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Warne's 'baggy green' sale raises A$1m for bushfire victims 10 Jan 2020 - 11:32 am

Sydney - Australia's Shane Warne's prized "baggy green" cap raised more than A$1 million on Friday for bushfire relief efforts across the states...

Climate change threatens Afghanistan's crumbling heritage 09 Jan 2020 - 11:16 pm

Bamiyan, Afghanistan: After bearing the brunt of jihadist dynamite and looting by thieves, the archaeological treasures of Afghanistan's Bamiyan province are facing a...

‘Don't bite!’ quips Pope as he kisses nun 09 Jan 2020 - 10:20 pm

Vatican City: Pope Francis warned a nun not to bite him Wednesday in a joking reference to his run-in with an overly zealous...

Malawi police fire teargas on protesters denouncing rapes 09 Jan 2020 - 10:12 pm

Malawi: Malawi police fired teargas Thursday to scatter thousands of protestors marching to denounce rapes and sexual abuse by policemen. The police defended...

Indian slaves swap life of bondage for seat in boardroom at tea plantation 09 Jan 2020 - 09:45 pm

MANANTHAVADY, India: Sipping tea with bureaucrats at a plantation in southern India earlier this month, Sharda Krishnan's mind wandered from the boardroom to...

Austria's Kurz sworn in with soap opera subtitles in TV re-run gaffe 09 Jan 2020 - 09:45 pm

Vienna: Austrian television's web replay of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's swearing-in ceremony went viral Wednesday after it mistakenly aired with soap opera subtitles suggesting...

Wrongfully convicted Georgia man freed after 17 years 09 Jan 2020 - 09:44 pm

DOUGLAS, Ga: A Georgia man has been released from prison after spending more than a third of his life incarcerated for a crime...

Trump changes terms of 2020 race with Iran turmoil 09 Jan 2020 - 09:29 pm

NEW YORK: The election was always going to be about Donald Trump. But over the span of a few days, the yearslong focus...

Lebanon's Hezbollah says working for government formation 09 Jan 2020 - 05:57 pm

BEIRUT: The powerful Lebanese group Hezbollah is working to remove obstacles to a deal on a new government which must be formed as...

Prince Harry and Meghan the 'half royals': how will it work? 09 Jan 2020 - 05:57 pm

LONDON: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have announced they will step back from senior roles in the royal family - a move...

Thai journalist sentenced over tweet warns of threat to media freedom 09 Jan 2020 - 02:46 pm

Bangkok: A Thai journalist sentenced to two years in prison for defaming the owner of a poultry farm via a tweet said Thursday...

Ukraine names Iran plane crash theories, including missile strike 09 Jan 2020 - 02:17 pm

KIEV: A top Ukrainian security official on Thursday set out what he said were the four main theories for why a Ukrainian airliner...

Lebanon imposes travel ban on Ghosn after questioning over warrant: judicial source 09 Jan 2020 - 01:30 pm

BEIRUT: A Lebanese prosecutor imposed a travel ban on former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Thursday, a judicial source said, after he was...

Twenty wounded in northern Mali rocket attack on UN base 09 Jan 2020 - 01:24 pm

BAMAKO: Twenty people were wounded on Thursday in northern Mali's restive Kidal region, including 18 U.N. peacekeepers from Chad, in a rocket attack...

Australian cricketers Paine, Lyon see 'mind-blowing' fire devastation 09 Jan 2020 - 12:52 pm

Australian cricketers Tim Paine and Nathan Lyon said they were humbled to see the "unbelievable" efforts of rescue teams as they visited areas...

Indonesian military says Chinese vessels left disputed waters 09 Jan 2020 - 11:51 am

Jakarta: Indonesia's military said on Thursday that Chinese coast guard vessels and fishing boats had left disputed waters in the western reaches of...