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2 dead after cargo plane crashes, burns near Toledo airport 11 Sep 2019 - 04:20 pm

TOLEDO, Ohio: Authorities say two people are dead after a cargo plane approaching an Ohio airport crashed and burst into flames as it...

Germany's Merkel still sees "every chance" of orderly Brexit 11 Sep 2019 - 03:06 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Britain could still leave the European Union with a deal but if that proved...

China questions Canadian 'intentions' after warship sails through Taiwan Strait 11 Sep 2019 - 12:41 pm

Beijing, China Wednesday questioned Canada's "intentions" behind sending a warship to traverse the Taiwan Strait, amid frosty relations between Beijing and Ottawa. A...

Taiwanese man investigated in China over 'state security' 11 Sep 2019 - 12:10 pm

Beijing, A Taiwanese man who went missing last month after crossing into China from Hong Kong is being investigated for activities that "endanger...

UK intercepts 86 migrants crossing Channel in one day 11 Sep 2019 - 11:47 am

London, British authorities said they intercepted 86 migrants crossing the Channel from France on small boats on Tuesday, thought to be one of...

Eight on trial in Paris for stealing Macron portraits 11 Sep 2019 - 11:40 am

Paris: Eight protesters go on trial in Paris on Wednesday for stealing official portraits of French President Emmanuel Macron from public buildings as...

Who let the villains out? Philippines crime-busting president red-faced 11 Sep 2019 - 11:17 am

MANILA: The early release of hundreds of convicted rapists, murderers and drug criminals has acutely embarrassed Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, with his justice...

Intel to use Tokyo Olympics to show off 3D tracking, other new tech 11 Sep 2019 - 10:59 am

Tokyo: Tech giant Intel Corp said on Wednesday it will use the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to show off a portfolio of new...

Foody tale ending: Shanghai Disney allows food, but not durian 11 Sep 2019 - 10:28 am

Shanghai, Sept 11, 2019 (AFP) - Disney's Shanghai theme park is loosening a ban on outside food in the wake of a lawsuit,...

Thousands pray for rain in Indonesia as forests go up in smoke 11 Sep 2019 - 10:26 am

Jakarta: Thousands of Indonesians prayed for rain in haze-hit towns on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo on Wednesday, as forest fires raged...

Mugabe's body expected in Zimbabwe, burial place still a mystery 11 Sep 2019 - 10:19 am

HARARE: The body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was expected in the country later on Wednesday, a family spokesman said, but his...

California Senate passes bill to tighten "gig" worker rule 11 Sep 2019 - 09:54 am

SAN FRANCISCO, The California State Senate voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that would make it much more difficult for companies like...

China boosts soft power in Pakistan via film and social media 11 Sep 2019 - 09:36 am

ISLAMABAD: In a small office at the Pakistani Television Corporation (PTV) headquarters in Islamabad, producers are preparing to air a video interview of...

'Not a chance' - Philippine minister says no access for UN drugs war probe 11 Sep 2019 - 09:30 am

MANILA, The Philippines will not allow visits by the United Nations to investigate its bloody war on drugs, its foreign minister said on...

Japan's Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star 11 Sep 2019 - 09:16 am

Tokyo: Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle...

Ugandan leader calls for eye-for-an-eye-style sentences after nephew murdered 11 Sep 2019 - 09:07 am

KAMPALA, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has said he wants courts to hand out eye-for-an-eye-style sentences for all murder convicts, to help stem soaring...