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Suspension of Sri Lanka parliament challenged in court 12 Nov 2018 - 11:38 am

Colombo: Supporters of Sri Lanka's fired prime minister and a top election official on Monday challenged in court the president's sacking of parliament,...

Mushrooms and tangerines: North and South Korea swap food gifts 12 Nov 2018 - 11:12 am

Seoul: South Korea has sent 200 tonnes of tangerines to the North in return for mushrooms Pyongyang gave earlier, Seoul said Monday, in...

California wildfire toll matches deadliest ever with 29 victims 12 Nov 2018 - 11:06 am

Paradise: The number of dead in a wildfire raging in California has reached 29, matching the deadliest in the state's history as recovery...

UK parliament will vote down May's Brexit deal, former minister says 12 Nov 2018 - 10:56 am

LONDON: The British parliament will vote down Prime Minister Theresa May's possible Brexit so voters should be given a new referendum, May's former...

100,000 police deployed as volatile Indian state votes 12 Nov 2018 - 09:52 am

Raipur, India, Tens of thousands of armed police were on duty Monday as a restive Indian state wracked by violence went to the...

Migrant caravan heads to central Mexican city of Irapuato 11 Nov 2018 - 10:51 pm

QUERETARO, Mexico: Local Mexican officials were once again Sunday helping thousands of Central American migrants find rides on the next leg of their...

Women's role in WWI underplayed at Armistice weekend 11 Nov 2018 - 09:55 pm

PARIS: Buried in French President Emmanuel Macron's speech on the sacrifice of "young men" in World War I Sunday was a reference to...

Trump-style nationalism comes under fire at WWI commemorations in Paris 11 Nov 2018 - 09:54 pm

Paris: World leaders gathered in Paris on Sunday to mark 100 years since the end of World War I, with French President Emmanuel...

Netanyahu calls Paris conversation with Putin 'very important' 11 Nov 2018 - 09:49 pm

PARIS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin at World War One commemorations on Sunday, their first...

Trump's advisers worried about Mueller's next steps 11 Nov 2018 - 09:42 pm

WASHINGTON: The White House is bracing for the probe of Donald Trump's presidential campaign to fire up again. Trump's advisers are privately expressing...

Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing 11 Nov 2018 - 09:29 pm

YANGON & COX'S BAZAR: Myanmar officials said on Sunday the country was ready to receive more than 2,000 Rohingya Muslims sheltering in Bangladesh...

Conspiracies plotted against Palestinian cause: Abbas 11 Nov 2018 - 09:22 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestine: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said conspiracies are being plotted against the Palestinian cause. "The Palestinian cause is going through...

Palestinians mark anniversary of Arafat's death 11 Nov 2018 - 08:22 pm

Ramallah: Palestinians on Sunday marked 14 years since the death of iconic leader Yasser Arafat, with their campaign for statehood still deadlocked and...

Trump hails America's 'great warriors' in WWI cemetery visit 11 Nov 2018 - 08:13 pm

Paris: President Donald Trump paid tribute to the "great warriors" who died in World War I as he visited a US cemetery in...

Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism: Macron 11 Nov 2018 - 08:06 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron confronted fellow world leaders with a call for international cooperation, as he marked the centenary of the end of...

US-backed force says resuming anti-IS offensive in east Syria 11 Nov 2018 - 06:04 pm

Qamishli, Syria: A Kurdish-led force backed by the US-led anti-jihadist coalition said Sunday that it was resuming its offensive against the Islamic State...

Putin: Russia wants dialogue with U.S. on missile treaty: agencies 11 Nov 2018 - 04:51 pm

PARIS: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday Moscow wanted to restore a full-scale dialogue with the United States about the landmark Cold...