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Trump tells ex-White House lawyer to ignore subpoena 20 May 2019 - 10:44 pm

Washington: Donald Trump has told his former White House lawyer Don McGhan to ignore a subpoena from Congress to testify about the president's...

Somali asylum-seeker detained for over 2 years released 20 May 2019 - 10:44 pm

CONCORD: Lawyers representing an asylum-seeker from Somalia who's been detained for over 2 ½ years without a bond hearing say he's been released....

Google and Android system start to cut ties with Huawei 20 May 2019 - 12:40 pm

San Francisco: US internet giant Google, whose Android mobile operating system powers most of the world's smartphones, said it was beginning to cut...

Google says services on Huawei phone still will function 20 May 2019 - 12:00 pm

BEIJING: Google is assuring users of Huawei smartphones the American company's basic services will work on them following U.S. government restrictions on doing...

Tajikistan blames Islamic State for prison riot, 32 killed 20 May 2019 - 11:53 am

DUSHANBE: Three prison guards and 29 inmates were killed in a prison riot in Tajikistan that the government blamed on Islamic State militants....

Ukraine inaugurates comedian Zelensky as president 20 May 2019 - 11:41 am

Kiev: Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky stepped into his new role as Ukrainian president with his inauguration on Monday, launching a new era for the...

Afghan official: Gunmen hit Kabul checkpoint, kill 3 police 20 May 2019 - 11:28 am

Kabul: An Afghan official says gunmen stormed a checkpoint in Kabul, killing at least three police officers. Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid says...

Back to nature: UK Duchess Kate shows off garden skills at Chelsea Flower Show 20 May 2019 - 10:01 am

LONDON: Kate, Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, released new pictures of her family playing in a woodland wilderness garden she designed for London's Chelsea...

Vegetative Frenchman set to lose life support amid final challenge 20 May 2019 - 08:46 am

France: Doctors were due from Monday to start switching off the life support of a quadriplegic Frenchman who has been in a vegetative...

Boko Haram kills two in Nigerian refugee camp attack 19 May 2019 - 10:50 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram jihadists on Saturday killed two people and injured a dozen others in an pre-dawn attack on a refugee camp...

Italian police seize migrant boat, risking stand-off with deputy PM 19 May 2019 - 09:57 pm

MILAN: Italian prosecutors have ordered the seizure of a rescue boat anchored outside the port of Lampedusa in Sicily, triggering a potential tug-of-war...

Oprah gives $500,000 to high school after-school program 19 May 2019 - 09:23 pm

NEWARK, N.J.: Oprah Winfrey announced she's giving $500,000 to an initiative at a New Jersey high school that's aimed at keeping kids off...

Tens of thousands rally against nationalism before EU votes 19 May 2019 - 09:23 pm

FRANKFURT, Germany: Tens of thousands of demonstrators opposed to right-wing populism and nationalism took to the streets Sunday in a number of European...

White House 2020 hopefuls turn to foreign policy, slam Trump on Iran 19 May 2019 - 09:23 pm

WASHINGTON: Two Democrats with U.S. military experience who are vying for the party's 2020 presidential nomination shifted the focus of the race to...

Blast injures South African tourists near Egypt's Giza pyramids 19 May 2019 - 09:23 pm

CAIRO: An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people on Sunday, mostly South African tourists, near a new museum being...

India's Modi set to return to power with a bigger majority, exit polls show 19 May 2019 - 09:03 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to return to power with an even bigger majority in parliament after a mammoth...

Trump blasts Republican lawmaker Amash over impeachment remarks 19 May 2019 - 08:34 pm

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump lashed out on Sunday at the first Republican congressman to call the U.S. president's behavior impeachable, while Democrats warned Trump's...