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Venezuelan gov't bars Guaido from public office for 15 years 28 Mar 2019 - 10:01 pm

CARACAS: The Venezuelan government on Thursday said it has barred opposition leader Juan Guaido from holding public office for 15 years, though the...

Public mistrust thwarts Congo's Ebola response as cases climb 28 Mar 2019 - 06:35 pm

DAKAR: A quarter of people surveyed in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola hotspots believed the virus was not real, a study said on...

India's slavery survivors forced back into bondage as compensation delayed 28 Mar 2019 - 06:35 pm

MUMBAI: Three years after India said it would increase state compensation for slavery survivors, not one has received the full amount, new data...

Erdogan blames West, US for currency rate fluctuations 28 Mar 2019 - 04:17 pm

ANKARA: Turkey's president on Thursday accused the West, particularly the U.S., of trying to make things difficult for Turkey before Sunday's local elections....

Comedian leads final polls as Ukraine prepares to elect president 28 Mar 2019 - 03:30 pm

Kiev: A comedian whose political experience is limited to playing the president in a TV show was leading final polls Thursday as Ukraine...

Nine arrested in Thailand for posting election 'fake news' 28 Mar 2019 - 03:25 pm

Bangkok: Nine people have been arrested in Thailand for spreading "fake news" on Facebook with posts about sacked election officials and bogus ballots...

Car bomb outside Somali hotel kills at least 11 28 Mar 2019 - 03:21 pm

MOGADISHU: A car bomb exploded near a hotel and restaurants in Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least 11 people in a busy area...

Czech police arrest 2 suspects in German train attack case 28 Mar 2019 - 03:18 pm

BERLIN: Austria's top security official says Czech authorities have arrested two men suspected of forming a terror cell with a man detained over...

Comoros police arrest defeated presidential hopeful 28 Mar 2019 - 03:14 pm

Moroni, Comoros: Police in Comoros arrested defeated presidential hopeful Soilihi Mohamed on Thursday, a campaign official told AFP, as officers also broke up...

Trump threatens to shut Mexico border, again 28 Mar 2019 - 03:08 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump renewed Thursday his threat to close the vital US-Mexico border, claiming America's southern neighbor was doing "NOTHING" to slow...

Dhaka office block inferno kills five with many feared trapped 28 Mar 2019 - 02:33 pm

Dhaka: A huge fire tore through a Dhaka office block Thursday killing at least five people with many others feared trapped in the...

Fire crews battling blaze in Dhaka skyscraper: official 28 Mar 2019 - 12:13 pm

Dhaka: Fire crews rushed to the scene of a huge blaze that broke out in a 19-storey commercial building in Dhaka on Thursday,...

Maltese navy takes control of tanker hijacked by migrants: statement 28 Mar 2019 - 10:37 am

Valletta: Malta's armed forces said Thursday they had taken control of a tanker that was hijacked by migrants it had rescued off Libya....

Truck ploughs into crowd in Guatemala killing more than 30 28 Mar 2019 - 07:42 am

MEXICO CITY: A truck crashed into a crowd of people in western Guatemala on Wednesday evening, killing more than 30 and injuring at...

Brexit in numbers: How did the British parliament vote on Wednesday? 28 Mar 2019 - 12:50 am

LONDON: British lawmakers wrested control of the Brexit process from the government on Wednesday to try to find a majority for an alternative...

Man pleads guilty to kidnapping Jayme Closs, killing parents 27 Mar 2019 - 11:06 pm

BARRON, Wis.: A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Wednesday to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents, in a move that spares the...

First cyclone, then slavery: risks abound for Mozambique children 27 Mar 2019 - 11:05 pm

NAIROBI: Thousands of children who survived a cyclone in southeast Africa face fresh risks in its aftermath - being sold into slavery by...

Faeces in the kitchen: South Africans call for better sewage systems 27 Mar 2019 - 11:05 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Raw excrement, condoms and sanitary products regularly spill into homes and parks, South Africans said ahead of Friday's World Water Day -...