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Bombings kill one, wound 18, in two Iraqi provinces -police 06 Oct 2018 - 04:37 pm

TIKRIT/FALLUJA, Iraq: At least one person was killed and 14 wounded when a bus carrying workers at a small oil refinery in northern...

Thousands protest felling German forest to expand coal mine 06 Oct 2018 - 04:31 pm

BERLIN: Thousands of environmentalists are protesting the expansion of a coal mine in western Germany a day after a court blocked the felling...

Car bomb in northern Syria kills 4 06 Oct 2018 - 04:06 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian opposition activists say an explosive device detonated in a northern town held by Turkey-backed opposition fighters killing four people, including two...

50 killed, 100 burnt in oil tanker road crash in DR Congo: official 06 Oct 2018 - 03:53 pm

Kinshasa, Oct 6, 2018 (AFP) - About 50 people died and 100 were burnt on Saturday after an oil tanker collided with a...

Far-right rally in Madrid draws thousands angry with govt 06 Oct 2018 - 02:54 pm

MADRID: A few thousand Spaniards have protested in Madrid against the Socialist-led government at a rally organize by marginal right-wing groups. The protestors...

US Senate poised to confirm Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh 06 Oct 2018 - 09:28 am

Washington: The US Senate is expected to confirm conservative judge Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice on Saturday -- offering President...

Melania Trump feeds elephants in Kenya, drawing contrast with stepsons 06 Oct 2018 - 12:31 am

First lady Melania Trump played with orphaned elephants in Kenya on Friday, providing a contrast with her stepson, Donald Trump Jr., who was...

Gunmen kill 2 Kashmir activists from pro-India party 06 Oct 2018 - 12:31 am

SRINAGAR, India: Suspected rebels on Friday shot and killed two activists affiliated with a pro-India Kashmiri political group in the disputed region's main...

UN peacekeeper held over alleged sex abuse of minors 05 Oct 2018 - 10:27 pm

Libreville: The United Nations has detained one of its peacekeepers suspected of sexually abusing minors in the Central African Republic (CAR), the UN's...

White US cop convicted of murder for shooting dead black teen 05 Oct 2018 - 10:27 pm

Chicago: A white Chicago police officer was found guilty of murder Friday for fatally shooting a black teen, in a politically fraught case...

Amnesty chief: Trump factor helping human rights campaigns 05 Oct 2018 - 10:27 pm

ATHENS, Greece: The leader of Amnesty International said human rights movements are being galvanized globally by the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump....

For women in Greek migrant camps, even showers are unsafe: Amnesty 05 Oct 2018 - 10:27 pm

ATHENS: Women in Greek migrant camps are too scared to leave their tents at night or use communal showers, and many pregnant women...

Interpol president reported missing during trip to China 05 Oct 2018 - 07:30 pm

Paris: The Chinese president of Interpol has been reported missing after he traveled to his native country at the end of September, a...

In this file photo taken on July 4, 2017 Meng Hongwei, president of Interpol, gives an addresses at the opening of the Interpol World Congress in Singapore. AFP / Roslan Rahman

Green Mamba scare in Prague over after venomous snake caught 05 Oct 2018 - 07:30 pm

Prague: A highly venomous green Mamba that bit a woman and went into hiding wreaked havoc on a Prague district -- before it...

Israeli troops kill Palestinian child and one other protester at Gaza border 05 Oct 2018 - 07:30 pm

Gaza: Israeli forces killed two Palestinians including a child at a protest along the Israel-Gaza border on Friday and wounded at least 126...

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh clears crucial Senate hurdle 05 Oct 2018 - 07:16 pm

WASHINGTON: A deeply divided Senate pushed Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination past a key procedural hurdle Friday, setting up a likely final showdown...