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Hong Kong police watchdog unequipped to probe protest response: experts 10 Nov 2019 - 09:07 am

Hong Kong, Hong Kong's police watchdog is currently unequipped to investigate the force's handling of months of pro-democracy protests, a panel of international...

Fuel shortage, price hikes squeeze protest-hit Lebanon 09 Nov 2019 - 07:29 pm

Beirut: A rationing of dollars by banks in protest-hit Lebanon sparked growing alarm on Saturday as some petrol pumps ran dry and grocery...

Iraqi forces push protesters back to main square, kill four 09 Nov 2019 - 07:19 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces killed at least four people on Saturday as they pushed protesters back towards their main camp in central Baghdad...

Lebanon's president meets bankers amid liquidity crisis 09 Nov 2019 - 06:28 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's president is meeting with several Cabinet ministers and top banking officials in search for solutions for the deepening financial and economic...

Bangladesh, India move hundreds of thousands away from Cyclone Bulbul 09 Nov 2019 - 05:08 pm

MOUSOUNI ISLAND, India: Bangladeshi and Indian authorities on Saturday ordered more than 450,000 people to flee coastal villages and islands as Cyclone Bulbul...

Fish with 'Human Face' is spotted in China 09 Nov 2019 - 04:16 pm

A visitor to a village in southern China has been left stunned after spotting a fish that appears to have a human face. ...

Four killed in typhoon Nakri in Philippines 09 Nov 2019 - 04:01 pm

Manila: Four people have died in floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Quiel (Nakri) in the northern Philippines, the national disaster relief agency...

Cambodian opposition veteran lands in Malaysia saying 'Keep up the hope' 09 Nov 2019 - 03:44 pm

KUALA LUMPUR/PHNOM PENH: Cambodian opposition veteran Sam Rainsy flew into Malaysia on Saturday after promising to return home from self-imposed exile to rally...

Heavy fighting between Syrian and Turkish troops 09 Nov 2019 - 02:07 pm

BEIRUT: Syria's state news agency is reporting intense clashes between government forces and Turkish troops in the country's north. SANA said Saturday's clashes...

Floods become UK election issue as parties spar over funding 09 Nov 2019 - 01:54 pm

London: British political leaders swapped blame Saturday over floods that have drenched parts of England as the deluge became an issue in the...

Bangladesh evacuates 300,000 people ahead of Cyclone Bulbul 09 Nov 2019 - 01:45 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh has evacuated more than 300,000 people to shelters as a powerful cyclone in the Bay of Bengal heads towards the country's...

Iconic Beatles album cover photographer Freeman dies 09 Nov 2019 - 01:21 pm

London: Photographer Robert Freeman, who helped define The Beatles' mop-top look on their early album covers, has died, the legendary Liverpool band said...

Australia bushfires leave three dead, at least 150 homes lost 09 Nov 2019 - 12:17 pm

Forster, Australia: Catastrophic bushfires in eastern Australia have killed at least three people and forced thousands from their homes, with the death toll...

Anger at out-of-touch elite stoking Chile protests 09 Nov 2019 - 12:10 pm

Santiago: They send their children to the same schools, vacation in the same lakeside resorts, and marry into each others' families. Chile's long-untouchable...

Bangladesh on alert as cyclone approaches Bay of Bengal 09 Nov 2019 - 11:25 am

HAKA, Bangladesh - Authorities in Bangladesh put more than 50,000 volunteers on standby and readied about 5000 shelters as a strong cyclone in...

Hundreds of Indian Sikhs to make historic pilgrimage to Pakistan 09 Nov 2019 - 10:52 am

Kartarpur, Pakistan - Hundreds of Indian Sikhs prepared to make a historic pilgrimage to Pakistan on Saturday, crossing to one of their religion's...

Indian court gives disputed religious site to Hindus 09 Nov 2019 - 09:53 am

NEW DELHI/AYODHYA, India: India's Supreme Court ruled on Saturday in favour of a Hindu group in a long-running battle over a centuries-old religious...