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Biden on top in national poll as iowa tightens 13 Jan 2020 - 06:45 pm

Joe Biden continues to lead a tightening field for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a new national poll by Quinnipiac University. The...

US wants to reduce presence in Africa, warns top officer 13 Jan 2020 - 06:45 pm

Brussels: The United States wants to reduce its military presence in Africa, Washington's top military officer said, as France hosts Sahel leaders as...

Despite differences, Spain gets its new coalition government 13 Jan 2020 - 06:45 pm

MADRID: Spain's first coalition government in the four decades since the return of democracy took shape Monday as 22 Cabinet ministers took their...

Nepal's main airport cuts the heat amid worries over power 13 Jan 2020 - 04:59 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Nepal's aviation authority on Monday asked everyone in the Himalayan nation's only international airport to cut down on heating this winter...

King of Jordan warns Islamic State on rise again 13 Jan 2020 - 03:11 pm

Paris: King Abdullah of Jordan on Monday warned that the Islamic State group was regrouping and was once again on the rise in...

Russia says civilians can flee Syria's Idlib via three new checkpoints 13 Jan 2020 - 02:52 pm

MOSCOW: The ministry said it had received many requests from Syrian civilians in Idlib in areas controlled by armed groups to return to...

Pakistan court annuls Musharaff's death sentence: Prosecutor 13 Jan 2020 - 02:38 pm

Lahore: A Pakistan court Monday annulled the death sentence handed to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, ruling that the special court which had...

Queen to host crisis summit on Harry and Meghan's future 13 Jan 2020 - 02:30 pm

SANDRINGHAM, England : The meeting reflects the queen's desire to contain the fallout from Harry and Meghan’s decision to "step back” as senior...

Graffiti painted on Copenhagen's 'Little Mermaid' statue 13 Jan 2020 - 01:25 pm

Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen's famed Little Mermaid statue was found doused with pro-Hong Kong graffiti early Monday. Three lines in red, reading "Free...

'French Spider-Man' scales Paris skyscraper in support of pension strikers 13 Jan 2020 - 01:10 pm

Paris - Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the "French Spider-Man", on Monday started scaling the Tour Total, a 48-storey skyscraper in Paris'...

Drunk woman's bomb threat forces flight to return to Kolkata 13 Jan 2020 - 01:04 pm

Kolkata: A bomb threat by a 25-year-old woman passenger forced a Mumbai-bound flight to return to Kolkata and make an emergency landing, said...

Jihadists kill three teachers in attack on Kenya school 13 Jan 2020 - 12:36 pm

Nairobi: Suspected Al-Shabaab Islamists killed three teachers and kidnapped another at a primary school in eastern Kenya on Monday, police said, the latest...

Trump impeachment trial fight for Bolton testimony echoes Monica Lewinsky 13 Jan 2020 - 11:36 am

WASHINGTON: John Bolton meet Monica Lewinsky. Twenty-one years ago former White House intern Lewinsky was at the center of a tug-of-war over whether...

Thailand helps sea turtle swim again with prosthetic flippers 13 Jan 2020 - 11:08 am

Phuket, Thailand - Thai turtle Goody lost her left flipper years ago after she was entangled in a fishing net, leaving her immobile...

Thai elephants march in silence for Australian bushfires 13 Jan 2020 - 11:00 am

Ayutthaya,Thailand - A troupe of elephants and school students held a silent march at a Thai elephant camp on Monday to pay their...

Walmart cuts a third of India executives, plans more: Report 13 Jan 2020 - 10:46 am

Walmart Inc. is preparing to wind up its physical presence in India and has fired a third of its top executives there, said...

Severe weather in Afghanistan, Pakistan leaves 43 dead 13 Jan 2020 - 10:29 am

Kabul, Afghanistan - Severe winter weather has struck parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, with heavy snowfall, rains and flash floods that left at...

Goalie Ryan donates A$28,000 to bushfire relief efforts 13 Jan 2020 - 10:13 am

Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper Mat Ryan has raised A$28,000 ($19,365) for an Australian bushfire animal rescue charity after a novel shot-stopping fundraiser...