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Death toll in hotel attack in Somalia's Kismayu jumps to 26 - regional president 13 Jul 2019 - 11:54 am

MOGADISHU/GAROWE, Somalia: The death toll from the attack on a hotel in Somalia's port city of Kismayu has risen to 26, with Kenyans,...

Hawaii governor declares emergency for Maui wildfires 13 Jul 2019 - 10:22 am

Honolulu: Hawaii's governor on Friday declared an emergency on the island of Maui, where firefighters were battling a blaze that forced the evacuations...

US VP Pence visits overcrowded migrant camp, deplores 'crisis' 13 Jul 2019 - 10:02 am

Washington: US Vice President Mike Pence visited an overcrowded migrant camp in Texas on Friday, coming face to face with detainees held in...

US soldier killed in Afghanistan: NATO 13 Jul 2019 - 10:01 am

Kabul: A US service member was killed in action in Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO said, the latest international casualty that comes as the...

Somalia security forces end militant attack on hotel that killed 13 - police officer 13 Jul 2019 - 09:04 am

MOGADISHU: Somalia's security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab Islamist militant group on a hotel in the southern...

25 injured as quake rocks southern Philippines 13 Jul 2019 - 08:16 am

Manila: Twenty-five people were injured and several homes, churches and other buildings damaged on Saturday when an earthquake sent terrified residents of the...

Britain sends second warship to the Gulf after Iran tanker standoff 13 Jul 2019 - 02:07 am

London: Britain said Friday it was sending a second warship to the Gulf and raising the alert level in the oil-rich region as...

UN chief makes climate change plea in cyclone-hit Mozambique 13 Jul 2019 - 02:07 am

Beira, Mozambique: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday issued a strong plea for action on climate change as he visited Beira in central...

Water express delivers emergency supplies to drought-hit Chennai city 13 Jul 2019 - 02:06 am

Chennai, India: A special 50-wagon train carrying 2.5 million litres of water arrived in the Indian city of Chennai Friday, as the southern...

France launches new nuclear-powered attack submarine 13 Jul 2019 - 01:32 am

Cherbourg, France: President Emmanuel Macron on Friday launched the first of a new fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines that aims to ensure French...

Lithuania's new president, a former bank analyst, sworn in, vowing to tackle inequality 13 Jul 2019 - 01:32 am

Vilnius: Pro-EU centre-right economist Gitanas Nauseda was sworn in as Lithuania's new president on Friday, vowing to tackle inequality in the Baltic eurozone...

Eritrean cleared of being trafficking kingpin in mistaken identity case 13 Jul 2019 - 01:32 am

Palermo, Italy: An Italian court ruled Friday that an Eritrean accused of being a human trafficking kingpin known as "the General" was telling...

Two years after Mosul’s liberation, damaged bridges frustrate residents 13 Jul 2019 - 01:32 am

It’s a blistering 45C, and tempers are running hot as gridlocked vehicles inch their way over the “Old Bridge” — the only fully...

Puzzle in the pyraminx 13 Jul 2019 - 01:32 am

A competitor races to finish the puzzle in the pyraminx event at the World Cube Association (WCA) World Championships being held in Melbourne...

Duterte blasts 'idiot' critics as UN reviews Philippine drug war 13 Jul 2019 - 01:32 am

Manila:Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Friday branded as "idiots" the governments behind a UN rights body investigation into his narcotics crackdown that has killed...

Rahul Gandhi granted bail in Gujarat defamation case 13 Jul 2019 - 01:32 am

Ahmedabad: A court in Ahmedabad on Friday granted bail to Congress President Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by the Ahmedabad District...

Warren's immigration plans reflect party's leftward shift 13 Jul 2019 - 12:37 am

WASHINGTON: Elizabeth Warren released a far-reaching immigration agenda on Thursday that envisions a significant leftward shift in U.S. policy, including the remodeling of...

I fried burgers: Bolsonaro Jr makes case to be Brazil's US envoy 13 Jul 2019 - 12:37 am

Brasília: Touting his credentials to be Brazil's ambassador to Washington, President Jair Bolsonaro's son Eduardo on Friday cited his experience of flipping hamburgers...