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Cambodian PM says no China naval base being built 19 Nov 2018 - 10:55 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodia will not allow foreign military bases on its soil, strongman premier Hun Sen said Monday, swatting away US concerns about...

UK Conservative lawmaker says PM May faces day of reckoning on Monday 19 Nov 2018 - 10:33 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a day of reckoning on Monday as mutinous lawmakers try to trigger a no-confidence vote over...

Iran hopeful that Europe can salvage nuclear deal: foreign ministry 19 Nov 2018 - 10:18 am

DUBAI: Iran is still hopeful that its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers can be saved despite the withdrawal of the United States,...

Evacuations urged near Guatemala's erupting Volcano of Fire 19 Nov 2018 - 10:13 am

GUATEMALA CITY: Disaster coordination authorities have asked 10 communities in Guatemala to evacuate and go to safe areas after an increased eruption of...

China approves $6 bln airport expansion in Xinjiang capital 19 Nov 2018 - 09:25 am

BEIJING, China's state planner on Monday approved a 42.1 billion yuan ($6.06 billion) airport expansion project in Urumqi, capital of the far western...

Cambodian PM says won't allow any foreign military base in his country 19 Nov 2018 - 08:35 am

PHNOM PENH, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday there would never be a foreign military base in his country, following a...

Grim search for 993 missing after deadliest California wildfire 19 Nov 2018 - 07:40 am

PARADISE: Authorities on Sunday sifted through the charred wreckage of California's deadliest ever wildfire, searching for any signs of the 993 people now...

Netanyahu denounces calls for Israel snap polls as 'irresponsible' 18 Nov 2018 - 10:33 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced calls for snap elections as "irresponsible" in an impassioned televised address on Sunday and vowed to...

Tijuana residents protest migrant caravan camped in city 18 Nov 2018 - 10:33 pm

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - Hundreds of Tijuana residents have congregated around a monument in an affluent section of the city south of California...

Nigeria's Buhari launches re-election bid with corruption still in focus 18 Nov 2018 - 10:33 pm

ABUJA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched his manifesto on Sunday, hoping his anti-corruption agenda can win him a second term at a Feb....

Sri Lankan leaders' crucial talks fail to solve crisis 18 Nov 2018 - 09:46 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A crucial meeting among Sri Lanka's political party leaders on Sunday failed to reach a breakthrough to resolve the political...

Official: Car bomb in Iraq's Tikrit kills 5 18 Nov 2018 - 08:05 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials said five people were killed in a car bomb blast in the city of Tikrit on Sunday, the latest security...

Four arrested in Iran sugar protests 18 Nov 2018 - 06:45 pm

Tehran: Four people were arrested in southwestern Iran on Sunday as locals joined striking sugar workers in mounting protests over unpaid wages and...

Chilean police resign over shooting of indigenous youth 18 Nov 2018 - 06:45 pm

SANTIAGO: Two senior police officials have resigned in Chile after the discovery that officers destroyed video showing the shooting of a young indigenous...

Alyque Padamsee was a creator of superbrands and superconsumers and a theatre personality 18 Nov 2018 - 06:23 pm

Mumbai: Alyque J. Padamsee, lent glamour to common products and brought luxury products within the reach of the common masses with his catchy...

Feminist activists interrupt Franco memorial event in Madrid 18 Nov 2018 - 06:23 pm

MADRID: Spanish police have intervened to keep trouble from erupting at a rally marking the anniversary of military dictator Francisco Franco's death after...