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US border patrol boat strayed into Canadian waters chasing migrants: fishermen 04 Jul 2018 - 10:54 pm

Ottawa: A US border patrol boat strayed into Canadian territorial waters while chasing "illegal immigrants" off the coast of Maine and Nova Scotia,...

Burundi school ban on expectant teens skewed against girls' education 04 Jul 2018 - 07:34 pm

NAIROBI: Burundi's ban on pregnant girls and expectant teen fathers attending school is not only a violation against children's right to education, but...

Predators leaving aid world following Oxfam scandal: UK minister 04 Jul 2018 - 07:28 pm

LONDON: Britain's aid minister Penny Mordaunt told a parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday there were signs that sexual predators were leaving the aid sector...

Tens of thousands of Kenyans go hungry after floods 04 Jul 2018 - 07:16 pm

NAIROBI: Tens of thousands of survivors of Kenya's worst floods in recent years are living on the brink with barely enough food to...

South Africa's urban poor call for land reform 04 Jul 2018 - 07:10 pm

NAIROBI: As South Africa plans to expropriate land from white farmers, slum dwellers are also hungry for land reform, experts said, as protests,...

Lynchings fuelled by rumour hit anti-trafficking drives in India 04 Jul 2018 - 07:00 pm

CHENNAI, India: The public lynchings of at least 10 people in India on false rumours of child kidnap has forced anti-trafficking charities to...

At Cyprus airport Ukrainian in custody for jumping fence to join family on flight after final boarding call 04 Jul 2018 - 05:31 pm

Nicosia: Cyprus police arrested a Ukrainian on Wednesday after he scaled an airport security fence in a desperate bid to join his family...

Imran Khan's party gains ground in Pakistan election race: Polls 04 Jul 2018 - 05:23 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani opposition party led by former cricket star Imran Khan appears to be gaining ground ahead of a July 25 general...

92-year-old Arizona woman killed 72-yr-old son over his plans to put her in old-age home: Police 04 Jul 2018 - 05:06 pm

PHOENIX: A 92-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting her 72-year-old son over his plans to put her in an assisted living facility has...

Warm in blankets, Thai boys smile, joke with rescuer in cave 04 Jul 2018 - 03:57 pm

MAE SAI, Thailand: Their skinny faces illuminated by a flashlight, the Thai soccer teammates stranded more than a week in a partly flooded...

Iraq launches major anti-IS operation after killings 04 Jul 2018 - 12:33 pm

Baghdad, Iraqi forces launched a major operation against remnants of the Islamic State group on Wednesday following public anger over the jihadists' murder...

Boss of China's HNA dies in French accident: firm 04 Jul 2018 - 11:55 am

Beijing, Wang Jian, the chairman and co-founder of giant Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, has died in an accident in southern France, the firm...

Kenyan county governor arrested on corruption charges 04 Jul 2018 - 11:39 am

NAIROBI, A Kenyan county governor was arrested on corruption charges on Wednesday, the national anti-graft agency said, part of a crackdown that has...

Two Koreas hold friendly basketball match in Pyongyang 04 Jul 2018 - 11:20 am

Seoul, The two Koreas on Wednesday held a friendly basketball match in Pyongyang in the latest effort at sports diplomacy between the neighbours....

Merkel warns Trump against trade war over car tariffs threat 04 Jul 2018 - 11:06 am

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday warned US President Donald Trump against unleashing an all-out trade war after he threatened to impose...

WhatsApp 'horrified' over India lynchings, promises action 04 Jul 2018 - 10:54 am

New Delhi: WhatsApp said Wednesday it was "horrified" by a spate of lynchings in India sparked by false rumours shared on its platform...

Former Malaysian PM Najib says he is innocent, has chance to clear his name 04 Jul 2018 - 10:48 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's former prime minister, Najib Razak, on Wednesday said he was innocent and had a chance to clear his name, hours...

Polish judge enters Supreme Court building, defying government's new law 04 Jul 2018 - 10:17 am

WARSAW, Polish judge Malgorzata Gersdorf walked into the Supreme Court building on Wednesday morning, defying new legislation forcing her to retire as court...