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Twenty-three killed in ceramics factory fire in Sudan 03 Dec 2019 - 05:32 pm

Sudan : At least 23 people were killed and 45 injured when fire broke out after a gas tanker exploded at a ceramics...

Trump rejects censure idea as House panel readies impeachment report vote 03 Dec 2019 - 04:47 pm

LONDON/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected the possibility of U.S. lawmakers censuring him over accusations he improperly pressured Ukraine to probe a...

16 killed as fire hits Sudan factory: doctors 03 Dec 2019 - 04:04 pm

Khartoum: A fire triggered by an explosion tore through a factory in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, killing 16 people and injuring dozens,...

France's Macron faces fresh challenge as massive strike looms 03 Dec 2019 - 02:45 pm

Paris: Trains cancelled, schools closed: France scrambled to make contingency plans on Tuesday for a huge strike against pension overhauls that poses one...

Elon Musk goes on trial in U.S. for defamation over tweet 03 Dec 2019 - 02:01 pm

Los Angeles: Elon Musk is known for his eccentric, sometimes controversial use of Twitter. Now, Tesla Inc's chief executive may have to pay...

Japan anti-high heels campaigner steps up to fight 'glasses ban' 03 Dec 2019 - 11:48 am

Tokyo: A Japanese woman whose campaign against mandatory high heels in the workplace won broad public support has stepped up her fight against...

Trump says new US law on Hong Kong doesn't help China trade talks 03 Dec 2019 - 11:26 am

Washington/Beijing: US President Donald Trump said on Monday U.S. legislation backing protesters in Hong Kong did not make trade negotiations with China easier,...

Nepal's mass animal slaughter begins despite outcry 03 Dec 2019 - 10:01 am

Bariyarpur, Nepal, Hindu worshippers began killing thousands of buffalo Tuesday in reputedly the world's biggest animal sacrifice, held every five years in a...

Sri Lanka suspends parliament ahead of snap polls 03 Dec 2019 - 09:53 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's new president suspended parliament for a month from Tuesday ahead of snap elections he wants to call in March to...

One killed as typhoon hits Philippines, hundreds of flights halted 03 Dec 2019 - 08:32 am

Manila: A typhoon struck the Philippines on Tuesday, killing one man and bringing heavy rains that prompted suspension of air travel and government...

Iran state TV says ‘rioters’ shot and killed amid protests 03 Dec 2019 - 08:31 am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Iranian state television on Tuesday acknowledged security forces shot and killed what it described as "rioters” in multiple cities...

Kosovo charges 6 over murder of moderate Serb politician 02 Dec 2019 - 07:36 pm

Pristina: Kosovo prosecutors have charged six people with assisting in the murder two years ago of local Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic, a rare...

India trans community calls to block bill fearing it leaves them at risk 02 Dec 2019 - 07:34 pm

NEW DELHI: India's transgender community took to social media on Monday to urge the president to stop a bill that aimed to protect...

Pompeo defends military restraint on Venezuela 02 Dec 2019 - 06:40 pm

Washington: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear Monday that the United States did not plan a military intervention in Venezuela even as...

As Trump heads to London for NATO summit, warnings on British election 02 Dec 2019 - 06:40 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump leaves on Monday for a NATO summit in London, where he is under pressure from British Prime Minister...

Chile's economic activity down sharply amid crisis 02 Dec 2019 - 06:40 pm

Santiago: Chile's economic activity fell 3.4 percent in October, as a prolonged bout of social unrest battered commerce and services, the central bank...

Accused in Namibian fishing corruption scandal withdraw bail application 02 Dec 2019 - 06:40 pm

WINDHOEK: Two former ministers and four others implicated in Namibia's biggest corruption scandal will remain in police custody until Feb. 20 after their...