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Acting Pentagon chief makes first Afghanistan trip before next round of peace talks 11 Feb 2019 - 07:39 am

Kabul: Acting U.S. defence secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Afghanistan on Monday on his first trip in the role and said it was...

3,000 evacuated from New Zealand fire can return home 11 Feb 2019 - 07:37 am

Wellington: About 3,000 people who fled as a wildfire threatened a New Zealand town were allowed to return home Monday as firefighting conditions...

Aussie PM kicks off re-election bid with security vow 11 Feb 2019 - 07:32 am

Canberra: Prime Minister Scott Morrison fired the starter's gun on his re-election drive Monday, promising to keep Australians safe in a dangerous and...

Doctors demand humanitarian aid be allowed into Venezuela 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm

CUCUTA, Colombia: Venezuelan doctors protested Sunday at the entrance to a bridge blocked by their nation's military to demand that humanitarian aid be...

Embattled Virginia governor: 'I'm not going anywhere' 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm

RICHMOND: Virginia's Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam considered resigning amid a scandal that he once wore blackface, but the pediatric neurologist said Sunday that...

Thousands join right-wing rally in Madrid, demand PM resign 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Tens of thousands of people joined a right-wing rally in Spain's capital Sunday to demand that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez step...

Talks collapse on border deal as US gov't shutdown looms 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm

WASHINGTON: Talks on border security funding collapsed after Democratic and Republican lawmakers clashed over immigrant detention policy as they worked to avert another...

West China blizzards kill thousands of herd animals 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm

BEIJING: Blizzards in Tibetan areas of western China have left thousands of head of livestock dead and roads covered in up to 45...

Algeria's Bouteflika confirms run for 5th term 10 Feb 2019 - 08:23 pm

Algiers: Ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared he will seek a fifth term in April elections in a message published by state media Sunday,...

Hungary's Orban vows defence of 'Christian' Europe 10 Feb 2019 - 08:23 pm

Budapest: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban launched his European elections campaign Sunday calling for voters to defend "Christian" nations against immigration, which he...

German migrant rescue ship renamed after tragic toddler 10 Feb 2019 - 07:59 pm

Palma, Spain: A German migrant rescue ship which operates in the Mediterranean was renamed Sunday after Alan Kurdi, a three-year-old Syrian refugee boy...

Nancy Pelosi gets rock star treatment at Clive Davis gala 10 Feb 2019 - 04:46 pm

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.: The audience at Clive Davis' white-hot gala included Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, but it was House...

Thousands protest in Madrid against government's Catalonia policy 10 Feb 2019 - 03:36 pm

MADRID: Thousands of people demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's proposed talks to ease political tensions in Catalonia,...

'Heavy clashes' as US-backed forces make final push against IS 10 Feb 2019 - 02:54 pm

Hasakeh, Syria: US-backed forces were locked in fierce fighting Sunday as they pressed the battle against the last shred of the Islamic State...

African leaders unveil statue of Ethiopia's last emperor 10 Feb 2019 - 02:44 pm

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: A statue of Ethiopia's Emperor Haileselassie has been unveiled at the headquarters of the African Union on Sunday. The statue...

Ukraine detains dozens of far-right activists in Kiev 10 Feb 2019 - 02:21 pm

KIEV, Ukraine: Several dozen far-right activists in Ukraine have been detained after clashes with police in the capital of Kiev. Far-right activists on...

Iran FM visits Lebanon, offers support for new government 10 Feb 2019 - 02:12 pm

BEIRUT: Iran's foreign minister says his country is ready to cooperate with the new Lebanese government, offering support in all sectors. Mohammad Javad...