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Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM 07 Jan 2019 - 05:46 pm

Dhaka: Sheikh Hasina was sworn in Monday as Bangladesh's prime minister for the third consecutive term after her party ' Awami League' won...

Six dead after ship sinks off Turkey's coast: state media 07 Jan 2019 - 04:51 pm

Ankara: Six crew members were killed after a Panama-flagged cargo ship sank off Turkey's Black Sea coast on Monday, state news agency Anadolu...

Over 800 protesters arrested in Sudan demos: minister 07 Jan 2019 - 04:38 pm

Khartoum: More than 800 protesters have been arrested from hundreds of anti-government demonstrations held across Sudan since last month, the interior minister said...

Ethiopia, Eritrea reopen another border crossing 07 Jan 2019 - 04:24 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Monday reopened a border crossing between their countries as part...

Myanmar army to launch 'crackdown' on Rakhine rebels: govt 07 Jan 2019 - 03:47 pm

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Myanmar has called on its military to "launch operations" against ethnic Rakhine rebels behind a deadly attack on four police stations...

Ukraine's newly independent church holds 'historic' first service 07 Jan 2019 - 02:34 pm

Kiev: Ukraine's newly created independent Orthodox Church held its first service in Kiev on Monday after a historic break with the Russian Orthodox...

As Lahore chokes on winter smog, Pakistan moves to cut air pollution 07 Jan 2019 - 02:27 pm

Lahore: At his house on busy Mall Road in Lahore, environmental lawyer Rafay Alam runs three air purifiers around the clock, keeps his...

First-family feud in Singapore flares anew 07 Jan 2019 - 01:22 pm

Singapore: A fragile truce in Singapore's founding family was shattered Monday after state prosecutors alleged the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's...

Britain's battle over Brexit resumes ahead of big vote 07 Jan 2019 - 12:29 pm

London: Britain's battle over Brexit resumes Monday as parliament returns from its Christmas break to debate and -- most likely -- defeat Prime...

Egypt to inaugurate Coptic cathedral after bomb blast 06 Jan 2019 - 09:08 pm

New Administrative Capital, Egypt: Egypt was set to inaugurate a massive cathedral amid heavy security on Coptic Christmas Eve Sunday, a day after...

Death toll from Philippines storm rises to 126 06 Jan 2019 - 07:32 pm

The death toll from the powerful storm Usman that triggered landslides and flash flood in the Philippines has climbed to 126, Chinese official...

Son of ex-Nissan head carlos Ghosn predicts court surprises 06 Jan 2019 - 07:18 pm

PARIS - The son of former Nissan chairman carlos Ghosn said in an interview published Sunday that people will be surprised when his...

$FILE PHOTO : Carlos Ghosn\ Reuters .$

Egyptian policeman killed while defusing bomb outside church 06 Jan 2019 - 06:59 pm

CAIRO - Egypt's Interior Ministry said a policeman was killed as he was trying to defuse an explosive device near a church in...

$Armed police stand as a priest exits a Coptic church in this screengrab taken from video in eastern Cairo, Egypt January 5, 2019. \ REUTERS$

Trump adviser outlines conditions for US pullout from Syria 06 Jan 2019 - 06:39 pm

JERUSALEM - President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Sunday that the American military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the...

U.S. to Protect Kurds From Turks in Syria Pullout, Bolton Says 06 Jan 2019 - 02:42 pm

U.S. forces will remain in northeastern Syria until Turkey agrees not go after the Kurds, National Security Adviser John Bolton said Sunday, clarifying...

Three dead during cold snap in Greece 06 Jan 2019 - 02:37 pm

Athens: Three people have died in Greece as stormy weather and freezing temperatures gripped most of the country, officials said Sunday. The bodies...

Britain warns on travel to southern India after temple unrest 06 Jan 2019 - 01:10 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: Britain on Saturday warned tourists visiting the southern Indian state of Kerala after sporadic violence in recent days over the admission of...

Harold Brown, US defense chief who built, then strove to contain nuclear weapons, dies at 91 06 Jan 2019 - 08:19 am

Washington: Harold Brown, an advocate of nuclear arms control who as President Jimmy Carter's defense secretary tried but failed to win U.S. Senate...