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Britain's Johnson asks France's Macron to 'push forward' on Brexit 07 Oct 2019 - 10:48 am

London: Boris Johnson urged French President Emanuel Macron to "push forward" to secure a Brexit deal and told him the EU should not...

One suspect in custody, second on the loose in Kansas City mass shooting 07 Oct 2019 - 10:43 am

Police arrested one suspect in a Kansas City, Kan., area bar mass shooting and were hunting for a second gunman early on Monday,...

Iran reopens Iraq border crossing shut amid unrest 07 Oct 2019 - 10:39 am

Tehran: Iran on Monday reopened a border crossing with Iraq shut days ago at the request of Baghdad which is facing a wave...

Fifteen people killed in Baghdad clashes between security forces and protesters 07 Oct 2019 - 10:26 am

BAGHDAD, Clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters killed at least 15 people in an eastern Baghdad neighbourhood overnight, police and medics...

Fifteen people killed in eastern Baghdad clashes on Sunday -police, medical sources 07 Oct 2019 - 10:13 am

BAGHDAD, At least 15 people were killed in clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Sunday night, police and...

About 25 missing after migrant ship capsizes off Italy 07 Oct 2019 - 10:09 am

Rome, Two bodies have been recovered and around 25 people are missing after a small boat carrying migrants capsized off Lampedusa, the Italian...

Fake news sparks panic among Indonesia quake victims 07 Oct 2019 - 09:57 am

Jakarta: Thousands of Indonesians are still in shelters nearly two weeks after a deadly earthquake sparked a stream of fake news and hoaxes...

Terrorist risk still "very high" in France - interior minister 07 Oct 2019 - 09:52 am

PARIS, France's interior minister said on Monday that the terrorist risk remained "high" to "very high" in France following the killing of four...

Turkey to 'clean up terrorists' from Syria 07 Oct 2019 - 09:29 am

Istanbul: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday that Turkey would "clean up terrorists" in Syria following the US announcement that it would...

Cutting 2,700 trees for Mumbai Metro project ignites protests 07 Oct 2019 - 08:55 am

Doha: India’s Supreme Court ordered a halt to the felling of trees in an area frequented by leopards and vulnerable birds, after the...

Palestinian president says to discuss elections with Hamas, factions 06 Oct 2019 - 10:13 pm

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Sunday he would discuss plans for new parliamentary elections with all factions, including longtime rivals...

Protesters in Netherlands demand rights for Uighur 06 Oct 2019 - 10:13 pm

HAARLEM, NETHERLANDS: Hundreds of people in the Netherlands on Thursday protested against China, demanding justice for Uighur and restoration of their human rights....

UN investigator: Myanmar is not safe for Rohingyas to return 06 Oct 2019 - 10:07 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The U.N.'s independent investigator on Myanmar says it's not safe for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh...

What's in a name? India's citizenship drive hits women hardest 06 Oct 2019 - 09:28 pm

GUWAHATI: Abanti Deka had no idea when she married her husband that taking his name would jeopardise her Indian citizenship. That was before...

Spanish police saved from sea by smugglers they were chasing 06 Oct 2019 - 08:39 pm

Madrid: Three Spanish police officers who were thrown into the sea when their boat crashed early Friday during a high-speed chase were pulled...

Vietnamese roll out Transformers-inspired robot with green message 06 Oct 2019 - 08:39 pm

Hanoi: There is more than meets the eye to the towering robot resembling a character from the "Transformers" movie franchise -- it speaks...

Brooklyn Museum debuts immersive retrospective of French artist JR 06 Oct 2019 - 08:39 pm

New York: An urban artist whose snapshots of anonymous individuals have made him a global celebrity, French photographer JR presents a retrospective of...