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US, China declare 90-day halt to new tariffs, White House says 02 Dec 2018 - 07:45 am

BUENOS AIRES, China and the United States have agreed to halt additional tariffs as both nations engage in new trade negotiations with the...

Senior US admiral found dead in Bahrain 02 Dec 2018 - 01:51 am

Washington: The admiral leading US Navy operations in the Middle East was found dead Saturday in Bahrain, the military branch said, adding that...

Gangs of "yellow vest" militants set heart of Paris ablaze 01 Dec 2018 - 08:50 pm

PARIS: Groups of young men, their faces masked and some carrying metal bars and axes, rioted through the streets of central Paris on...

French police, protesters clash in Paris riot; 80 injured 01 Dec 2018 - 08:06 pm

PARIS: A French protest against rising taxes and the high cost of living turned into a riot Saturday in Paris as police fired...

Bitter Iraqis remember George HW Bush as 'Mr Embargo' 01 Dec 2018 - 07:43 pm

Baghdad: The death of former US president George H.W. Bush stirred bitter memories for Iraqis Saturday of "Mr Embargo" -- the man behind...

Paris department stores close amid escalating violence 01 Dec 2018 - 07:06 pm

Paris: Galeries Lafayette and the Printemps department store in central Paris have closed their doors as violence has spread in the capital amid...

Turkey's Erdogan tells Putin he wants new summit on Syria's Idlib 01 Dec 2018 - 06:23 pm

BUENOS AIRES: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday he should hold another summit to discuss the situation in...

Citing Russia threat, Ukraine boosts security at ports, power plants 01 Dec 2018 - 06:23 pm

KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday his country had stepped up security at vital infrastructure sites such as nuclear power stations...

UN: Aid mission driver wounded by gunfire in eastern Syria 01 Dec 2018 - 05:06 pm

BEIRUT: Gunmen opened fire at the convoy of a joint humanitarian assessment mission in eastern Syria, the United Nations said Saturday, wounding a...

Protests as Sri Lanka cuts tax on sugary drinks 01 Dec 2018 - 04:46 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka Saturday slashed a tax on sugary drinks in a controversial reversal of an anti-diabetes policy that attracted immediate criticism. The...

Five dead in Burkina bomb attack 01 Dec 2018 - 04:08 pm

Ouagadougou: Five people, four of them police, were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in Burkina Faso, security sources...

France: Fuel rise protests continue across country 01 Dec 2018 - 04:02 pm

PARIS: Police used tear gas and water cannons on Saturday to disperse protests against a hike in fuel prices that turned violent. Thousands...

Two jailed Catalan separatist leaders start hunger strike 01 Dec 2018 - 03:45 pm

Madrid: Two jailed Catalan separatist leaders awaiting trial in a Spanish jail over their role in last year's failed independence bid began a...

Ukraine stops 100 Russians from entering amid entry ban 01 Dec 2018 - 03:41 pm

KIEV, Ukraine: Ukraine's border service says that around 100 Russian citizens have been denied entry into the country since an entry ban for...

May faces more Brexit woes after UK minister quits 01 Dec 2018 - 03:33 pm

LONDON: The latest minister to quit British Prime Minister Theresa May's government because of Brexit said Saturday that the prime minister's compromise agreement...

231 civilians killed in Syria last month: NGO 01 Dec 2018 - 03:31 pm

ANKARA: Violence killed 231 civilians in war-torn Syria in November, according to a Syrian NGO on Saturday. In a statement, the Syrian Network...

Another UK govt minister quits over Brexit deal 01 Dec 2018 - 01:47 pm

London: British government minister Sam Gyimah quit late Friday over Prime Minister Theresa May's "naive" Brexit plan, dealing her another blow in her...