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In Lebanese camp for Palestinian refugees, fears after aid cut 30 Jan 2018 - 04:45 pm

BEIRUT: In Burj al-Barajneh camp, Amira Nassar fears for the future after the United States cut aid to the U.N. agency that helps...

Old enmity tips Lebanon into new crisis 30 Jan 2018 - 04:38 pm

BEIRUT: An old enmity between the Lebanese president and the speaker of parliament is fuelling a political row that threatens to paralyse government...

Turkish air strikes pound Kurdish fighters in Syria 30 Jan 2018 - 03:19 pm

Afrin, Syria: Turkish air strikes pounded the Syrian border region of Afrin and fighting raged on two fronts as Ankara pursued its offensive...

Abortion bans around the world 30 Jan 2018 - 03:17 pm

Paris: Traditionally Catholic Ireland has announced a referendum in May on easing some of the strictest legislation in Europe that imposes a near-total...

Syria congress delayed as Russia talks with rebel groups 30 Jan 2018 - 01:08 pm

Sochi, Russia: The opening of Russia's showpiece congress aimed at bringing Syria's seven-year war to an end was delayed by at least two...

China directs users to approved VPNs as firewall tightens 30 Jan 2018 - 12:50 pm

Beijing, China vowed Tuesday to force both local and foreign companies and individuals to use only government-approved software to access the global internet,...

Woman sues Japanese government over forced sterilization as a teen 30 Jan 2018 - 12:31 pm

TOKYO, A Japanese woman who was forcibly sterilised as a teenager due to intellectual disabilities sued the government on Tuesday in the first...

Most protesters detained in December unrest freed, 300 still in jail - minister 30 Jan 2018 - 12:03 pm

LONDON, The Iranian authorities have released most of the people arrested during December's anti-government protests but around 300 remain in jail facing charges,...

Rocky start for Syria talks in Russia as some delegates refuse to leave airport 30 Jan 2018 - 10:50 am

SOCHI, Russia, A Syrian peace conference in Russia got off to a rocky start on Tuesday after some delegates opposed to President Bashar...

Blast kills six family members in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt 30 Jan 2018 - 10:25 am

PARACHINAR, Pakistan, An explosion ripped through a car on Tuesday killing six members of a family driving to a Pakistan village to attend...

Australia's biggest bank taken to court in rate-rigging case 30 Jan 2018 - 10:12 am

Sydney, Australia's biggest bank, the Commonwealth, was Tuesday taken to court by the corporate watchdog over allegations it rigged the benchmark interest rate,...

Tests link Syrian government stockpile to largest sarin attack - sources 30 Jan 2018 - 09:43 am

THE HAGUE: The Syrian government's chemical weapons stockpile has been linked for the first time by laboratory tests to the largest sarin nerve...

Eight-month-old girl raped in Delhi 30 Jan 2018 - 09:40 am

New Delhi, An eight-month-old Indian girl was Tuesday recovering in hospital after she was raped at her home in Delhi, the latest such...

Taiwan holds live-fire drills as China tensions mount 30 Jan 2018 - 09:19 am

Hualien, Taiwan: Taiwan troops staged live-fire exercises Tuesday to simulate fending off an invasion, as the island's main threat China steps up pressure...

Coal firms plead to courts, Trump for West Coast export terminals 30 Jan 2018 - 09:15 am

WASHINGTON, The ailing US coal industry is ramping up its political and legal offensive to win approval for West Coast export terminals that...

European Union flags concern after Hong Kong bars election candidate 30 Jan 2018 - 09:06 am

HONG KONG: The European Union on Tuesday criticised the Hong Kong government's decision to bar a 21-year-old activist from standing for election, saying...

US releases sweeping list of Russian billionaires, officials 30 Jan 2018 - 08:54 am

The US identified some of Russia’s richest tycoons and allies of President Vladimir Putin for potential sanctions, ratcheting up pressure over alleged Kremlin...