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Martial law expires in Ukraine 26 Dec 2018 - 03:26 pm

KIEV: Martial law, imposed on Nov. 25 in some Ukrainian areas after Russia captured three Ukrainian ships, expired on Wednesday, President Petro Poroshenko...

Two held for sparking panic with dummy guns at Paris CDG airport 26 Dec 2018 - 03:15 pm

PARIS: French police arrested two people who brandished dummy guns at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on Wednesday, causing panic and a...

Indonesia rescuers scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns 26 Dec 2018 - 02:56 pm

Carita, Indonesia: Indonesian search and rescue teams Wednesday plucked stranded residents from remote islands and pushed into isolated communities desperate for aid in...

13 Nigerian troops, policeman killed in Boko Haram attack 26 Dec 2018 - 02:53 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram jihadists ambushed a military convoy in northeastern Nigeria, killing 13 soldiers and a policeman, the army said Wednesday, while...

Tunisia clashes spread over tough living conditions 26 Dec 2018 - 02:48 pm

Kasserine, Tunisia: Clashes between protesters and security forces in an impoverished Tunisian city where a journalist burned himself to death over economic conditions...

Indian golfer arrested for poaching 26 Dec 2018 - 02:01 pm

New Delhi: Top Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa was arrested Wednesday for poaching at a forest reserve, an official said. Randhawa, who was ranked...

Six homeless people killed in Warsaw fire: emergency services 26 Dec 2018 - 01:49 pm

Warsaw, Six homelesss people died in Warsaw on Christmas Day after the wooden cabin in which they were sheltering caught fire, the emergency...

Pair with fake guns spark panic at Paris airport 26 Dec 2018 - 01:46 pm

Bobigny, France, Two people holding replica guns sparked a panic at Paris' main Charles de Gaulle airport on Wednesday before they were quickly...

Families seek miracle at Indian mine where 15 trapped for nearly two weeks 26 Dec 2018 - 01:15 pm

Guwahati: Indian rescue workers were trying to reach 15 coal miners trapped underground for 13 days on Wednesday as families prayed for their...

Quake from Mount Etna volcano jolts Sicily; 10 injured 26 Dec 2018 - 01:09 pm

Rome: A quake triggered by Mount Etna's ongoing eruption jolted eastern Sicily before dawn Wednesday, slightly injuring 10 people and prompting frightened Italian...

Taiwan makes half-tonne heroin bust 26 Dec 2018 - 12:59 pm

Taipei, Nearly half a tonne of heroin from Southeast Asia was seized in Taiwan moments after a drug smuggling gang using diving equipment...

Thai farmers giddy over new medical marijuana law 26 Dec 2018 - 12:26 pm

Bangkok, Thai farmers welcomed a new law allowing cultivation and use of marijuana for medical purposes Wednesday, in an Asian first that promises...

Trump wanted others to pay more at UN; No one picked up the tab 26 Dec 2018 - 12:22 pm

President Donald Trump’s promise to save American taxpayers money by getting other countries to contribute more to international organizations has been put to...

Koreas' bid to reconnect rail, road links clouded by sanctions issue 26 Dec 2018 - 11:21 am

Seoul: The two Koreas on Wednesday launched a project to reconnect rail and road links severed since the 1950-53 Korean War, but actual...

Syrian air defences shoot down Israeli missiles: state media 26 Dec 2018 - 10:50 am

Beirut: Syrian air defences shot down Israeli missiles near the capital Damascus on Tuesday, local state media reported, while Israel said it was...

CBP orders medical checks after second child's death 26 Dec 2018 - 10:45 am

HOUSTON, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ordered medical checks on every child in its custody Tuesday after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died,...

Indonesia asks people to avoid coast near erupting volcano 26 Dec 2018 - 10:28 am

Sumur: Indonesian authorities asked people to avoid the coast in areas where a tsunami killed more than 420 people last weekend in a...

10 dead in bus crash at Iran university 26 Dec 2018 - 10:23 am

Tehran, Ten people have been killed in a bus accident at one of Tehran's largest universities, Iran's conservative news agency Tasnim reported Wednesday....