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Anger over 'forced' video of Indian pilot amid new Kashmir deaths 02 Mar 2019 - 02:20 pm

New Delhi, A furious backlash erupted in India Saturday over a video of an Indian pilot shot down by Pakistan praising his captors,...

Eight hurt in aborted take-off at London airport 02 Mar 2019 - 02:00 pm

London, Eight people suffered minor injuries during an aborted take-off at London Stansted Airport, causing flights to be suspended for around three hours....

Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group 02 Mar 2019 - 01:37 pm

DUBAI, Iran criticised Britain for its decision to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation, saying on Saturday it ignored both the will of...

Activists say Chinese police step up use of video 'confessions' 02 Mar 2019 - 01:24 pm

Beijing, Students in Beijing said Saturday that Chinese police had forced them to watch new video "confessions" from fellow labour activists, as authorities...

Boris Johnson says new EU vote would unleash British 'anger' 02 Mar 2019 - 10:41 am

New Delhi, Britain's Brexit champion Boris Johnson on Saturday hit out at mounting calls for a second referendum on European Union membership predicting...

Canada launches extradition of top Chinese executive to US 02 Mar 2019 - 10:35 am

Ottawa, Canada on Friday launched the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the United States -- the latest move in a case...

US, S. Korea to 'discontinue' major military exercise: US official 02 Mar 2019 - 10:05 am

Washington, The US military and South Korea are planning to "discontinue" annual large-scale military exercises as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to improve...

India, Pakistan resume shelling in Kashmir; 4 killed 02 Mar 2019 - 09:48 am

SRINAGAR, India, Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other's posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least...

Flights grounded at London's Stansted after plane takeoff aborted 02 Mar 2019 - 12:28 am

Flights were suspended at London's Stansted airport after an Airbus A320 plane suffered an engine failure and the flight was aborted on the...

Algerian protest, stampede leaves at least one dead in capital: source 02 Mar 2019 - 12:27 am

Algiers: Dozens of police officers were hurt in clashes between protesters and police in the Algerian capital Friday, as tens of thousands rallied...

Bernie 2.0: More professional this time, and more personal 01 Mar 2019 - 11:20 pm

NEW YORK: A young civil rights activist named Bernard Sanders was arrested and dragged off to jail for protesting school segregation on the...

Cohen gives who's who of Trump allies, potential witnesses 01 Mar 2019 - 11:20 pm

NEW YORK: Michael Cohen gave Congress a who's who of President Donald Trump's allies and business associates during his testimony Wednesday. Trump's former...

India’s controversial orders in Kashmir criticized 01 Mar 2019 - 11:20 pm

SRINAGAR: As tensions between India and Pakistan are likely to de-escalate following the release of a pilot of a downed Indian jet, two...

12 Palestinians hurt in border clashes with Israel: Gaza ministry 01 Mar 2019 - 10:34 pm

Gaza City: Israeli troops on Friday shot and wounded a dozen Palestinians during a protest on the Gaza-Israel border, where rallies have been...

34 Rohingya women, children found stranded on Malaysia beach 01 Mar 2019 - 10:34 pm

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: More than 30 Muslim Rohingya womeen and children were found stranded along a beach in Malaysia's northernmost state early Friday,...

UN urges Bangladesh not to close door to Myanmar refugees 01 Mar 2019 - 10:34 pm

United Nations, United States: The United Nations on Friday stressed that refugees fleeing conflict should be granted safe haven after Bangladesh declared that...

Battered by scandal, Netanyahu still poised for re-election 01 Mar 2019 - 10:05 pm

JERUSALEM: Just over a month before elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks more vulnerable than ever. Following a dramatic announcement Thursday by...

Hungary's Orban faces revolt in EU parliamentary grouping 01 Mar 2019 - 10:05 pm

BRUSSELS: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was facing a groundswell of revolt Friday from allied center-right parties that want to kick him out...