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Lufthansa pilots start two-day strike, hundreds of flights cancelled 23 Nov 2016 - 09:38 am

BERLIN: Lufthansa pilots in Germany began a two-day strike on Wednesday, grounding hundreds of flights at one of Europe's largest carriers in a...

Court upholds life sentences for Khmer Rouge leaders 23 Nov 2016 - 09:24 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodia's UN-backed court upheld life sentences for two top former Khmer Rouge leaders on Wednesday for crimes against humanity, in a...

Turkey's Erdogan to chair economic coordination meeting on Wednesday - media 23 Nov 2016 - 09:18 am

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will chair a meeting of the government's economic coordination committee on Wednesday, broadcasters said, the evening before the...

Spice of life: Saffron harvest offers jobs, opportunity in Afghanistan 23 Nov 2016 - 09:06 am

HERAT, Afghanistan: It is early morning in a saffron field outside the western Afghan city of Herat and dozens of women are harvesting...

Postcard from America: a county that jumped ship, backed Trump 23 Nov 2016 - 08:51 am

Pleasant Prairie, Etats-Unis: For as long as he has been driving a US mail truck through Kenosha County, Bob Patrick has held the...

In crisis-struck Rio, police need donated toilet paper 23 Nov 2016 - 08:33 am

Rio de Janeiro: Maria Thereza Sombra may rely on Rio de Janeiro's police to keep her safe -- but in the grip of...

S. Korea, Japan sign controversial intelligence deal 23 Nov 2016 - 08:18 am

Seoul: Japan and South Korea signed a controversial agreement on Wednesday to share defence intelligence on North Korea, despite protests from opposition parties...

Death toll in New Caledonia landslides rises to five 23 Nov 2016 - 08:02 am

Noumea: A fifth person was confirmed dead Wednesday after torrential rain triggered landslides on the French overseas territory of New Caledonia, while three...

Rare Pokemon card sells for record $54,970 at auction 22 Nov 2016 - 09:39 pm

Los Angeles: An extremely rare Pokemon trading card -- the "Pikachu Illustrator" -- was purchased for a record $54,970 at auction, organizers of...

Netanyahu vouches for integrity of embattled personal lawyer 22 Nov 2016 - 08:55 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood by his personal attorney on Tuesday following media allegations about the lawyer’s links to a multi-million...

Studies show racial and gender bias throughout the gig economy 22 Nov 2016 - 08:33 pm

Researchers are finding racial and gender disparities in just about every corner of the on-demand labor market. A new study showed black people...

India’s cash chaos by the numbers: guide to banknote revamp 22 Nov 2016 - 07:58 pm

Serpentine queues spilling from banks. Parents worried that they can’t provide for their families. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing to Indians to bear...

UK group delivers Rohingya petition to Myanmar embassy 22 Nov 2016 - 07:35 pm

LONDON: A U.K.-based pressure group has delivered a thousands-strong petition to Myanmar’s London embassy calling on the country’s government to confront the crisis...

Spain arrests man suspected of being “mastermind” in Petrobras case 22 Nov 2016 - 06:50 pm

MADRID: Spanish police have arrested a man suspected of being a “financial mastermind” in a corruption network at Brazil’s semi-public oil company Petrobras...

Photostory: How life changed for Syrian Olive farmers after regime airstrikes 22 Nov 2016 - 06:44 pm

Syrian farmers work at a farm during the harvest season in Damascus's Harasta region, Farmers work semi manually, after regime forces airstrike destroyed...

'Money mules' arrested in Europe-wide laundering sting 22 Nov 2016 - 06:43 pm

The Hague: European and US law officials arrested at least 178 people in an international swoop against so-called "money mules" who helped launder...

Trump scraps, reschedules New York Times interview in media quarrel 22 Nov 2016 - 06:17 pm

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump abruptly cancelled and then rescheduled an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday, after complaining about the...