World

Muslim headscarf debate divides France, in climate of hate 30 Oct 2019 - 07:01 pm

PARIS: When a French official disrupted a regional council meeting to demand that a Muslim woman accompanying a group of schoolchildren be ordered...

Modi pushes India even further to the right as economy sputters 30 Oct 2019 - 07:01 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent much of his first term laying the groundwork to transform India into a nation that is both attractive...

Teens defend Monty Python 'silly walk' at Greek anti-fascism parade 30 Oct 2019 - 07:01 pm

Athens: A Monty Python-inspired "silly walk" during Greece's solemn remembrance of anti-fascist resistance in World War II has sparked anger, with the teens...

Polish zoo to take in tigers stranded on 'nightmare' trip 30 Oct 2019 - 06:19 pm

Warsaw: A Polish zoo said Wednesday it would take in nine tigers left stranded at the border with Belarus on a gruelling journey...

Erdogan: Joint patrols with Turkey and Russia start Friday 30 Oct 2019 - 05:49 pm

ISTANBUL: Joint Turkish-Russian patrols will begin Friday in northeastern Syria, following a Russian-brokered cease-fire that promised to have Syrian Kurdish forces withdraw to...

Combustible cladding on London's Grenfell Tower key to deadly fire - inquiry 30 Oct 2019 - 02:44 pm

London: Combustible materials used to refurbish London's Grenfell Tower were central to the catastrophic chain of events in June 2017 that turned an...

South Sudan's Machar urges delay to unity government as peace efforts stall 30 Oct 2019 - 02:05 pm

JUBA: South Sudan's main opposition accused the government on Wednesday of failing to push through a peace deal and called for a six-month...

Three people shot dead at Long Beach residence 30 Oct 2019 - 01:23 pm

Three people were killed and nine others wounded in a shooting during a Halloween party at a home in Long Beach, California, on...

White House launches website aimed at addiction treatment 30 Oct 2019 - 12:15 pm

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has unveiled a website aimed at helping millions of Americans with substance abuse issues learn about and locate...

Iraq's Umm Qasr port operations halted by protesters: officials 30 Oct 2019 - 11:51 am

BASRA, Iraq: Operations were at a complete standstill at Iraq's Umm Qasr commodities port near Basra on Wednesday after protesters blocked its entrance...

Dutch highways hit by major traffic jams in nitrogen pollution protest 30 Oct 2019 - 11:15 am

AMSTERDAM: Hundreds of kilometres of Dutch highways were clogged with traffic jams on Wednesday when construction workers drove trucks, diggers and cranes to...

Singapore Sees World’s First Digital Aviation Carbon Exchange 30 Oct 2019 - 09:47 am

Singapore-based AirCarbon Pte launched the world’s first blockchain-based carbon trading exchange, which will allow airlines and other corporate buyers to buy and sell...

Thai king fires royal guards for 'adultery' 30 Oct 2019 - 09:08 am

Bangkok - Thailand's king has sacked four royal guards, two of them for "adultery", in a fresh wave of palace purges a week...

Small plane crashes, sets houses ablaze; pilot missing 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.: A small plane crashed and exploded in a residential neighborhood in the New Jersey suburbs of New York City Tuesday morning,...

UK lawmakers set to back early election but haggle over date 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm

LONDON: After months of stalemate in Parliament, Britain appeared on course Tuesday for an early general election that could break the country's political...

What's next after Lebanon PM resigns 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm

BEIRUT: The resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday meets a key demand of Lebanon's anti-government protesters but will also plunge the...

Lebanon government falls, protesters say 'more' 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm

Beirut: Lebanon's prime minister submitted his government's resignation on Tuesday, bowing to nearly two weeks of unprecedented nationwide protests against corruption and sectarianism....