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In Baghdad's protests, all bridges lead to 'revolution' 07 Nov 2019 - 05:02 pm

Baghdad: The bridges over Baghdad's Tigris river, named to honour "free men" and "martyrs," have turned into frontlines between Iraq's protesters demanding regime...

Chile's constitutional conundrum: To change or not to change? 07 Nov 2019 - 05:02 pm

SANTIAGO: The social revolt that exploded into violence in Chile 20 days ago has brought old social, economic and political demands back onto...

Death wish or compromise? Pension row threatens German coalition 07 Nov 2019 - 05:02 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has a month to reach a deal with her coalition partners on pension reforms or face the risk...

India awaits verdict on Babri Mosque with bated breath 07 Nov 2019 - 05:02 pm

ANKARA: As India awaits the Supreme Court verdict on whether the site of the historic 16th century Babri Mosque belongs to Hindus or...

Political instability puts brakes on Spanish growth 07 Nov 2019 - 05:02 pm

Madrid: Roberto Garrido has watched with alarm as sales at his Madrid car dealership have plunged since January. Purchases of Renault cars alone...

Italy introduces obligatory alarm system to stop child hot car deaths 07 Nov 2019 - 04:40 pm

Rome: An Italian law seeking to prevent the death from heatstroke of children forgotten in car seats entered into force on Thursday. In...

France's Macron says NATO experiencing 'brain death' 07 Nov 2019 - 04:21 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said he believed NATO was undergoing "brain death," lamenting a lack of coordination between Europe and the United...

Three judges killed at Taliban checkpoint in Afghanistan, officials say 07 Nov 2019 - 03:50 pm

Logar, Afghanistan: Three judges and a court staffer were killed in Afghanistan on Thursday after Taliban militants stopped their car in the latest...

Smaller pro-EU parties unveil electoral pact for UK election 07 Nov 2019 - 03:43 pm

LONDON: Britain's smaller pro-European parties have announced a "remain" alliance for next month's general election in which they will step aside for each...

Kurdish forces kill 11 pro-Turkish Syrian fighters: Erdogan 07 Nov 2019 - 12:31 pm

Istanbul: Eleven pro-Turkish Syrian fighters were killed Thursday by Kurdish forces in violation of ceasefire agreements aimed at creating a "safe zone" in...

Nearly 270 kilograms of heroin seized in eastern Turkey 07 Nov 2019 - 12:09 pm

VAN, Turkey, Security forces in eastern Turkey seized nearly 270 kilograms of heroin on Thursday. Police in the Ipekyolu district of Van province...

Turkish Airlines inaugurating new destination in China 07 Nov 2019 - 11:19 am

ANKARA - National flag carrier Turkish Airlines will launch service to Xian, northwestern China at the end of the year to mark its...

Poor air quality closes schools in eastern Pakistan 07 Nov 2019 - 10:51 am

Lahore, Pakistan - Dangerously poor air quality has forced Pakistan's government to close all schools in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province...

Accidental hijack alarm triggers Amsterdam airport chaos 07 Nov 2019 - 10:09 am

The Hague: A pilot accidentally set off a hijack alarm on a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday, triggering a huge security...

Passengers, restaurants struggle with water cutoff at Haneda terminal 07 Nov 2019 - 09:48 am

TOKYO - Tokyo's Haneda airport was grappling with a water supply cutoff at one of its terminals on Thursday, with passengers washing their...

'OK, boomer': New Zealand MP hits out at parliament age gap 07 Nov 2019 - 09:37 am

Wellington, With the quickfire putdown "OK, boomer", a 25-year-old New Zealand politician dismissed a heckler during a speech about climate change -- highlighting...

Brazil cancels ban on sugarcane farming in Amazon 07 Nov 2019 - 09:35 am

Brasília - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro canceled a ban on sugarcane farming in the country's Amazon and Pantanal tropical wetlands Wednesday, a move...

First China Railway Express line train reaches Turkey 07 Nov 2019 - 09:05 am

ISTANBUL - The first Chinese freight train traveling the China Railway Express line from Xi’an, China to Europe crossed under Istanbul's Bosporus Strait...