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Boeing says up to 50 planes grounded globally over cracks 31 Oct 2019 - 09:52 am

Sydney: Boeing announced Thursday up to 50 of its popular 737NG planes had been grounded after cracks in them were detected, in another...

Taiwan court orders police to compensate injured 'Sunflower' protesters 31 Oct 2019 - 09:37 am

Taipei, Police in Taiwan have been ordered by a court to pay compensation to a group of protesters who were injured during clashes...

At least 65 killed in Pakistan passenger train fire 31 Oct 2019 - 09:29 am

Islamabad, At least 65 people were killed and dozens wounded after a passenger train erupted in flames in central Pakistan on Thursday, a...

Fire engulfs Japan's World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle 31 Oct 2019 - 09:17 am

Tokyo: A fire tore through Japan's World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle on Thursday, reducing the main hall of the more than 500-year-old landmark to...

N.Korea's Kim sends condolences over deceased mother of S.Korea's Moon 31 Oct 2019 - 09:04 am

SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent condolences over the passing of the mother of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Moon's...

Fire on moving train kills 46 passengers in central Pakistan 31 Oct 2019 - 08:51 am

MULTAN, Pakistan - A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted on Thursday on a train traveling in Pakistan's eastern Punjab...

US releases Baghdadi raid video, warns of likely retribution attack 31 Oct 2019 - 07:56 am

Washington: The Pentagon on Wednesday released its first images from last weekend's commando raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic...

Focused look at human trafficking could reveal better data, top US official says 30 Oct 2019 - 11:43 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States could fight human trafficking effectively with more refined measuring tools which could distinguish young victims from old, or those...

Senegal launches online database to track the traffickers 30 Oct 2019 - 11:37 pm

DAKAR: A new online database of human trafficking cases will help Senegal crack down on a rampant crime that is little understood, highlighting...

Facebook a 'megaphone for hate' against Indian minorities 30 Oct 2019 - 11:35 pm

MUMBAI: Facebook is failing to rein in a "tsunami" of hate posts inflaming ethnic tensions in India's Assam state, campaign group Avaaz said...

Men sweeping? Women inheriting? Rural Kenya shakes up gender roles 30 Oct 2019 - 11:35 pm

ISHIARA, Kenya: It's early morning and Moses Njiru 43, has an array of household chores lined up before heading to his job as...

UK truck deaths reignite calls to tackle nail bar slavery 30 Oct 2019 - 11:35 pm

LONDON: The deaths of 39 migrants found in a refrigerated truck in Britain has reignited calls for efforts to tackle slavery in the...

Hackles rise as Chicago teachers strike drags into day 10 30 Oct 2019 - 09:50 pm

CHICAGO: Chicago's mayor on Tuesday accused leaders of the city's powerful teachers union of using its "political agenda" to hold up a contract...

Malaysia cuts foreign workers, sparking labor shortage fears 30 Oct 2019 - 09:50 pm

Malaysia is trying to overcome its reliance on low-skilled foreign workers as it tries to move up the economic ladder. But that’s hurting...

Obama will kill the stock market. No, Trump will. No, Warren will 30 Oct 2019 - 08:55 pm

Wall Street’s best minds are falling over themselves to describe the cataclysms that would befall equities should Elizabeth Warren get elected. It’s a...

'Vamos to Victory': Trump’s Spanish ads skirt immigration, warn of socialism 30 Oct 2019 - 08:55 pm

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO: US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign has run more than 3,000 Facebook ads in English asking for support to curb illegal...