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As internet restored, online Iran protest videos show chaos 24 Nov 2019 - 08:17 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Machine gun fire answers rock-throwing protesters. Motorcycle-riding Revolutionary Guard volunteers chase after demonstrators. Plainclothes security forces grab, beat and...

Namibia's ex-minister arrested, freed over fishing graft scandal 24 Nov 2019 - 08:17 pm

Windhoek: A Namibian court on Sunday released an ex-minister after his arrest at the weekend following a Wikileaks report exposing alleged corruption in...

Duterte fires VP from anti-drug post weeks after offering it 24 Nov 2019 - 08:17 pm

MANILA, Philippines: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday removed the vice president from a lead role in his anti-drug crackdown just a few...

US citizen jailed in Lebanon as country deals with crisis 24 Nov 2019 - 08:17 pm

CONCORD: In September, Amer Fakhoury closed his New Hampshire restaurant to take his first vacation in years to visit family in his native...

Thousands in Brussels protest violence against women 24 Nov 2019 - 07:07 pm

Brussels: Around 10,000 people took part in a protest march in Brussels on Sunday calling for an end to violence against women, police...

Greek PM sets up migrant child protection scheme 24 Nov 2019 - 07:06 pm

Athens: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday announced a new scheme to protect unaccompanied migrant minors reaching the country, two days after...

Will Netanyahu's party stick with him? Senior leaders quiet 24 Nov 2019 - 07:06 pm

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looked to project business as usual Sunday as he returned to work following his indictment on corruption charges,...

Suspect in custody in shooting death of Alabama sheriff 24 Nov 2019 - 07:06 pm

HAYNEVILLE: Few details were available Sunday morning about the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of an Alabama sheriff in a community near the...

Boris Johnson unveils election platform, promises Brexit 24 Nov 2019 - 07:06 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson used the launch of his Conservative Party platform to claim that his is the only party in...

Former New York Mayor Bloomberg enters 2020 Democratic presidential race 24 Nov 2019 - 06:47 pm

WASHINGTON: Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, jumped into the U.S. presidential race on Sunday, adding another moderate...

Two dead, one missing after rainstorms drench south France 24 Nov 2019 - 06:16 pm

Le Muy, France: Two people lost their lives and at least one more was missing Sunday after historic rain levels drenched the south...

A can-do challenge? Italian 'sardines' take on Salvini 24 Nov 2019 - 03:20 pm

REGGIO EMILIO, Italy: Italy has had many colourful political symbols over the years, including oak trees, olive trees and daisies. Now, a new...

Lebanon detains children for tearing down political banner 24 Nov 2019 - 03:09 pm

Beirut: Lebanese security forces briefly arrested five youths, including three minors, for allegedly pulling down a sign for the president's political party, sparking...

Two dead, one missing after rainstorms drench south France 24 Nov 2019 - 02:53 pm

Marseille: Two people lost their lives and one more was missing Sunday after historic levels of rain drenched the south of France, provoking...

Plane crash kills at least 18 in eastern Congo 24 Nov 2019 - 02:22 pm

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo: Rescue workers pulled 18 bodies from the rubble after a plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in...

UK police charge man with human trafficking offences in Vietnamese truck deaths inquiry 24 Nov 2019 - 02:14 pm

London: British police have charged a 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland with human trafficking offences as part of their inquiry into the deaths...

Namibia's first female candidate vows to 'restore dignity' 24 Nov 2019 - 01:20 pm

Windhoek: Calm and confident, Esther Muinjangue, Namibia's first woman to run for president, says she feels a "wind of change" softly blowing through...