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Number of dead, missing in California's deadliest wildfire drops 04 Dec 2018 - 08:36 am

The death toll in California's deadliest wildfire was revised downward to 85 and the number of people believed missing dropped again to 11,...

Massive fire in Mumbai forest 04 Dec 2018 - 08:13 am

Mumbai: A massive fire erupted in the thick forests of Aarey Colony in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) precincts, near Goregaon suburb...

Israeli forces injure 4 Palestinian protesters 03 Dec 2018 - 10:17 pm

GAZA, Palestine: Israeli armed forces on Monday injured four Palestinian protesters on Monday near Gaza-Israel border, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health....

Turkey, Venezuela making efforts to boost ties: Erdogan 03 Dec 2018 - 10:03 pm

ANKARA: Ankara and Caracas have been making efforts to strengthen cooperation in all areas, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. "There...

Italy's labor minister embroiled in family business scandal 03 Dec 2018 - 10:03 pm

ROME: The father of Italy's labor and development minister has apologized for hiring workers off the books for his small construction firm but...

FBI agents search home of Atlantic City's first-term mayor 03 Dec 2018 - 09:19 pm

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.: Federal agents searched the home of Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr. on Monday, but authorities and the mayor himself...

Service dog accompanies late president Bush on final farewell 03 Dec 2018 - 09:18 pm

Washington: A US president is believed to have said the easiest way to find a friend in Washington was to get a dog....

UK's May says she'll still have her job after Brexit vote 03 Dec 2018 - 09:07 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May brushed aside questions Monday about whether she will resign if her Brexit deal is rejected by Parliament...

Teen climate activist blasts absent politicians 03 Dec 2018 - 09:07 pm

KATOWICE, Poland: A Swedish teenager who takes time out of school each week to highlight the danger of global warming says world leaders...

UN chief: Climate change is "most important issue we face" 03 Dec 2018 - 08:44 pm

KATOWICE, Poland: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a dramatic appeal to world leaders Monday to take the threat of global warming seriously and...

'Generation that betrayed humanity': Nepal pleads for 'justice' against rich polluters at UN climate summit 03 Dec 2018 - 08:44 pm

Katowice, Poland: Nations facing imminent environmental disaster called Monday on rich polluters to help them back from the brink, as the UN warned...

UK government publishes summary of Brexit legal advice 03 Dec 2018 - 07:21 pm

LONDON: The government has published a summary of its legal position on the draft withdrawal agreement signed with the EU in late November....

Ukraine calls up reservists amid tensions with Russia 03 Dec 2018 - 05:42 pm

KIEV, Ukraine: Ukraine's president on Monday announced a partial call-up of reservists for training amid tensions with Russia, saying the country needs to...

Trump seeks Imran Khan's help on Taliban talks 03 Dec 2018 - 03:56 pm

ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump has reached out to Pakistan's prime minister, sending Imran Khan a letter seeking Islamabad's cooperation in bringing the Taliban...

Bangladesh tries eight over deadly cafe attack 03 Dec 2018 - 03:50 pm

Dhaka: Eight alleged Islamist extremists went on trial in Bangladesh on Monday over a savage 2016 attack claimed by Islamic State that killed...

Britain's MI6 spymaster cautions Russia: Do not meddle in the West 03 Dec 2018 - 02:49 pm

ST ANDREWS, Scotland: The chief of Britain's foreign intelligence service warned the Kremlin on Monday not to underestimate the West after a brazen...

Sri Lanka court orders prime minister to refrain from duties 03 Dec 2018 - 02:32 pm

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court on Monday ordered disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his ministers to refrain from carrying out their duties...