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Security forces kill two protesters near Iraq's key Umm Qasr port in south: Sources 24 Nov 2019 - 11:51 am

Basra, Iraq: Iraqi security forces killed at least two people and wounded over 70 by using live fire to disperse protests near the...

Justice Ginsburg hospitalized for fever, sees Sunday release 24 Nov 2019 - 10:13 am

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Friday night with chills and a fever, but her condition has improved and she expects...

Philippines apologises over SEA games mess 24 Nov 2019 - 10:09 am

Manila: Southeast Asian Games host the Philippines apologised on Sunday after some arriving athletes were left stranded for hours at the airport or...

She can’t vote, but 2020 Democrats want her support anyway 24 Nov 2019 - 09:03 am

Las Vegas: One of the most sought-after presidential endorsements in a key early voting state is from a woman who cannot vote. As...

More than a million turn out in Hong Kong test of support for China-backed leader 24 Nov 2019 - 08:07 am

Hong Kong: More than a million voters thronged polling stations across Hong Kong on Sunday in district elections viewed as a key barometer...

Colombians continue protest, banging pots and pans at night 24 Nov 2019 - 07:41 am

Bogota, Colombia: Several thousand Colombians continued their protest against President Iván Duque Saturday by banging pots and pans late into the evening in...

Tens of thousands march in France to condemn domestic violence 23 Nov 2019 - 06:43 pm

PARIS: Tens of thousands of people took the streets of Paris and other French cities on Saturday to protest against domestic violence, after...

One killed, many wounded as DR Congo police fire on protesters 23 Nov 2019 - 04:38 pm

Beni, DR Congo: One person was killed and at least seven seriously wounded Saturday after DR Congo police opened fire on a crowd...

2 dead, 9 missing after fishing boat sinks off Morocco 23 Nov 2019 - 04:37 pm

RABAT, Morocco: Morocco says two people have died and nine others are missing after a fishing boat with at least 11 crew members...

Strong quake hits eastern Indonesia; no tsunami warning 23 Nov 2019 - 04:28 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: A strong and shallow earthquake hit Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region on Saturday, but the epicenter was far from populated areas and...

Protester shot dead, dozens wounded in Iraq: medical source 23 Nov 2019 - 04:22 pm

Baghdad: One protester was shot dead in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, a medical source told AFP, as dozens more were wounded in...

Iraqi officials: Pence visits US troops in surprise trip 23 Nov 2019 - 04:09 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say Vice President Mike Pence has arrived in Iraq on an unannounced visit. The two officials, who spoke on condition...

Internet outage forces Iranians to resort to old ways 23 Nov 2019 - 02:57 pm

Tehran: Iranians struggled to adjust to life offline for almost a week and were forced to resort to old ways due to a...

Germany again deports Lebanese convict back to Beirut 23 Nov 2019 - 02:45 pm

BERLIN: German authorities have again deported a Lebanese man who was convicted of drug dealing and deported earlier this year but then returned...

Tanzanian anger as aircraft seized in Canada 23 Nov 2019 - 02:38 pm

Nairobi: An aeroplane being delivered to Tanzania's national airline has been impounded in Canada over a Namibian-born farmer's $33-million compensation claim, Tanzania's foreign...

Indian students protest increased housing fees at university 23 Nov 2019 - 02:34 pm

NEW DELHI: Hundreds of students and activists sang, danced and chanted anti-government slogans in India’s capital on Saturday as they marched against increased...

Car bomb kills 9 in northern Syria town: monitor 23 Nov 2019 - 01:51 pm

Beirut: A car bomb killed nine people including four civilians in a Turkish-held border town in northern Syria on Saturday, a Britain-based war...

At least 24 dead in landslides in Western Kenya 23 Nov 2019 - 01:41 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: At least 24 people died in western Kenya on Saturday amid landslides following heavy downpours across the country. Local authorities in...