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Erdogan to use ties with Trump to defuse S-400 tensions 20 Jun 2019 - 05:27 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he will use his "good" relationship with US counterpart Donald Trump to try to...

Erdogan's party fights to retake Istanbul in mayoral re-run vote 20 Jun 2019 - 05:18 pm

Istanbul: Istanbul will vote for a mayor for the second time in three months on Sunday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party fights...

Sri Lanka to charge police for 'lapses' over Easter attacks 20 Jun 2019 - 04:46 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities Thursday ordered the first criminal charges against security personnel for "lapses" before the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed...

20 killed as bus falls into deep gorge in northern India 20 Jun 2019 - 04:33 pm

NEW DELHI: Police say a bus has fallen into a deep gorge on a mountainous road in northern India, killing at least 20...

Georgia preparing to execute man for 1996 killing 20 Jun 2019 - 04:14 pm

ATLANTA: Georgia is preparing to execute a man Thursday for the killing of an off-duty prison guard more than two decades ago as...

Sweden won't appeal decision not to arrest Assange 20 Jun 2019 - 04:08 pm

STOCKHOLM: A Swedish prosecutor won't appeal a decision not to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain and suspected...

Mastermind of Sudan protest raid identified: general 20 Jun 2019 - 04:02 pm

Khartoum: A top Sudanese general said Thursday that the mastermind behind a deadly crackdown on protesters has been identified, but refused to name...

Hong Kong protesters call for new demo after demands are snubbed 20 Jun 2019 - 03:55 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong opposition groups called for another major demonstration on Thursday after the pro-Beijing government did not respond to demands of...

Xi visits North Korea's Kim ahead of Trump talks 20 Jun 2019 - 03:54 pm

Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pyongyang on Thursday on a historic visit to burnish an...

Rohingya refugees long for home but Bangladesh says still too volatile 20 Jun 2019 - 03:48 pm

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslim refugees in camps in Bangladesh long to go back to their homes in Myanmar but a Bangladeshi official...

Boris Johnson leads as UK Tories cut leader candidates to 3 20 Jun 2019 - 03:41 pm

LONDON: Britain's governing Conservative Party narrowed the race to become the country's next prime minister to three candidates on Thursday, and is set...

11 tourists safe after hot air balloon incident in Egypt 20 Jun 2019 - 02:35 pm

LUXOR, Egypt: Egyptian officials say 11 tourists are safe after their hot air balloon drifted away, forcing them to land in the country's...

Iran general says US drone crossing border 'red line' 20 Jun 2019 - 11:36 am

Tehran: Iran's borders "represent our red line", the head of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard warned after Tehran said it shot down a...

Media freedom in the Balkans under attack, monitors say 19 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm

SARAJEVO: More than a third of all media freedom violations reported across Europe in 2018-2019 occurred in southeastern Europe, with governments being behind...

Pakistan’s parliament offers prayer for Morsi 19 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Members of Pakistan’s lower house -- the National Assembly -- on Wednesday offered a prayer for Egypt’s first democratically-elected President Mohamed...

Egypt: UN office tries to politicize Morsi's courtroom death 19 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm

CAIRO: Egypt said Wednesday that the U.N. human rights office was trying to politicize the death of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, who...

New York to get one of world's most ambitious carbon reduction plans 19 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm

New York: New York state lawmakers on Wednesday passed one of the world's most ambitious laws aimed at countering climate change, under which...

Self-help guru convicted in lurid sex-trafficking case 19 Jun 2019 - 07:39 pm

NEW YORK: The guru of a cult-like self-improvement group that attracted Hollywood actresses and heiresses was convicted Wednesday of manipulating his female devotees...