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Fatah slams US-sponsored anti-Hamas UN draft resolution 03 Dec 2018 - 01:37 am

RAMALLAH, Palestine: A leader of Palestine’s Fatah movement on Friday called on UN member states to reject a U.S.-sponsored draft resolution condemning rival...

Bangladesh opposition leader Zia ineligible to contest polls 02 Dec 2018 - 11:58 pm

Dhaka: Bangladeshi opposition leader and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is ineligible to contest Dec. 30 national elections because she has been sentenced...

Report: 811 Israeli violations against journos in 2018 02 Dec 2018 - 09:32 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel committed at least 811 violations against journalists in Palestine this year, the Palestinian Information Ministry said Sunday. The ministry said in...

Michelle Obama shelves Paris, Berlin trips for Bush funeral 02 Dec 2018 - 09:32 pm

Washington: Former US first lady Michelle Obama said Sunday she was canceling book tour visits to Paris and Berlin to attend the funeral...

Bush retained sense of humor till the end, Jim Baker says 02 Dec 2018 - 09:32 pm

WASHINGTON: George H.W. Bush didn't lose his sense of humor even as he was letting go of life. Surrounded by loved ones Friday...

Trump weighs putting off government shutdown after Bush's death 02 Dec 2018 - 09:32 pm

President Donald Trump and lawmakers are discussing pushing back a U.S. government funding deadline to avert a partial shutdown as Washington prepares to...

Italian PM upbeat on EU deal prospects ahead of budget votes 02 Dec 2018 - 07:56 pm

ROME: The Italian parliament begins voting next week on the government's contested 2019 budget, with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte optimistic that a deal...

Georgian president-elect takes strong line towards Moscow after contentious vote 02 Dec 2018 - 07:55 pm

Tbilisi: Georgia's new President-elect described Russia on Saturday as an unpredictable occupying power, staking out a tough line towards Moscow as she faces...

Macron leads crisis meeting after Paris riots 02 Dec 2018 - 06:54 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron led a crisis meeting on Sunday after a day of riots in Paris by anti-government protesters left hundreds...

Arc de Triomphe: site of joy, pride and tear gas 02 Dec 2018 - 06:37 pm

Paris: The image of the Arc de Triomphe, which pays homage to France's war dead, has appeared on television screens across the world...

Argentinian woman leaves Syria after two year 'kidnap' ordeal 02 Dec 2018 - 04:27 pm

Bab al-Hawa, Syria: A 54-year-old Argentinian woman who was lured into war-wracked Syria two years ago on a marriage promise was finally on...

Senior Afghan Taliban commander killed in air strike, officials say 02 Dec 2018 - 04:20 pm

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan: A top commander of the Taliban has been killed in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand in a joint operation by...

Stunned Parisians clean up posh central district after worst riots since 1968 02 Dec 2018 - 03:26 pm

PARIS: Workmen cleared away burnt hulks of cars, scrubbed the defaced Arc de Triomphe monument and replaced the shattered windows of luxury boutiques...

Thousands in Georgia protest 'election fraud' 02 Dec 2018 - 03:23 pm

Tbilisi: Around 25,000 Georgians on Sunday protested against the election of a ruling party-backed candidate to the presidency, claiming fraud, in a move...

Indonesia: Millions gather for anti-government rally 02 Dec 2018 - 03:20 pm

JAKARTA: More than 2 million Indonesians gathered in capital Jakarta on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of the "212 movement" by holding...

1 Taliban ,7 security forces were killed in northern Afghanistan 02 Dec 2018 - 03:15 pm

Kabul: A total of 18 people including 11 militants have been killed as clash erupted between security forces and the Taliban outfit in...

Nations urged to tackle 'urgent threats' at UN climate talks 02 Dec 2018 - 03:13 pm

Katowice, Poland: With the direst warnings yet of impending environmental disaster still ringing in their ears, representatives from nearly 200 nations gathered Sunday...