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California Democrats take aim at Trump, GOP Congress 21 May 2017 - 09:10 am

California: California's elected Democrats had tough words for President Donald Trump and the GOP Congress on Saturday, urging their party's fired-up activists to...

Australia declares game-up for 'fake refugees' 21 May 2017 - 09:04 am

Sydney: Australia Sunday gave 7,500 boatpeople until October to file a claim proving they are genuine refugees or be kicked out, declaring the...

Turkish police kill two suspected Islamic State militants in raid - media 21 May 2017 - 08:55 am

ANKARA: Turkish police killed two suspected Islamic State militants in a raid on an apartment in the capital Ankara overnight, state-run Anadolu news...

Al-Jubeir says Trump's visit to Kingdom will build new era in relations between Saudi Arabia, Arab and Islamic World 21 May 2017 - 08:50 am

Riyadh: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir affirmed that the visit of US President Donald Trump to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

Pakistan census source of fear and hope for minorities 21 May 2017 - 08:44 am

Rabwah , Pakistan: Marginalised, attacked and frequently hit by blasphemy charges, Pakistan's religious minorities are hoping the country's first census since 1998 will...

Strong oil, global bourses may aid Gulf 21 May 2017 - 08:37 am

Dubai: Gulf stock markets may have a firm tone on Sunday after oil and global bourses rose at the end of last week,...

Leftists protest, key Temer ally meets in Brazil crisis 21 May 2017 - 08:36 am

Brasília: Leftist groups plan protests across Brazil on Sunday to demand the resignation of President Michel Temer and the holding of new elections...

Scandal be damned, Republican base defends besieged Trump 21 May 2017 - 08:32 am

Altamahaw, United States: While many see Donald Trump's presidency as a slow-motion car crash, the core voters who elected him are standing by...

Rajnath chairs security meet with five CMs, hikes border development funding 21 May 2017 - 08:22 am

Gangtok: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday chaired the first security review meeting with Chief Ministers of five states bordering China, and...

Resources and their utilisation should be for common good, says CJI 21 May 2017 - 08:18 am

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar on Saturday said that it was incumbent upon the government to ensure that the...

Three years of Modi: Possibility of 2nd innings looms large 21 May 2017 - 08:12 am

Considering that the score line in the last round of assembly elections before Narendra Modi's third anniversary of the assumption of power was...

Coal Ministry officials withheld information from then PM: Court 21 May 2017 - 08:03 am

New Delhi: A Special Court here that convicted Coal Ministry ex-Secretary H.C. Gupta and others in a coal block allocation case has said...

Up to 200,000 protesters march against Venezuela's Maduro 21 May 2017 - 07:58 am

Caracas: More than 200,000 protesters took to the streets of Venezuela on Saturday, day 50 of an angry and sometimes deadly showdown with...

North Korea's Unit 180, the cyber warfare cell that worries the West 21 May 2017 - 07:47 am

SEOUL: North Korea's main spy agency has a special cell called Unit 180 that is likely to have launched some of its most...

Indian woman cuts off genitals of Hindu holy man over rape attempt 20 May 2017 - 09:58 pm

New Delhi: An Indian woman cut off a man's penis after he allegedly tried to rape her at her house in the southern...

New York Times reports China killed CIA sources, hobbled US spying from 2010 to 2012 20 May 2017 - 09:43 pm

WASHINGTON: China killed or imprisoned 18 to 20 CIA sources from 2010 to 2012, hobbling U.S. spying operations in a massive intelligence breach...

Saudi deputy economy minister says privatisation terms case-by-case 20 May 2017 - 08:23 pm

RIYADH: The Saudi government will determine terms of ownership for the coming wave of state privatisations “one by one”, the vice economy minister...

Varadkar set to succeed Kenny as new Irish PM 20 May 2017 - 08:03 pm

Dublin: Leo Varadkar was the clear favourite to succeed Enda Kenny as Ireland's prime minister Saturday as nominations closed for the leadership of...