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Trump says students 'unfairly treated' over Native incident 22 Jan 2019 - 08:50 am

Washington: Boys from a Catholic school in Kentucky were treated unfairly in a rush to judgment, President Donald Trump said on Monday after...

US to formally seek extradition of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Globe and Mail 22 Jan 2019 - 08:42 am

The United States will proceed with the formal extradition from Canada of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, Canada's ambassador to the United States told...

Venezuelan military group arrested after call to disavow Maduro 22 Jan 2019 - 08:28 am

Caracas: A group of 27 soldiers rose up against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at a command post in Caracas on Monday, but they...

Mnangagwa returns to Zimbabwe after protest crackdown 22 Jan 2019 - 08:24 am

Harare: Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has landed back in Harare, state television said Tuesday, after cutting short a foreign tour over nationwide protests...

N.Ireland police says Londonderry security alerts were hoaxes 22 Jan 2019 - 08:02 am

Londonderry: Northern Ireland police said the three security alerts they were examining in Londonderry on Monday have ended after the department confirmed the...

Nigeria accuses opposition of plotting election violence 21 Jan 2019 - 08:06 pm

Abuja: Nigeria's government on Monday warned about an increase in violence before next month's elections, accusing the main opposition of trying to foment...

What's behind autonomy vote in the Philippines' Muslim Mindanao? 21 Jan 2019 - 06:42 pm

MANILA: Predominantly Muslim areas of the mainly Catholic Philippines took part in a plebiscite on Monday to decide whether power should be devolved...

2 Cyprus men missing with baby they allegedly bought in Philippines 21 Jan 2019 - 06:42 pm

NICOSIA: Cypriot police say they are seeking two men who are missing with a baby girl that they allegedly tried to adopt after...

Philippines holds referendum for Muslim autonomy in troubled south 21 Jan 2019 - 06:29 pm

MANILA: Minority Muslims in the Philippines cast votes on Monday in a long-awaited referendum on autonomy, the culmination of a peace process to...

Congo inauguration postponed; Police stop opposition rally 21 Jan 2019 - 06:28 pm

KINSHASA: Congo's police dispersed a gathering Monday of supporters waiting to hear a speech by presidential runner-up Martin Fayulu, his spokeswoman said. Dozens...

8 drown when boat capsizes in river in southern India 21 Jan 2019 - 05:22 pm

BANGALORE, India: At least eight people drowned when their boat capsized in a river in southern India on Monday as they were returning...

Burkina President Kabore names former health minister as PM 21 Jan 2019 - 05:05 pm

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Kabore on Monday named Christophe Joseph Marie Dabire, a former health minister and regional monetary union official,...

Kamala Harris jumps into US presidential race 21 Jan 2019 - 04:00 pm

WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump's nominees, entered the...

Modern China's birth rate falls to lowest ever 21 Jan 2019 - 02:51 pm

BEIJING: China's birth rate last year fell to its lowest since the founding of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago, official...

31 Rohingya in limbo on Bangladesh-India border 21 Jan 2019 - 02:43 pm

Dhaka: Thirty-one Rohingya Muslims including 17 children remained stranded on the India-Bangladesh border after three days, Dhaka officials said Monday, as both sides...

Iran arrests labour protest leader 21 Jan 2019 - 02:39 pm

Tehran: An Iranian labour protest leader has been arrested for the second time, state media reported Monday, after the judge denied his claim...

Germany bans Iran's Mahan Air amid security concerns 21 Jan 2019 - 02:31 pm

BERLIN: The German government is banning Mahan Air from landing in the country with immediate effect, citing security concerns and the Iranian airline's...