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Canadian mother, baby killed in suspected bear attack 28 Nov 2018 - 06:10 pm

Ottawa: A mother and her baby died in a suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada's Yukon territory, officials said Wednesday. Valerie Theoret, 37,...

Nigeria media unites against 'fake news' 28 Nov 2018 - 05:45 pm

Lagos: At least 15 Nigerian news organisations joined forces Wednesday to fight misinformation ahead of February's elections in a collaborative first as the...

Explosion reported in Afghan capital Kabul 28 Nov 2018 - 04:59 pm

KABUL: A loud explosion was reported near the airport in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, a security official said....

Russian court jails 9 more Ukrainian sailors 28 Nov 2018 - 03:59 pm

MOSCOW: Nine more Ukrainian sailors captured during Sunday’s confrontation with Russia in a strait next to Crimea have been sent to jail for...

Mauritania's camel-back mission to win hearts and minds 28 Nov 2018 - 03:48 pm

Nema/Néma, Mauritanie: The sleepy Mauritanian village of Ouad Initi is about to get a makeover: a bigger school, a health centre, and more...

Putin says he hopes to meet Donald Trump at G20 in Argentina 28 Nov 2018 - 03:00 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he hoped to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Argentina later...

30 civilians die during battle with Taliban: Afghan official 28 Nov 2018 - 02:46 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says that at least 30 civilians have been killed, along with 16 Taliban fighters, as government forces battled...

Alarm after Philippines' Duterte 'death squad' plan 28 Nov 2018 - 11:54 am

Manila, Rights groups raised fears Wednesday after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced plans to create a "death squad" targeting suspected communist rebels, saying...

Modi, Gandhi duel in key Indian state election 28 Nov 2018 - 11:35 am

New Delhi, Millions of Indians voted Wednesday in a state election seen as a key duel between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his...

Blast kills 22 outside China factory in Olympic city 28 Nov 2018 - 10:28 am

Zhangjiakou, China, A vehicle carrying dangerous chemicals exploded at the entrance of a chemical factory in a northern Chinese city that will host...

Mass Australian stranding leaves 28 whales dead 28 Nov 2018 - 09:44 am

Melbourne, Twenty-eight whales were found dead in the remote southeast of Australia Wednesday, following a mass stranding that has baffled experts. A pilot...

Georgia holds second round of hotly contested presidential vote 28 Nov 2018 - 08:53 am

Tbilisi, Georgians on Wednesday went to the polls in the second round of a knife-edge presidential election seen as a crucial test for...

Australian billionaire to spend US$72 mn on journalism institute 28 Nov 2018 - 08:22 am

Sydney, A billionaire Australian philanthropist vowed Wednesday to spend at least AU$100 million (US$72 million) of her fortune to create a journalism institute...

Pakistan likely to pay back IMF before Chinese debt-US Treasury official 28 Nov 2018 - 08:00 am

WASHINGTON, Pakistan is likely to pay off an International Monetary Fund bailout before its loans from China come due, easing concerns that IMF...

Lion Air jet should have been grounded before fatal flight: safety agency 28 Nov 2018 - 07:33 am

Jakarta, A Lion Air jet that crashed last month should have been grounded over a recurrent technical problem and never permitted to make...

Brexit: British youth lobby MPs for second referendum 27 Nov 2018 - 11:36 pm

LONDON: Students and young people from across the U.K. on Tuesday travelled to London to lobby their MPs in parliament to support a...

South Korea apologizes over vagrants' detention, forced work 27 Nov 2018 - 10:54 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's top public prosecutor on Tuesday apologized over what he described as a botched investigation into the enslavement and...