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Thousands protest in Algiers despite tight security 20 Sep 2019 - 06:45 pm

Algiers: Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Algerian capital on Friday in defiance of a heavy security presence to demand...

Trump administration blocks 'urgent' whistleblower disclosure 20 Sep 2019 - 01:05 pm

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration plunged into an extraordinary showdown with Congress over access to a whistleblower's complaint about reported incidents including a private...

2 shootings in DC kill at least 1, wound another 8 20 Sep 2019 - 12:30 pm

Washington, Police say one man was killed and five other adults were wounded in a shooting in the courtyard of an apartment complex...

Bernie Sanders first to reach 1 million donors 19 Sep 2019 - 11:48 pm

Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign has 1 million individual donors, making him the first Democrat to reach the milestone in this cycle, his campaign...

Israel’s homegrown Houdini finally hits limit to political magic 19 Sep 2019 - 11:47 pm

Benjamin Netanyahu’s unrivaled deftness as an Israeli political operator has deserted him. The nation’s longest-serving prime minister is holding on for his political...

'Only Bibi' no more: Why does Israel's Netanyahu want to power-share? 19 Sep 2019 - 11:47 pm

JERUSALEM: After failing to secure a clear election victory twice in six months, Israel's longest-serving prime minister now seems to be calculating that...

Ennahda backs Saied in Tunisia's presidential run-off 19 Sep 2019 - 11:40 pm

TUNIS: Tunisia's largest political party, moderate Islamist Ennahda, will back former law professor Kais Saied in a presidential election run-off, it said on...

Student architects to help build 5 million cheap homes in Pakistan 19 Sep 2019 - 09:32 pm

BANGKOK: An ambitious plan to build five million affordable homes within five years in Pakistan will tap student architects and use local materials...

Climate-change protesters poised to kick off global wave of street marches 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm

NEW YORK: As world leaders begin arriving for a summit at the United Nations on accelerating action to address climate threats, adults are...

Georgian police arrest 11 in child-trafficking crackdown 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm

TBILISI: Police in Georgia have dismantled a child-trafficking ring that exploited girls as young as 8 to produce pornography and arrested 11 people,...

UN honours activist who helped thousands of refugees return to Congo 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm

DAKAR: Congolese activist Evariste Mfaume decided to take action when he found out that thousands of his compatriots who had fled war 20...

Filipina chef relying on chocoholics to help beat typhoon threats 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: A Filipina chef is hoping chocolate will become the secret ingredient needed to help farmers in her typhoon-hit community survive and...

Bangladesh rural families shoulder costs of coping with climate change 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm

DHAKA: Bangladeshi families in rural areas have been spending 12 times more each year than the foreign aid the flood-prone country receives to...

Cambodia to curb recruitment fees in bid to protect migrants from slavery abroad 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia is planning to cap hefty recruitment fees imposed by labour brokers on people seeking jobs abroad in a bid to...

In Israel, calls for unity reveal deep divisions after vote 19 Sep 2019 - 08:45 pm

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival, Benny Gantz, on Thursday each called for the formation of a unity government following...

Weakened Netanyahu's offer for unity government rebuffed by rival Gantz 19 Sep 2019 - 08:40 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel's weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw his offer on Thursday of a coalition with his strongest political rival swiftly rebuffed after...

Japan’s Abe faces verdict on bid to tame Trump 19 Sep 2019 - 08:30 pm

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Netanyahu 'played' Trump with misinformation: Tillerson 19 Sep 2019 - 07:09 pm

Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu skillfully "played" US President Donald Trump by plying him with inaccurate information, former secretary of state Rex...