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Kazakhstan kicks off snap parliamentary polls 19 Mar 2023 - 03:17 pm

Astana, Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan holds snap parliamentary elections Sunday as the leader of the Central Asian country pushes political reforms that critics say are...

Man stabbed to death on a carousel at a German funfair 19 Mar 2023 - 02:31 pm

BERLIN: Officials shut down a large funfair in western Germany on Sunday after a man was stabbed to death on a carousel. Police...

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile 19 Mar 2023 - 12:42 pm

Seoul: North Koreafired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul's military said, the fourth show of force in a week as South Korea...

Kuwait court nullifies 2022 parliamentary elections: KUNA 19 Mar 2023 - 12:30 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court issued a verdict on Sunday, March 19, 2023, annulling the results of the 2022 National Assembly (parliament) elections...

From highlands to the coast, quake damages Ecuador, Peru 19 Mar 2023 - 11:00 am

QUITO, Ecuador: Juan Vera lost three relatives when a strong earthquake that shook parts of Ecuador and Peru on Saturday brought down his...

19 killed in Bangladesh bus crash 19 Mar 2023 - 10:56 am

Dhaka: At least 19 people were killed and up to 25 were injured Sunday inBangladeshafter a bus smashed through a highway fence and...

Putin visits Crimea, Mariupol on annexation anniversary 19 Mar 2023 - 10:36 am

President VladimirPutinflew to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol after an unannounced visit to Crimea on Saturday, state media reported. His trip to...

Mexico's popular president reaches out to his base 18 Mar 2023 - 09:06 pm

Mexico City: Mexico's popular president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is set to speak at an event on Saturday that will give the leftist...

Judge extends agreement date for Oklahoma poultry lawsuit 18 Mar 2023 - 08:01 pm

Oklahoma: A federal judge is giving Oklahoma and nearly a dozen poultry companies, including the world’s largest poultry producer, Tyson Foods, an additional...

Putin visits Crimea on annexation anniversary, as grain deal extended 18 Mar 2023 - 07:55 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday visited Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the peninsula's annexation, a day after the International...

France bans pension protests opposite parliament 18 Mar 2023 - 06:43 pm

Paris: France on Saturday banned protests opposite parliament after a second night of unrest sparked by President Emmanuel Macron imposing an unpopular pension...

Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua after Ortega's crackdown 18 Mar 2023 - 06:25 pm

Vatican City: The Vatican said on Saturday it had closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country's government proposed suspending diplomatic relations, the...

Pakistan court drops arrest warrant against ex-PM Imran Khan 18 Mar 2023 - 06:16 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistan judge dropped an arrest warrant against former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday, his lawyers said, after the ex-cricketing star,...

Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world's poor 18 Mar 2023 - 06:05 pm

Kiev: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from...

Turkey's Erdogan says Ukraine grain deal extended 18 Mar 2023 - 06:00 pm

Ankara: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced the extension of a deal that allowed exports of Ukrainian grain to resume following...

Millions of dead fish wash up amid heat wave in Australia 18 Mar 2023 - 05:14 pm

Sydney: Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in what authorities and scientists say is caused by floods and hot...

UN says helped Myanmar junta officials travel to Bangladesh for Rohingya return talks 18 Mar 2023 - 04:52 pm

Bangkok: The United Nations refugee agency helped officials from Myanmar's junta travel to Bangladesh this week for repatriation talks with Rohingya refugees, two...