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Kabul suicide attack on NATO convoy wounds three civilians 24 Sep 2017 - 12:18 pm

Kabul: A suicide bomber targeting a NATO convoy wounded three Afghan civilians in Kabul on Sunday morning without causing casualties among Danish troops...

Myanmar mines target Rohingya refugees: Rights group 24 Sep 2017 - 12:15 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar’s military has been accused of laying mines in western Rakhine state, an international human rights group said on Saturday, as...

3 killed by missile attack in Syria de-escalation zone 24 Sep 2017 - 10:23 am

DAMASCUS: At least three civilians were killed and several injured in a missile attack Saturday in a Syrian city that falls within a...

Fresh airstrikes in Syria’s Idlib kill 12 civilians 24 Sep 2017 - 10:01 am

IDLIB/ANKARA: At least 12 civilians were killed by airstrikes in Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province on Friday. Warplanes targeted a number of towns and...

Kenya police ordered to investigate election officials 24 Sep 2017 - 09:50 am

Nairobi: Kenya's chief prosecutor has ordered the police and anti-corruption agency to investigate the country's election commission for alleged "irregularities and illegalities" in...

Tens of thousands flee rumbling Bali volcano 24 Sep 2017 - 09:45 am

Karangasem, Indonesia: More than 34,000 people have fled from a rumbling volcano on the resort island of Bali as the magnitude of tremors...

North Korea minister launches tirade against Trump at UN 24 Sep 2017 - 09:36 am

United Nations, United States: North Korea's foreign minister assailed US President Donald Trump at the United Nations on Saturday, deriding him as a...

Five days on, hopes fade in Mexico City quake rescue operations 24 Sep 2017 - 09:21 am

Mexico City: Hopes of finding more survivors after Mexico City's devastating quake dwindled to virtually nothing on Sunday, five days after the 7.1...

Merkel heads for German poll win, hard-right AfD for first seats 24 Sep 2017 - 09:12 am

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to cruise to victory in elections Sunday but also to face the breakthrough into parliament of hard-right...

Ukrainian dies in clash with roommate at refugee hostel in Germany 24 Sep 2017 - 09:07 am

Berlin: A 28-year-old Ukrainian was stabbed to death in a clash with his roommate at a refugee hostel in the Bavarian town of...

New Zealand dollar in for more volatility with new government still unclear 24 Sep 2017 - 08:58 am

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand dollar is set for more volatility in coming weeks after a general election left New Zealand's major parties with...

Deadly aftershock, volcanic ash spread alarm in Mexico 24 Sep 2017 - 08:02 am

Mexico City: A magnitude 6.2 aftershock that shook Mexico on Saturday was blamed for five deaths, spreading fear among anxious residents reeling from...

Italy’s 5-Star names youthful new leader as election nears 23 Sep 2017 - 09:00 pm

RIMINI, Italy: Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement which is riding high in opinion polls has named 31-year-old Luigi Di Maio to lead it into...

New Zealand's Trump-esque 'Kingmaker' to decide election 23 Sep 2017 - 08:49 pm

Wellington: For decades New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been known as "The Kingmaker" -- a role the populist anti-immigration campaigner is...

China says N.Korean quake 'suspected explosion', S.Korea says likely natural 23 Sep 2017 - 02:10 pm

BEIJING/SEOUL: China’s earthquake administration said on Saturday it had detected a magnitude 3.4 earthquake in North Korea that was a “suspected explosion”, raising...

Turkey warns of 'security' steps in response to Iraqi Kurd vote 23 Sep 2017 - 01:38 pm

Ankara: Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim warned on Saturday that Ankara's actions in response to a controversial independence referendum in Iraq's Kurdistan region...

We all lied about Jaya's health condition: TN Minister 23 Sep 2017 - 01:31 pm

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Minister for Forests C. Sreenivasan has sought people's apology for "lying" about the health condition of late Chief Minister J....