the continent's second tier Europa League on Thursday, exiting in the group stage two days after rivals PSV Eindhoven celebrated long-awaited...
A picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)on December 10, 2015 shows Saudi King Salman bin Abdelaziz (R) listening to a member of the Syrian opposition during their meeting in Riyadh. / AFP / SPA / HO
Syrian oppn to meet govt for talks - No part for Assad and aides
A picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)on December 10, 2015 shows Saudi King Salman bin Abdelaziz (R) listening to a member of the Syrian opposition during their meeting in Riyadh. / AFP / SPA / HORIYADH: A joint team of Syria's political and armed opposition will meet the government next month for talks seeking a political solution to nearly five years of conflict, the chairman of a Saudi-hosted opposition conference said on Friday....
The mother of Uday Jihad Irshaid, a 22-year-old Palestinian man who was killed during clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, mourns during his funeral in Hebron on December 11, 2015. Three Palestinians were killed on December 11 in the occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, one after allegedly attempting to run down Israeli soldiers and two in clashes with troops. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER
3 Palestinians killed in West Bank, Gaza - Israeli troops use live rounds
The mother of Uday Jihad Irshaid, a 22-year-old Palestinian man who was killed during clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, mourns during his funeral in Hebron on December 11, 2015. Three Palestinians were killed on December 11 in the occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, one after allegedly attempting to run down Israeli soldiers and two in clashes with troops. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADERHALHUL: Three...
TOPSHOT - A deputy from the Ukrainian President's political party attacks Ukrainian Prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (R) during the annual report of the government in the Ukrainian Parliament on December 11,2015. / AFP / Sergei SUPINSKY
Ukrainian lawmaker manhandles premier - Rowdy scenes in parliament
TOPSHOT - A deputy from the Ukrainian President's political party attacks Ukrainian Prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (R) during the annual report of the government in the Ukrainian Parliament on December 11,2015. / AFP / Sergei SUPINSKYKIEV: Fighting broke out among members of Ukraine's ruling coalition yesterday after a member of President Petro Poroshenko's bloc physically picked up Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and pulled him from the...
TOPSHOT - South Korean Vice Unification Minister Hwang Boo-Gi (L), Seoul's chief delegate for high-level talks with North Korea, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Jon Jong-Su (R) during their meeting at the Kaesong joint industrial zone on the North Korean side of the border on December 11, 2015. North and South Korea sat down to rare, high-level talks on December 11, with each side looking to wrestle concessions from the other on stalled cross-border programmes in which both their leaders have a political stake. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT AFP PHOTO / KOREA POOL / AFP / KOREA POOL / KOREA POOL
Two Koreas hold high-level talks - Neighbors seek to ease tensions
TOPSHOT - South Korean Vice Unification Minister Hwang Boo-Gi (L), Seoul's chief delegate for high-level talks with North Korea, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Jon Jong-Su (R) during their meeting at the Kaesong joint industrial zone on the North Korean side of the border on December 11, 2015. North and South Korea sat down to rare, high-level talks on December 11, with each side looking to wrestle concessions from the other on...
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