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Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz in a televised debate on Sunday. Photo: DPA. Three weeks before elections, Angela Merkel appeared to powering ahead on Monday to a possible fourth term as chancellor of Germany, after her rival Martin Schulz failed to halt her advance in a crucial televised debate. Sunday’s prime-time TV clash had been billed […]

The Ministry of National Defense said Monday it had detected signs of North Korea preparing for the launch of another missile, presumed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). During a National Assembly session, ministry officials said the North may fire an ICBM again to show off a weapon allegedly capable of attacking the U.S. […]

PHOTO: Bomb technicians sit next to the 1.6 tonne WWII bomb after defusing it. (AP: Michael Probst  German explosives experts have defused a massive World War II bomb in Frankfurt after tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes. The bomb was discovered on a building site last week and around 60,000 people were […]

Eman will have a tour by Abu Dhabi Cornish at 6 pm tomorrow, to eat some ice cream. (Supplied) Eman Ahmed, the world’s former heaviest woman, will get an ice cream treat upon her request by Abu Dhabi Cornish, Wednesday evening. A hospital official told Al Arabiya that the medical team decided to give Eman a […]

File photo: AFP Police fired tear gas and three officers were injured on Saturday in clashes with migrants near the French port of Calais who took advantage of a traffic jam to sneak onto trucks, authorities said. Calais is a magnet for people aiming to reach Britain, a short distance across the Channel. “Our British […]

German fans during the World Cup 2018 qualifier against the Czech Republic in Prague. Photo: DPA Germany players have blasted a hardcore group of “fans” for shouting Nazi-era chants during a World Cup qualifier as the world champions hope to secure a finals berth on Monday. Germany have three qualifiers left but can wrap up […]

Pyongyang has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb which can be mounted on an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the country’s state TV announced. Earlier an “artificial quake” was registered near a nuclear testing site in North Korea. The bomb test was a “perfect success” and was a “meaningful” step to complete the North’s nuclear weapons program, state television said, as […]

AA Photo An under-construction mosque in southeastern Netherlands was targeted by a group of far-right extremists, head of the mosque said Saturday. The far-right ‘Identitair Verzet’ movement hanged anti-Islam banners at the roof of Tevhid mosque which is under construction in Venlo city. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Ahmet Dursun, head of Tevhid Mosque, condemned the […]

© Google map Russia has summoned the deputy chief of mission of the US Embassy in Moscow to lodge a note of protest over US plans to search the Russian trade mission in Washington, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Anthony F. Godfrey was summoned to the ministry on Saturday, it said in a statement, adding that […]