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Indonesia's vigilante mobs deliver brutal 'justice' 16 Nov 2018 - 08:46 pm

Jakarta: It was just after dawn prayers when the caretaker at a Jakarta mosque noticed a man stealing from the donation box, prompting...

Remembering the sweet life of a town wiped out by wildfire 16 Nov 2018 - 08:46 pm

PARADISE, Calif.: There's a sweet legend about this town: On a blazing summer day in the 1850s, a lumber mill crew with wagon...

UN says British government in 'state of denial' on poverty 16 Nov 2018 - 08:20 pm

London: The United Nations accused the British government Friday of being in a "state of denial" about a growing rich-poor divide that was...

Irish PM says hard border highly likely without Brexit deal 16 Nov 2018 - 08:20 pm

DUBLIN: Ireland's prime minister on Friday said for the first time his government would find it very difficult to avoid imposing a hard...

UK PM May defends Brexit deal as opponents plot no-confidence vote 16 Nov 2018 - 08:20 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of the most prominent Brexiteer in her government on Friday as she fought to...

May's Brexit deal sparks defiance and divisions in unionist Belfast 16 Nov 2018 - 08:20 pm

BELFAST: At Sandy Row Band Supplies in the heart of Belfast's pro-British unionist community, it is easy to understand the uncompromising resistance of...

Pope critic Italian archbishop ordered to pay 1.8m euros to disabled brother: newspaper 16 Nov 2018 - 07:34 pm

Vatican City: An Italian archbishop who called on Pope Francis to resign has been hit with a court order to pay his disabled...

Duterte defends need to 'power nap' after summit no-shows 16 Nov 2018 - 07:32 pm

Singapore: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday made light of his penchant for daytime dozes after his office said "power naps" had caused...

Does not compute: Japan cyber security minister admits shunning PCs 16 Nov 2018 - 07:17 pm

Tokyo: A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional...

Baby snatched by monkey dies in Taj Mahal city 16 Nov 2018 - 07:16 pm

New Delhi: A baby died after a monkey snatched it from its mother's arms, Indian police investigating the incident in the city of...

Indian airport protesters block woman activist's plan to enter Sabarimala temple 16 Nov 2018 - 07:03 pm

KOCHI/NEW DELHI: Thousands of protesters blocked all the exits at a southern Indian airport for more than 14 hours on Friday, stopping a...

India's Sabarimala temple turned into fortress for new gender battle 16 Nov 2018 - 06:55 pm

Pamba, India: Indian police mounted a major security operation Friday to prevent hardliners blocking women from entering one of Hinduism's holiest shrines despite...

Czech PM Babis says will "never resign" over investigation 16 Nov 2018 - 12:28 pm

PRAGUE, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday he would "never resign", dismissing critics demanding he quit amid accusations he was hindering...

Drought-hit Cape Town should cut down 'alien' trees: study 16 Nov 2018 - 11:55 am

Cape Town, The South African city of Cape Town, which nearly ran out of water this year, could beat future droughts by cutting...

42 killed as Zimbabwe bus catches fire: police 16 Nov 2018 - 11:46 am

Harare: At least 42 passengers were killed, Zimbabwe police said Friday, after a suspected gas cylinder exploded on a bus, with pictures showing...

N. Korea to expel US citizen who 'illegally entered' country: KCNA 16 Nov 2018 - 11:36 am

Seoul, North Korea has decided to expel a US citizen who illegally entered the country last month, Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency said...

Severe cyclone kills 10 in southern India; 80,000 evacuated 16 Nov 2018 - 09:34 am

NEW DELHI, A severe cyclone has unleashed heavy rains and winds of 90 kilometers (55 miles) per hour, killing at least 10 people...

Thousands rally against billionaire Czech PM 16 Nov 2018 - 12:24 am

Prague: Thousands protested in Prague on Thursday against embattled Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis after his son said he was forcibly sent abroad...