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Palestinian PM expects no political plan from US Bahrain workshop 28 Jun 2019 - 12:08 am

RAMALLAH: A day after the Trump administration wrapped up an international conference meant to lay the economic foundations for Israeli-Palestinian peace, the Palestinian...

Palestinians blast 'amateur' Kushner at UN Jerusalem meet 28 Jun 2019 - 12:08 am

Geneva: Palestinian officials on Thursday dismissed the Bahrain conference led by "amateurs" like Jared Kushner, as they opened two days of talks on...

'A bribe' -- Palestinians unmoved by US economic offer 28 Jun 2019 - 12:08 am

Ramallah: An economic conference intended to kickstart a Middle East peace initiative by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law has failed to convince Palestinians,...

Diseases, food shortages plague migrant "jungle camp" in Bosnia 27 Jun 2019 - 10:56 pm

VUCJAK, Bosnia: Aid workers sounded the alarm on Wednesday about health and hygiene conditions in a makeshift forest camp in Bosnia for hundreds...

Trump peace plan conference is blip on Israel's radar as political, Iran crises swirl 27 Jun 2019 - 10:56 pm

JERUSALEM: A U.S.-led conference in Bahrain designed to drum up investment in the Palestinian economy and pave a path to peace with Israel...

‘Summer has finally arrived’ as new york city power demand roars 27 Jun 2019 - 10:34 pm

An early summer heat wave is searing New York City, driving power use to the highest since September. As air conditioners blasted, demand...

Connecticut woman who killed her 2 children gets 120 years 27 Jun 2019 - 10:34 pm

NEW HAVEN: A Connecticut woman convicted of killing her two children saying it was God's plan was sentenced to 120 years in prison...

Family: University failed to act before student was killed 27 Jun 2019 - 07:19 pm

SALT LAKE CITY: The family of a University of Utah student shot on campus sued the institution on Thursday, saying officials refused to...

Castro impresses in Democratic debate; can he capitalize? 27 Jun 2019 - 07:19 pm

MIAMI: Julián Castro had a second chance at a first impression in the Democratic presidential debate. Now he has to figure out what...

US drops case against man sentenced to death 43 years ago 27 Jun 2019 - 07:19 pm

Washington: US prosecutors have dropped their case against a North Carolina man 43 years after he was sentenced to death for a murder...

Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi hospitalized as suicide attacks hit capital 27 Jun 2019 - 06:50 pm

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi was rushed to a military hospital, his office said, with fears of his death adding to angst on...

Indonesia court rejects appeal against Jokowi's re-election 27 Jun 2019 - 06:50 pm

An Indonesian court has unanimously upheld the re-election of President Joko Widodo, rejecting a petition by his challenger disputing the official result and...

US envoy says Iran sanction working, warns against nuclear breaches 27 Jun 2019 - 06:50 pm

PARIS: The U.S. policy of maximum economic pressure on Tehran is working but the sanctions do not give Iran the right to breach...

Mass arrests in Ethiopia after coup bid 27 Jun 2019 - 06:06 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian security forces on Thursday rounded up scores of suspects believed to have links to a coup bid in northern Amhara...

US-led coalition says it killed 1,319 civilians in anti-IS war 27 Jun 2019 - 05:56 pm

Washington: The US-led coalition said Thursday it had unintentionally killed at least 1,319 civilians in strikes during its fight against the Islamic State...

Iran's Zarif rejects Trump idea of short war as 'illusion' 27 Jun 2019 - 05:02 pm

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday warned that US President Donald Trump was mistaken in thinking a war between their...

Sudan police fire tear gas as students protest near palace 27 Jun 2019 - 04:25 pm

Khartoum: Sudanese riot police Thursday fired tear gas at scores of students who rallied against the ruling generals near the presidential palace in...