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'It could've been me': India women demand safety as recent rapes prompt hundreds of petitions 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm

MUMBAI: Aila Bandagi Kandlakunta's first reaction to the gang rape and murder of a female veterinarian last month in India's IT hub of...

Green Climate Fund stepping up on 'loss and damage', head says 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm

MADRID: As pressure grows on rich countries to help vulnerable nations cope with worsening weather disasters and rising seas, the Green Climate Fund...

Young US Republicans defy party to fight climate change 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm

NEW YORK: Conservative youth leaders in the United States launched a nationwide campaign on Wednesday to promote a carbon tax to combat global...

Women want in as internet revolution creeps into Chad 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm

N'DJAMENA: The internet revolution is coming - old news in much of the world but not in Chad, a tech laggard where women...

How Boris Johnson’s election gamble paid off 13 Dec 2019 - 08:56 pm

It was a straight forward message: "Get Brexit done.” The mantra of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party during the...

Cutting edge 'tree' displays Vilnius airport contraband 13 Dec 2019 - 08:47 pm

Vilnius: Staff at the Lithuanian airport in Vilnius came up with a sharp idea to remind travellers that safety comes first: a Christmas...

Polling station pooches bring light relief to UK election 13 Dec 2019 - 08:47 pm

London: Retrievers, beagles, poodles and pugs lined up in the rain at Britain's polling stations on Thursday as thousands of voters brought their...

Foul smell interrupts Georgia parliament session 13 Dec 2019 - 08:47 pm

Tbilisi: A strong odour of faeces disrupted a key vote in Georgian parliament Thursday after opposition MPs splattered the plenary chamber with an...

Trump says Boris Johnson win could be 'harbinger' for him 13 Dec 2019 - 08:47 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that the big election win by his ally Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Britain bodes well for...

Macron pushes ahead with pension plan amid damaging strikes 13 Dec 2019 - 08:47 pm

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron remains determined to push ahead with an overhaul of the nation's pension system despite more than a week...

Austrian far-right kicks out scandal-hit ex-leader Strache 13 Dec 2019 - 07:52 pm

Vienna: Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) announced Friday it has ousted its former leader Heinz-Christian Strache, who was caught in a corruption scandal...

Pentagon tests long-banned ballistic missile over Pacific 13 Dec 2019 - 07:52 pm

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Thursday flight-tested a missile that had been banned under a treaty that the United States and Russia abandoned last...

House panel approves 2 Trump impeachment charges 13 Dec 2019 - 07:52 pm

WASHINGTON: The House Judiciary Committee has approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The charges now go to the full House...

Corbyn calamity: Labour Party implodes, will seek new leader 13 Dec 2019 - 07:52 pm

The Labour Party’s crushing defeat at the hands of turned-off voters will bring the left-wing party a new leader - ending Jeremy Corbyn’s...

Ex-PM elected Algeria's new president, to protesters' dismay 13 Dec 2019 - 07:52 pm

ALGIERS, Algeria: Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a former prime minister and loyalist of Algeria’s influential army chief, was elected the oil-rich nation's new president in...

Germany: 1 dead, 11 injured in apartment building explosion 13 Dec 2019 - 07:52 pm

BERLIN: One person died and 11 were injured in an explosion at an apartment building in eastern Germany on Friday, authorities said. The...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi's defense of army puzzles former admirers 13 Dec 2019 - 07:18 pm

BANGKOK: What drives Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar who this week defended her country at the International Court of Justice...

Johnson election victory propels Britain towards swift Brexit 13 Dec 2019 - 05:48 pm

LONDON: Britain was speeding towards Brexit on Friday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory, ending three years of uncertainty...