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Democrats debate as Buttigieg rises, impeachment engrosses voters 20 Nov 2019 - 09:46 am

Washington, Joe Biden and other leading 2020 White House contenders will square off at Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate seeking to blunt the surge...

Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country Asian tour 20 Nov 2019 - 09:25 am

Bangkok, Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday greeted by cheering faithful, the first leg of an Asian tour that will sweep in...

Canada's Trudeau to shuffle cabinet, foreign minister set for big new role 20 Nov 2019 - 09:05 am

OTTAWA, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Wednesday and insiders say he may well move Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland...

2 US service members killed in chopper crash in Afghanistan 20 Nov 2019 - 08:06 am

Kabul: The U.S. forces in Afghanistan in a statement says that two U.S. service members have been killed in a helicopter crash in ...

Diehards hold out at Hong Kong campus as foreign pressure grows 20 Nov 2019 - 07:56 am

Hong Kong: A few dozen pro-democracy protesters remained holed up inside a besieged Hong Kong university campus for a fourth straight day on...

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes off Mexico's Chiapas: USGS 20 Nov 2019 - 07:54 am

SINGAPORE: An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off Mexico's southern state of Chiapas on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were...

‘Fire magicians’ and medieval weaponry: a Hong Kong university under siege 19 Nov 2019 - 08:08 pm

HONG KONG: For three days last week, anti-government protesters camped out at Hong Kong's sprawling Polytechnic University prepared for what they feared might...

Chemistry professors busted for cooking meth, 'Breaking Bad' style 19 Nov 2019 - 06:23 pm

Washington: In a case of reality imitating art, two chemistry professors in the US state of Arkansas have been arrested for cooking up...

"The ducks have won" - French court says they may keep on quacking 19 Nov 2019 - 03:50 pm

DAX, France: The ducks on a small French smallholding may carry on quacking, a French court ruled on Tuesday, rejecting a neighbour's complaint...

In new pro-Israel shift, US no longer calls settlements illegal 19 Nov 2019 - 03:40 pm

Washington: The United States no longer believes that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday...

Desperate Hong Kong protesters explore sewers in campus escape bid 19 Nov 2019 - 03:26 pm

Hong Kong: Arms covered in cling film and torches in hand as they drop into the sewers, clusters of pro-democracy protesters still inside...

UN says Trump war crimes pardons send 'disturbing signal' 19 Nov 2019 - 03:11 pm

Geneva: The UN on Tuesday harshly criticised President Donald Trump's decision to pardon three US service members accused of war crimes as a...

Iran to unblock internet once 'abuse' stops: government 19 Nov 2019 - 02:59 pm

Tehran: The Iranian government said Tuesday it will unblock the internet only when authorities are sure it will not be abused during violent...

Trump's "Section 232" autos tariff authority runs out of time, experts say 19 Nov 2019 - 10:56 am

Washington: The clock has run out on President Donald Trump's authority to impose "Section 232" tariffs on imports of foreign-made cars and auto...

Queues build at Lebanese banks reopening after one-week closure 19 Nov 2019 - 10:52 am

Beirut: Queues built as Lebanese banks reopened on Tuesday after a one-week closure, with police deployed at branches and banks imposing tight restrictions...

Budget airline easyJet to offset carbon emissions from all flights 19 Nov 2019 - 10:40 am

London: British budget airline easyJet on Tuesday said it would become the world's first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its...

Malta arrests suspected middleman in journalist’s murder: Source 19 Nov 2019 - 10:30 am

Valleta: A man suspected of being the middleman in the murder of Malta's most prominent anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been arrested,...