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Bolivia's Morales resigns after protests, lashes out at 'coup' 11 Nov 2019 - 08:25 am

LA PAZ: Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday he was resigning to ease violence that has gripped the South American nation since...

Hong Kong police officer shoots protester as violence flares 11 Nov 2019 - 08:12 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police opened fire and wounded at least one protester on Monday, witnesses and media reports said, a fresh escalation...

India detains users over inflammatory online posts after religious site ruling 10 Nov 2019 - 09:12 pm

LUCKNOW: Dozens of people in India have been detained on suspicion of publishing inflammatory social media posts and setting off celebratory firecrackers after...

Spain's national vote an epic struggle between left, right 10 Nov 2019 - 09:12 pm

MADRID: Polls have closed in continental Spain in the country's national election, where left-wing and right-wing parties are fiercely competing to see who...

TN Seshan, India’s reformer election czar, dies aged 86 10 Nov 2019 - 08:12 pm

The man who reformed elections in India, TN Seshan, died on Sunday, aged 86, at his residence in Chennai, TheNewsMinute.com reports. Tirunellai Narayana...

Britain detains 22 migrants in Channel 10 Nov 2019 - 06:31 pm

London: The UK Border Force intercepted a boat Sunday carrying 22 migrants as public attention refocused on people smuggling following the death of...

Food shortage fears sparks panic buying in protest-hit Lebanon 10 Nov 2019 - 06:31 pm

Beirut: Fearing food shortages in protest-hit Lebanon, Sanaa crammed bags of fava beans into a packed trolley, one of dozens of shoppers who...

Israeli farmers shut out as Jordan enclave deal expires 10 Nov 2019 - 06:31 pm

Naharayim, Israel: Israeli farmers were shut out from two Jordanian border enclaves Sunday after a 25-year-old deal allowing them to work the land...

Under pressure, Bolivian president calls for new election 10 Nov 2019 - 06:31 pm

LA PAZ, Bolivia: Buckling under mounting pressure, Bolivian President Evo Morales called for a new election on Sunday after his claim to have...

20 dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts 10 Nov 2019 - 06:31 pm

Khulna, Bangladesh: Twenty people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into...

Hezbollah says its 'arms won't be twisted' as Lebanese crisis deepens 10 Nov 2019 - 05:55 pm

BEIRUT: Political talks to agree an urgently needed Lebanese government are still deadlocked, three senior sources said on Sunday, as the powerful Shi'ite...

14 dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts 10 Nov 2019 - 03:55 pm

Khulna, Bangladesh: Fourteen people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into...

Sinking suburban "home" drifts down Thames in watery climate protest 10 Nov 2019 - 03:37 pm

London: A floating mock-up of a typical British suburban home was seen slowly sinking into the Thames in central London on Sunday in...

Woman's arm found in Napoleon expert's bag; confesses to dismembering lover 10 Nov 2019 - 12:01 pm

Saint Petersburg: A prominent Saint Petersburg-based Napoleon expert has confessed to murdering his young lover and former student and dismembering her body in...

Romania's Iohannis in pole position for presidential vote 10 Nov 2019 - 10:13 am

BUCHAREST, Romanian voters went to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election expected to support incumbent Klaus Iohannis, an anti-graft policymaker who...

Australia battles bushfires, prepares for "catastrophic" conditions 10 Nov 2019 - 09:54 am

MELBOURNE, Australian firefighters raced on Sunday to contain widespread bushfires that have left three people dead, and warned of "catastrophic" fire conditions ahead,...

Outrage as Sri Lanka president pardons killer of Swedish teen 10 Nov 2019 - 09:46 am

Colombo, Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said...