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Trump to visit Asia in November, North Korea in spotlight 30 Sep 2017 - 09:30 am

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump will travel to Asia in November for the first time since becoming president, stopping in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam...

Bali volcano evacuees outside danger zone told to go home 30 Sep 2017 - 09:25 am

Karangasem, Indonesia: More than 144,000 people have fled from a rumbling volcano on popular tourist island Bali, but officials Saturday urged evacuees who...

N.Korea seen moving missiles from development centre: S.Korean broadcaster 30 Sep 2017 - 09:10 am

SEOUL: Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang, South Korea’s Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)...

Bali volcano evacuees outside danger zone told to go home 30 Sep 2017 - 08:11 am

Karangasem, Indonesia: More than 144,000 people have fled from a rumbling volcano on popular tourist island Bali, but officials Saturday urged evacuees who...

Tillerson in China to pile pressure on North Korea 30 Sep 2017 - 08:09 am

Beijing: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Beijing on Saturday to discuss efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions and prepare...

Iraq to take control of Kurdish regional borders 30 Sep 2017 - 01:09 am

Irbil: Iraq’s military was preparing to take control of the international borders of the northern Kurdish region as a flight ban halted all...

Catalans occupy polling stations ahead of referendum 29 Sep 2017 - 08:10 pm

Barcelona: Pro-separatist Catalans on Friday occupied several schools in Barcelona designated as a polling stations in a contested independence referendum, in a bid...

Stampede on crowded Indian pedestrian bridge leaves 22 dead 29 Sep 2017 - 07:49 pm

MUMBAI, India: A stampede broke out on a crowded pedestrian bridge connecting two railway stations in Mumbai during the Friday morning rush, killing...

Talks on future EU-UK ties before divorce settled would weaken EU: Macron 29 Sep 2017 - 07:30 pm

TALLINN: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday the European Union would be weakened if it agreed to discuss its future trading relationship...

Students rally in Barcelona to defend Catalan vote 28 Sep 2017 - 03:54 pm

Barcelona: At least 10,000 striking high school and university students rallied in Barcelona on Thursday to defend Catalonia's right to hold an independence...

At least 14 dead as Rohingya boat capsizes off Bangladesh 28 Sep 2017 - 03:37 pm

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: At least 10 children and four women were killed when a boat carrying Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized off...

Furore in Hungarian village over migrant holiday 28 Sep 2017 - 02:20 pm

Budapest: The mayor of a Hungarian village has quit after plans to lodge two refugee families in a guesthouse for a holiday weekend...

Etihad names British defence official as CEO 28 Sep 2017 - 01:46 pm

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad on Thursday appointed a senior British defence official who once ran the emirate's airports as its next...

Malaysia teens charged with murder over school fire 28 Sep 2017 - 12:34 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Two Malaysian teenagers were charged with murder Thursday in connection with a fire that killed 23 children and teachers at an...

Taiwan to allow visa-free entry for visitors from Philippines 28 Sep 2017 - 12:34 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan will allow visa-free entry for visitors from the Philippines in hopes that the Southeast Asian nation will reciprocate the gesture, a...

Hanging cow at Australia restaurant sparks controversy 28 Sep 2017 - 11:30 am

Adelaide, Australia: An Australian pizzeria that hung a taxidermied dairy cow from its ceiling to call attention to the industrialisation of the farming...

At least 12 Afghan security forces killed in suicide attack: police 28 Sep 2017 - 11:03 am

Kandahar, Afghanistan: At least a dozen Afghan security forces were killed when a suicide attacker driving an explosives-packed Humvee blew himself up in...