World

Another day on the job, in the eye of a hurricane 13 May 2017 - 09:25 am

Miami: Hurricanes can be monstruous, terrifying things to live through. Garrett Black flies through them for a living and likes it. Last year,...

Kashmir could turn out to be Modi's biggest failure 13 May 2017 - 09:18 am

There is little doubt that notwithstanding any achievement of Narendra Modi in the economic field or in partially curbing the saffron hotheads, Kashmir...

Opposition committed to field winning face in presidential polls: Congress 13 May 2017 - 09:11 am

New Delhi: The Congress said on Friday that the opposition was committed to field "the most credible and winning face" in the presidential...

Comey crisis could bedevil Trump on health care, tax reform 13 May 2017 - 09:07 am

Washington: US Republicans struggling to pass a health care overhaul and tax reform this year have seen their path narrow, as Congress reels...

Plane evacuated in Germany after suspicious conversation overheard 13 May 2017 - 08:49 am

Cologne, Germany: A plane at Germany's Cologne Bonn airport was reportedly evacuated late Friday after passengers said they had overheard a suspicious conversation....

Protesting pensioners scuffle with police in Venezuela 13 May 2017 - 07:54 am

Caracas: Elderly protesters braved pepper spray in scuffles with riot police on Friday as they marched in the latest anti-government protests in Venezuela....

Trump warns sacked FBI chief over media leaks 13 May 2017 - 07:49 am

Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday warned his sacked FBI director against "leaking" information to reporters, as the White House refused to deny...

Russia's interior ministry says computers hit by 'virus attack' 13 May 2017 - 07:44 am

Moscow: Russia's interior ministry said Friday that some of its computers had been hit by a "virus attack" amid reports of major cyber...

Major cyber attacks strike worldwide 13 May 2017 - 07:38 am

London: A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security...

Britons would vote to leave Eurovision: poll 12 May 2017 - 10:33 pm

London: Britons are not finished severing their ties with Europe, according to a new poll on Friday showing a majority would support leaving...

Congo announces 9 suspected Ebola cases, including 3 deaths 12 May 2017 - 09:18 pm

KINSHASA, (AP) — One person has been confirmed dead from Ebola in an outbreak in a remote corner of northern Congo as health...

France’s Macron woos conservative moderates as row simmers with ally 12 May 2017 - 09:10 pm

PARIS: Centrist French President elect Emmanuel Macron sought to woo conservative members of parliament to his cause on Friday and head off a...

Focus on what really matters, Blair advises Macron 12 May 2017 - 09:05 pm

Paris: France's incoming president Emmanuel Macron got some advice on Friday from former British prime minister Tony Blair, with whom the reform-minded Frenchman...

British hospitals, Spanish firms among targets of huge cyberattack 12 May 2017 - 08:58 pm

LONDON/MADRID: A huge cyberattack brought disruption to Britain’s health system on Friday and infected many Spanish companies with malicious software, and security researchers...

Despite crackdown, people-smuggling across Thai-Myanmar border has risen 12 May 2017 - 03:07 pm

MAE SOT, Thailand: People smuggling across the border from Myanmar to Thailand is on the rise despite a crackdown by authorities in both...

Myanmar army chief compares Rohingya crackdown to Northern Ireland 12 May 2017 - 02:48 pm

Yangon: Myanmar's army chief defended his military's violent crackdown on Rohingya Muslims by comparing it to Britain's campaign to tackle sectarian conflict in...