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Deadly Hurricane Nate bears down on Mexico, US 07 Oct 2017 - 10:19 am

Cancún, Mexico: Nate reached hurricane status as it bore down on popular Mexican beach resorts and headed for the US Gulf Coast early...

Hurricane Nate heads toward the Central Gulf of Mexico 07 Oct 2017 - 10:12 am

Hurricane Nate headed toward the central Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and was expected to strengthen and make landfall along the U.S. central...

Tokyo Gov Koike leaves door open for ruling party PM post election 07 Oct 2017 - 09:29 am

TOKYO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike does not expect her new conservative party to pick a candidate for prime minister during the campaign for...

Trump sends lieutenants to Pakistan with tough message 07 Oct 2017 - 09:16 am

Washington: President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks, turning up the heat on...

Authorities thwarted planned 2016 attacks on New York 07 Oct 2017 - 09:07 am

New York: An undercover FBI agent helped thwart a jihadist plot to attack targets including New York's subway and Times Square, authorities announced...

More than $500 million in bank shares transferred on Thai king's behalf 07 Oct 2017 - 08:58 am

Bangkok: The financial arm of Thailand's ultra-rich monarchy has transferred bank shares worth more than $500 million on behalf of King Maha Vajiralongkorn,...

Rohingya insurgents open to peace but Myanmar ceasefire ending 07 Oct 2017 - 08:54 am

YANGON: Muslim Rohingya insurgents said on Saturday they are ready to respond to any peace move by the Myanmar government but a one-month...

New Zealand coalition talks intensify as final count confirms deadlock 07 Oct 2017 - 08:49 am

Wellington: New Zealand's two main parties prepared Saturday to intensify negotiations with kingmaker MP Winston Peters after the counting of postal and overseas...

Splits emerge among Catalan separatists 07 Oct 2017 - 08:45 am

Barcelona: Splits have emerged among Catalan separatist leaders over their plans to unilaterally declare independence following a secession referendum deemed illegal by Madrid....

Key players in Catalan independence crisis 07 Oct 2017 - 08:29 am

Madrid: Catalonia's government has threatened to declare independence after the region voted in an outlawed referendum. Here are six key players in Spain's...

Trump sends lieutenants to Pakistan with tough message 07 Oct 2017 - 08:27 am

Washington: President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks, turning up the heat on...

Nobel Prize sends a nuclear message to Trump 07 Oct 2017 - 01:49 am

Washington: The Nobel committee spurned an opportunity to celebrate the Iran nuclear deal, but still found a way to send a message to...

Iraq's ex-President Talabani laid to rest in Kurdish region 07 Oct 2017 - 01:34 am

BAGHDAD: Thousands of Iraqi Kurdish mourners, along with Iraqi officials and world dignitaries attended on Friday the funeral of Jalal Talabani, the country's...

Tokyo Governor vows to change nation from her city 06 Oct 2017 - 11:34 pm

TOKYO: Popular Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, a rumored candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections, says she wants to push the national government to speed...

Macron shows no regret over outburst against workers 06 Oct 2017 - 10:59 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron showed no regret on Friday after being caught on camera disparaging a group of trade union protesters, instead...

Iran open to talks over its ballistic missile programme: sources 06 Oct 2017 - 07:58 pm

ANKARA/LONDON/WASHINGTON: Iran has signalled to six world powers that it is open to talks about its ballistic missile arsenal, seeking to reduce tension...