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Eyeing 2020, White House steps up 'socialism' attack on Democrats 01 Mar 2019 - 10:05 pm

WASHINGTON: As the White House gears up for the 2020 campaign, it's pressing the case that Democrats are rallying behind what it's calling...

With captured pilot’s releases, India-Pakistan confrontation cools; some flights restart 01 Mar 2019 - 10:05 pm

WAGAH, India & MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan handed back a captured Indian pilot on Friday as the nuclear-armed neighbours scaled back a confrontation that...

Indian Air Force pilot handed over to India at Wagah 01 Mar 2019 - 06:25 pm

WAGAH, Pakistan: Pakistani officials handed over a captured Indian pilot to a border crossing with India on Friday in a "gesture of peace"...

At least 10 killed in Somalia gunbattle: security officer 01 Mar 2019 - 12:26 pm

Mogadishu: At least 10 people have been killed in an overnight battle in Somalia's capital Mogadishu that began with a car bombing, security...

Pakistan says to re-open airspace for commercial flights on Friday 01 Mar 2019 - 12:13 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority said airspace closed this week amid tensions with neighbouring India would re-open for commercial flights from 4 p.m....

Thousands gather at border to welcome back Indian pilot 01 Mar 2019 - 11:02 am

Wagah: Thousands of Indians, some waving flags and singing, gathered Friday to give a hero's welcome to an air force pilot due to...

No deal, no problem at Trump-Kim summit: analysts 28 Feb 2019 - 10:02 pm

Hanoi: Donald Trump summoned the world's media to Hanoi for a meeting with Kim Jong Un, travelled the long way around the world...

North Korea disputes Trump's account of talks breakdown 28 Feb 2019 - 10:02 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: North Korea is disputing President Donald Trump's account of why the summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...

At least 5 killed, 25 wounded in Somalia suicide blast 28 Feb 2019 - 10:02 pm

Mogadishu: At least five people were killed and more than 25 wounded when a suicide car bomb targeted a hotel in Somali capital...

Fags and food: Five things we learned from the Hanoi summit 28 Feb 2019 - 06:56 pm

Hanoi: Cigarette breaks and poolside strolls: the world again saw a more human side to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US...

Social media fake news fans tension between India and Pakistan 28 Feb 2019 - 06:56 pm

MUMBAI: With India and Pakistan standing on the brink of war this week, several false videos, pictures and messages circulated widely on social...

2,000 buildings flooded in California as storms slam West 28 Feb 2019 - 05:31 pm

GUERNEVILLE, Calif.: Floodwaters that turned two Northern California communities into islands were expected to begin receding Thursday as a rain-engorged river finally peaked...

Russia tells Syrian asylum seekers: You need to go home 28 Feb 2019 - 04:17 pm

MOSCOW: In pre-war Syria, Safaa Al-Kurdi sold wedding dresses. Fed up with the conflict, the mother-of-three fled Damascus four years ago and sought...

Syria force poised for final assault on Islamic State 28 Feb 2019 - 03:55 pm

Near Baghouz, Syria: Kurdish-led fighters readied Thursday for a final onslaught against jihadist fighters who have been defending the last patch of their...

Digital archive on show in Berlin hopes to help rebuild Syria 28 Feb 2019 - 03:10 pm

Berlin: After eight years of brutal war in Syria, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed city of Aleppo lies in ruins -- but a vast...

Nigeria's Buhari faces long to-do list in second term 28 Feb 2019 - 02:36 pm

Lagos: Muhammadu Buhari may have won re-election as Nigeria's president but he faces a daunting list of present and long-term challenges over the...

Pakistan will release Indian pilot Friday as 'peace gesture': Imran Khan 28 Feb 2019 - 02:19 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan will release a captured Indian pilot on Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan told a joint session of parliament Thursday, in an...

Trump on Cohen's testimony: 'He lied' and 'no collusion' 28 Feb 2019 - 12:49 pm

Hanoi: President Donald Trump sought again to discredit Michael Cohen Thursday after his former long-time lawyer's bombshell congressional testimony in which he called...