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Iranian parliament removes finance minister from office 26 Aug 2018 - 12:59 pm

Iran's parliament sacked the minister of economic affairs and finance on Sunday, state media said, amid a sharp fall in the rial currency...

Italy lets migrants off stranded boat as deal reached 26 Aug 2018 - 12:47 pm

Rome, Nearly 140 migrants who had been stranded on a boat at a port in Sicily were allowed to disembark early on Sunday...

Japanese PM Abe seen headed for extended term despite flat ratings 26 Aug 2018 - 12:25 pm

TOKYO, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Sunday his candidacy for a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election that he is...

Pompeo decries "abhorrent ethnic cleansing" in Myanmar on anniversary 26 Aug 2018 - 11:34 am

The United States will continue to hold accountable those responsible for what he described as the "abhorrent ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims in...

John McCain, US war hero and political maverick, dead at 81 26 Aug 2018 - 10:08 am

Washington: John McCain, a war hero and towering figure in US politics known for reaching across the aisle in an increasingly divided nation,...

UN rights body criticises sacking of veiled French nursery worker 25 Aug 2018 - 08:38 pm

Geneva: The United Nations' Human Rights Committee has criticised the 2008 sacking of a French nursery worker for refusing to remove her veil...

Peru grants asylum to Venezuelans that missed passport deadline 25 Aug 2018 - 08:11 pm

Tumbes, Peru: Peru granted asylum to hundreds of Venezuelans that missed a deadline to enter the country before new passport regulations came into...

Fire near Zurich's main train station disrupts transport 25 Aug 2018 - 06:24 pm

BERLIN: A fire in a building near Zurich's main train station is disrupting traffic and transport in Switzerland's biggest city. The blaze in...

Fire kills 19 people at spa hotel in northeastern China 25 Aug 2018 - 06:07 pm

BEIJING: Fire tore through a hot springs hotel in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin before dawn on Saturday, killing 19 people and...

Italy allows some migrants off stranded boat amid EU row 25 Aug 2018 - 05:49 pm

Rome: Italy allowed 16 of the 150 migrants stranded on board a coastguard ship at a Sicily port to disembark on Saturday, as...

Heater explosion kills 10 in northern Iran 25 Aug 2018 - 04:29 pm

TEHRAN: Ten people were killed in a building collapse caused by a water heater explosion in northern Iran on Saturday, according to local...

U.S. warns Russia it will hit Assad if he uses chemical arms, Sources Say 25 Aug 2018 - 04:15 pm

The U.S. has told Russia it is ready to take strong military action against Syria if President Bashar al-Assad uses chemical weapons to...

Congo: 2 who received experimental Ebola treatment recover 25 Aug 2018 - 04:12 pm

KINSHASA, Congo: Congo's health ministry says two of the first 10 people to receive an experimental treatment for the Ebola virus in the...

Franco's family to 'take care' of remains after exhumation 25 Aug 2018 - 04:06 pm

Madrid: The family of Francisco Franco will take possession of his remains after they are exhumed, one of his grandchildren was reported as...

Didi passenger killed amid China ride-hailing safety concerns 25 Aug 2018 - 12:54 pm

BEIJING, A ride-sharing passenger in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou was raped and killed, allegedly by a driver for the country's largest...

Pope Francis arrives in Ireland 25 Aug 2018 - 12:41 pm

Dublin, Pope Francis touched down in Dublin on Saturday for an historic two-day visit to Ireland, where the Catholic Church is battling to...

Suicide bomb attack kills two in eastern Afghanistan 25 Aug 2018 - 12:30 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan, A suicide bomb blast killed at least two people Saturday outside an election commission office in the eastern Afghan city of...