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Seven bodies found in migrant boat off Libya 01 Nov 2017 - 11:42 pm

ROME: The bodies of seven migrants were discovered on Wednesday in a boat adrift off Libya while around 900 people were saved in...

Biden to Trump: 'Time to grow up' 01 Nov 2017 - 11:42 pm

Chicago: Former US Vice President Joe Biden strongly criticized President Trump Wednesday, and predicted an emboldened and determined Russia would once again meddle...

Canada probe finds more indigenous women killed than previously thought 01 Nov 2017 - 09:58 pm

Ottawa: A Canadian inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women said Wednesday their numbers are "likely much higher" than previous estimates as investigators...

Bosnia arrests man with missing copy of peace accords 01 Nov 2017 - 09:58 pm

Sarajevo: Bosnian police have arrested a man suspected of fraudulently acquiring an original copy of the country's 1990s peace agreement, which was seized...

Putin in Tehran hails Iran cooperation on Syria, eyes business 01 Nov 2017 - 09:58 pm

Tehran: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran's leadership Wednesday, with the two Damascus allies pushing a peace deal on Syria and looking to...

Israel denies rights worker entry in anti-boycott push 01 Nov 2017 - 07:24 pm

Jerusalem: Israel has denied entry to a US employee of Amnesty International as part of controversial efforts to bar supporters of a boycott...

Killers of French journalists in Mali 'in Algeria': campaign group 01 Nov 2017 - 07:13 pm

Dakar: A campaign group for two French journalists murdered in Mali four years ago said Wednesday they had received information that "two or...

Danish submarine owner has not said how journalist died: police 01 Nov 2017 - 06:53 pm

COPENHAGEN: A Danish inventor accused of murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall on board his submarine did not say she died from carbon monoxide...

Indian power plant blast kills 18, up to 100 injured 01 Nov 2017 - 06:30 pm

NEW DELHI: An explosion at an Indian coal-fired power plant operated by state-run NTPC Ltd on Wednesday killed 18 people and injured up...

Sacked Catalan leader will not attend court hearing in Spain: lawyer 01 Nov 2017 - 06:26 pm

Barcelona: Dismissed Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont's lawyer confirmed on Wednesday that his client will not adhere to a summons to appear before...

South Sudan's Kiir in Sudan to ease 'tense' relations 01 Nov 2017 - 04:11 pm

Khartoum: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir arrived Wednesday in Sudan for a two-day visit aimed at resolving border disputes and addressing mutual accusations...

Putin arrives in Iran to discuss Syria, nuclear deal 01 Nov 2017 - 03:28 pm

TEHRAN: Russian President Vladimir Putin began a visit to Iran on Wednesday designed to underpin closer ties between two countries at loggerheads with...

Kuwait Emir reappoints Prime Minister 01 Nov 2017 - 03:11 pm

Kuwait Emir reappointed his prime minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak on Wednesday and asked him to form a cabinet, the official state news agency...

Hamas cedes Gaza border crossings to Palestinian Authority control 01 Nov 2017 - 02:39 pm

GAZA: Hamas began ceding control of the Gaza Strip’s border crossings with Israel and Egypt to US-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday...

5 children killed by 'young girl' suicide bomber in Cameroon 01 Nov 2017 - 01:04 pm

Yaoundé: Five children were killed Tuesday night and two others wounded by a suicide bomber described as a "young girl" in a northern...

Pakistan airline sorry for forgetting two corpses in NY 01 Nov 2017 - 12:54 pm

Islamabad: Two corpses were left behind at a New York airport instead of being flown to Lahore, Pakistan's national airline said, apologising Wednesday...

Suspected militant arrested after knife attack near Tunis parliament 01 Nov 2017 - 12:17 pm

TUNIS, A suspected Islamist militant was arrested on Wednesday after wounding two policemen in a knife attack near the parliament building in Tunis,...