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Sudan opposition leader says 22 killed in bread protests 22 Dec 2018 - 03:29 pm

Omdurman: Protests this week in Sudan over the rising cost of bread have claimed 22 lives, Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi said on...

Syrian rebels say U.S. troops remain in key garrison near Iraq 22 Dec 2018 - 02:44 pm

AMMAN: U.S. troops have not left the strategic Tanf garrison on the Iraq-Jordan border following President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of...

'Yellow vest' protest numbers fall in run-up to Christmas 22 Dec 2018 - 02:41 pm

Paris: French "yellow vests" turned out in small numbers for a sixth Saturday of nationwide demonstrations, with one person killed in a road...

Fresh anti-India protests in Kashmir as troops kill 6 rebels 22 Dec 2018 - 02:28 pm

SRINAGAR, India: A gunbattle between Indian troops and Kashmiri rebels early Saturday left six militants dead and triggered a new round of anti-India...

Respite in Paris as yellow vest movement abates 22 Dec 2018 - 02:06 pm

PARIS: The yellow vest protests, which have brought particular chaos to Paris over the past few weeks, clearly abated Saturday, as the Christmas...

UN ceasefire monitors arrive in Yemen: AFP 22 Dec 2018 - 01:44 pm

Aden: A United Nations team tasked with monitoring Yemen's fragile ceasefire in the port city of Hodeida arrived in Aden on Saturday, an...

A renegotiated Brexit would go ahead under Labour government-Corbyn 22 Dec 2018 - 01:38 pm

LONDON, Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn would push ahead with Brexit and seek to renegotiate the terms if he won a snap election...

Taiwan pro-independence band cancels Hong Kong show over visa delay 22 Dec 2018 - 01:29 pm

Hong Kong, A popular Taiwanese heavy metal band which advocates independence for the island announced Saturday it had been forced to cancel a...

Accident in Western Kenya kills 17 people 22 Dec 2018 - 01:24 pm

Nairobi: At least 17 people have been killed in western Kenya after a petrol tanker collided with a stationary minibus. St John Ambulance...

Somalia blast kills at least 6 near presidential palace 22 Dec 2018 - 01:10 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: An explosives-packed vehicle detonated at a military checkpoint near Somalia's presidential palace, killing at least six people and wounding several others,...

Russia warns of global conflict over nuclear pact collapse 22 Dec 2018 - 01:07 pm

MOSCOW, Russia said on Saturday that the scrapping of a Cold War era nuclear pact may lead to an arms race and direct...

Iran says US troops in Syria "illogical, source of tension": Report 22 Dec 2018 - 01:05 pm

Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the U.S. military presence in Syria had been "illogical and a source of tension", Iranian state...

23 dead in Nepal student bus crash 22 Dec 2018 - 12:33 pm

Kathmandu, Twenty-three people died in western Nepal when a bus carrying school students and teachers back from a botanical field trip plunged into...

Driver killed in accident at French 'yellow vest' protest 22 Dec 2018 - 12:26 pm

TOULOUSE, France, A driver died in southern France on Friday when their car hit a truck at a roundabout that was blocked by...

Two explosions hit Somali capital city centre - police, Reuters witness 22 Dec 2018 - 11:03 am

MOGADISHU, A car bomb exploded in the city centre of Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police said, causing huge clouds of smoke to...

Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism 22 Dec 2018 - 10:35 am

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan is planning to ease visa restrictions for visitors from 55 countries, including most European nations, in a bid to revive tourism...

Iran executes trader dubbed 'Sultan of Bitumen' 22 Dec 2018 - 09:54 am

Tehran, Iran executed a trader known as the "Sultan of Bitumen" on Saturday over charges of fraud and large-scale smuggling of the oil...