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Husband to appear on murder charges in missing mother case 08 Jan 2020 - 06:16 pm

STAMFORD: Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of a missing mother of five, faces arraignment Wednesday on charges that he killed her amid contentious...

India reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Chhattisgarh state: OIE 08 Jan 2020 - 05:43 pm

PARIS: India has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry farm in the central state of...

Canada plane crash victims in Iran include lecturers, students 08 Jan 2020 - 05:43 pm

TORONTO: A pair of university lecturers and two students were among the 63 Canadian victims of a plane disaster in Iran in Wednesday,...

Kenyan lawyer says he is blocked from returning home 08 Jan 2020 - 05:43 pm

NAIROBI: A Kenyan lawyer says he was removed from an Air France flight as he tried to return home months after being deported...

Finland’s millennial PM calls for debate on 4-day work week 08 Jan 2020 - 05:33 pm

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has welcomed debate on a four-day work week, calling it an "interesting question” that’s worth looking into as...

Ukraine to send investigation team to Iran to probe plane crash: Zelensky 08 Jan 2020 - 05:25 pm

KIEV: Ukraine will send a team of experts to Iran later on Wednesday to investigate the circumstances of the crash of a Ukrainian...

Body of child found from plane at Paris airport 08 Jan 2020 - 05:02 pm

PARIS: The body of a 10-year-old child was discovered on Wednesday in the landing gear of an Air France plane, the airline said....

Erdogan, Putin inaugurate pipeline, discuss Libya, Syria 08 Jan 2020 - 04:45 pm

Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin inaugurated a new gas pipeline linking their countries at a ceremony in Istanbul...

Ghosn: detention in Japan 'travesty' against human rights 08 Jan 2020 - 04:18 pm

BEIRUT: Nissan’s fugitive ex-boss, Carlos Ghosn, on Wednesday described his detention conditions in Japan, from which he fled last month in a daring...

Japanese billionaire Maezawa in $9 mln 'social experiment' giveaway 08 Jan 2020 - 03:17 pm

Tokyo: Japanese fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa is giving away $9 million to his Twitter followers in what he says is a "social experiment"...

Kuwait says report of US troop withdrawal incorrect, KUNA agency hacked 08 Jan 2020 - 03:00 pm

DUBAI: Kuwait's government said on Wednesday state news agency KUNA had been hacked and this had resulted in an incorrect report being issued...

Stowaway found dead at Paris airport after Ivory Coast flight: airline 08 Jan 2020 - 02:35 pm

Paris: The body of a stowaway has been found in the landing gear of an aircraft that landed in Paris after a flight...

After Britain appeals for weirdos, spoon bender Uri Geller applies 08 Jan 2020 - 02:27 pm

LONDON: Spoon-bending celebrity psychic Uri Geller, 73, has applied for a job in the British government in response to an advert for "misfits"...

Islamist group al Shabaab claims Somalia bomb attack that killed three 08 Jan 2020 - 01:39 pm

MOGADISHU: Islamist militant group al Shabaab said it was responsible for a bomb blast on Wednesday near the presidential palace and other government...

St Moritz lake iced up but balmy weather shortens Alpine run 08 Jan 2020 - 01:39 pm

Lausanne, Switzerland - St Moritz prides itself as the birthplace of modern winter sports but the Swiss city has been hit by warm...

Bollywood A-lister backs protesting students, faces boycott calls 08 Jan 2020 - 01:17 pm

Mumbai - A top Indian actress who joined students protesting against the government drew calls on social media on Wednesday for a boycott...

Commercial airlines reroute flights amid US-Iran tensions 08 Jan 2020 - 01:13 pm

New Delhi: Commercial airlines on Wednesday rerouted flights crossing the Middle East to avoid possible danger amid escalating tensions between the United States...