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Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 3 23 Nov 2019 - 01:39 pm

Istanbul: A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing at least 3 people, Turkey's...

Arctic adventurers struggle as climate change thins ice 23 Nov 2019 - 12:55 pm

Oslo: Two men trying to cross the Arctic Ocean on skis have run into difficulty as unusually thin ice has lengthened their journey...

Japan, South Korea to co-ordinate summit in China next month 23 Nov 2019 - 12:35 pm

Japan and South Korea agreed Saturday to work toward a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Moon Jae-in next month --...

Chinese spy defects to Australia with trove of intel: report 23 Nov 2019 - 11:52 am

Sydney: A Chinese spy has defected to Australia with a trove of intelligence on China's political interference operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan and...

IS-linked Philippine militant behind suicide attacks killed 23 Nov 2019 - 11:43 am

Manila, Philippines: Philippine military officials say troops have killed a "high-value” Filipino militant who acted as a key link of the Islamic State...

Zimbabwe's vice president returns after four months in China receiving medical treatment 23 Nov 2019 - 11:28 am

HARARE - Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga returned home on Saturday after spending four months in China receiving medical treatment for an unknown...

Joyous scenes as Bougainville independence vote starts 23 Nov 2019 - 11:07 am

Buka, Papua New Guinea: Joyous voters in the Pacific island chain of Bougainville cheered and sang as they flocked to the polls Saturday...

Utah Jazz arena evacuated postgame due to suspicious package 23 Nov 2019 - 10:26 am

Salt Lake City - About 15 minutes after the end of an NBA game Friday night, the Utah Jazz’s home arena was evacuated...

Former Trump advisor accuses White House of blocking Twitter access 23 Nov 2019 - 09:48 am

Washington: Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton said the White House denied him access to his Twitter account after his dismissal in...

Modi's party makes surprise comeback in India's richest state 23 Nov 2019 - 09:29 am

Mumbai: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party made an unexpected comeback to power Saturday in wealthy Maharashtra state, home to the country's financial...

Six migrant bodies washed up on Libyan coast 22 Nov 2019 - 11:56 pm

TRIPOLI: The bodies of six migrants were washed up on the coast east of Libya's capital Tripoli on Friday, while about 100 survivors...

Dozens of dogs tested in French search for pregnant woman's forest killers 22 Nov 2019 - 11:56 pm

Lille, France: French police investigating the death of a pregnant woman mauled to death by dogs while walking in the woods have carried...

Ex-CIA officer gets 19 years in China spy conspiracy 22 Nov 2019 - 11:56 pm

ALEXANDRIA: A former CIA case agent was sentenced to 19 years in prison Friday for an espionage conspiracy in which prosecutors say he...

Pregnant woman forced to drink toilet water, bleach 22 Nov 2019 - 11:32 pm

ST. PETERS, Mo.: An eastern Missouri man is accused of holding his pregnant girlfriend captive, punching her and forcing her to drink toilet...

Argentine health chief quits in abortion fight with conservative president 22 Nov 2019 - 11:32 pm

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's health secretary resigned on Friday after a protocol he signed the day before, aimed at making abortion more available, was...

Protests after snake kills Indian schoolgirl in class 22 Nov 2019 - 11:31 pm

Wayanad, India: Angry students at an Indian school protested Friday after a 10-year-old pupil died after being bitten by a venomous snake lurking...

Pregnant woman punched, kicked in Australian Islamophobic attack 22 Nov 2019 - 11:31 pm

Sydney: A Sydney man has been charged for punching and stomping on a heavily pregnant woman unprovoked, in what was described as an...

EU countries fail to agree on privacy rules governing Whatsapp, Skype 22 Nov 2019 - 10:43 pm

BRUSSELS: EU efforts to create a level playing field between telecoms operators and Facebook's Whatsapp and Microsoft unit Skype stalled on Friday after...