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Time to get back to work as Australian PM names cabinet 26 May 2019 - 10:14 am

SYDNEY, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison named his new cabinet on Sunday, with most positions staying the same, saying the government had "a...

Trade put to one side, Trump and Abe do diplomacy over golf and sumo 26 May 2019 - 08:28 am

Tokyo: US President Donald Trump kicked off the second day of a Japan visit on Sunday with a round of golf with Prime...

Papua New Guinea prime minister quits after weeks of turmoil 26 May 2019 - 08:23 am

Sydney: Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill announced his resignation on Sunday after seven years in the top job following weeks of...

Norway says Venezuela mediation to resume next week 25 May 2019 - 10:39 pm

CARACAS, Venezuela: Norway says representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition have decided to return to Oslo for a mediation effort aimed at...

Heavy fighting in Libyan capital 25 May 2019 - 10:21 pm

TRIPOLI: Heavy fighting raged in the Libyan capital on Saturday as eastern forces made a new push to advance inside the city controlled...

Flooding leads to Oklahoma and Arkansas evacuations 25 May 2019 - 10:13 pm

TULSA, Okla.: Officials on Saturday warned some Tulsa residents to prepare to head to higher ground because old levees holding back the swollen...

Lebanon denies forcing Syrians home from Beirut airport 25 May 2019 - 04:44 pm

Beirut: Lebanese security forces on Saturday denied accusations by rights groups that they had coerced Syrians who had landed at Beirut airport into...

French police hunt suspect after Lyon bomb attack 25 May 2019 - 04:05 pm

Lyon: French police were on Saturday pulling out all the stops to locate a suspect following a blast in the heart of Lyon...

EU votes as far right challenges Macron 25 May 2019 - 03:38 pm

Brussels: Voters were called out for a third day in EU parliamentary elections on Saturday as the far right hoped to win a...

Nepal's record-setting Everest guide returns as a hero 25 May 2019 - 03:21 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Family, friends and supporters have welcomed a veteran Sherpa guide upon his return to Nepal's capital days after his 24th climb...

British, Irish climbers become Everest victims 25 May 2019 - 02:47 pm

Kathmandu: The deaths of an Irish and a British climber on Mount Everest took the toll from a deadly season on the world's...

Trump arrives for sumo summit with Abe 25 May 2019 - 12:27 pm

Tokyo:US President Donald Trump arrived in Japan Saturday for a four-day trip likely to be dominated by warm words and friendly images, but...

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a Japanese business leaders event in Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Indian police charge owners as school fire toll hits 20 25 May 2019 - 11:58 am

Surat, India: Indian police on Saturday charged the owners of a private school after a fire killed 20 teenagers, some who died jumping...

Iran FM: US troop boost 'threat to international peace' 25 May 2019 - 11:08 am

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Saturday a US decision to deploy 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East is a...

Fire and blast at Thai port injures 25 25 May 2019 - 10:47 am

Bangkok: A fire erupted on a cargo ship docked at a port in Thailand, triggering a blast and leaving at least 25 workers...

Sri Lanka troops launch major hunt for Islamists linked to suicide attacks 25 May 2019 - 09:41 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's military launched a major hunt Saturday for remnants of an Islamist group which carried out the Easter suicide bombings that...

China media accuse US of plot to 'colonize global business' 24 May 2019 - 09:46 pm

BEIJING: Stepping up a propaganda offensive against Washington, China's state media on Friday accused the U.S. of seeking to "colonize global business" by...