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3 men try to remove Muslim teen's hijab in NYC metro 03 Dec 2016 - 10:42 am

NEW YORK: The city’s police is investigating a bias crime after three men attempted to remove the headscarf of a Muslim teen at...

UK pensioner returns library book... 63 years late 03 Dec 2016 - 10:30 am

London: A British pensioner has returned a library book to her school some 63 years after taking it out, the librarian said Friday....

‘Those we save today die tomorrow’: Aleppo official 03 Dec 2016 - 10:24 am

ALEPPO, Syria: Civilians are fleeing from one part of opposition-held eastern Aleppo to another amid a flurry of attacks by the Syrian regime,...

Fidel Castro's ashes return to cradle of revolution 03 Dec 2016 - 10:17 am

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba: The convoy carrying the ashes of Cuba's late communist leader Fidel Castro ends an island-wide journey on Saturday in...

In San Bernardino, solemn ceremony marks mass shooting 03 Dec 2016 - 10:17 am

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.: The sound of a bell tolled through loudspeakers on Friday outside a building in Southern California, ringing once for each...

South Korea opposition introduces bill to impeach scandal-tainted Park 03 Dec 2016 - 10:01 am

SEOUL: South Korea's three opposition parties introduced a bill on Saturday for parliament to impeach President Park Geun-hye who, tainted by a corruption...

Gambia's shock presidential victor hails new era 03 Dec 2016 - 10:01 am

Banjul, Gambia: Opposition candidate Adama Barrow hailed a "new Gambia" Friday after he pulled off a stunning presidential election victory, putting an end...

Merkel to chart 2017 election battle at party congress 03 Dec 2016 - 09:58 am

Berlin: After Donald Trump's shock victory, Francois Hollande's decision not to seek re-election and populism on the rise, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is...

Trump says Philippines fighting drugs 'the right way': Duterte 03 Dec 2016 - 09:40 am

Manila: US President-elect Donald Trump told Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte that Manila was conducting its deadly drug war "the right way", Duterte said...

Syria army seizes new rebel district in Aleppo: monitor 03 Dec 2016 - 09:37 am

Beirut: Syrian troops and allied forces advanced overnight seizing Aleppo's Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood from rebels as they press an offensive to recapture all...

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin recovering well after Antarctic evacuation 03 Dec 2016 - 09:35 am

SYDNEY: Former U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, posted photos on Saturday of his recovery in a...

Berta Caceres: Slain Honduran activist gets top UN prize 03 Dec 2016 - 09:32 am

Cancun, Mexico: Berta Caceres, a Honduran activist murdered early this year, was posthumously awarded Friday one of the UN's top prizes for the...

Thai police arrest suspect in Pakistan factory fire that killed 255 03 Dec 2016 - 09:20 am

Bangkok: A Pakistani man suspected of starting a devastating factory fire in Karachi four years ago that killed 255 people has been arrested...

Half of rebel Aleppo falls to Syrian forces 03 Dec 2016 - 09:13 am

Aleppo, Syria: Syrian government forces have recaptured half the former rebel stronghold of east Aleppo, a monitor said, with the UN now facing...

Trump upends US foreign policy with Taiwan call 03 Dec 2016 - 09:07 am

New York: US President-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of foreign policy to speak with the president of Taiwan, prompting Beijing Saturday to...

Brazil grieves for football team killed in crash 03 Dec 2016 - 08:59 am

Chapecó, Brazil: A small Brazilian city will hold a massive funeral Saturday to honor its football team, wiped out at the height of...

Widodo appeals for calm at second Jakarta protest against ally 03 Dec 2016 - 12:57 am

Indonesian President Joko Widodo sought to ease tension in the world’s most populous Muslim nation by appearing at a rally of more than...

Thai king leads prayers for late father 03 Dec 2016 - 12:47 am

Bangkok: Thailand's new monarch King Maha Vajiralongkorn led prayers for his late father yesterday, his first appearance at Bangkok's Grand Palace since he...