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Woman in US bound caravan in Mexico gives birth 01 Nov 2018 - 01:52 pm

Mexico City: A Guatemalan woman traveling with a US-bound caravan of Central Americans gave birth in Mexico, a human rights group said. It...

S. Korea court upholds conscientious objection to military 01 Nov 2018 - 12:40 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's top court on Thursday ruled that South Korean men can now legally reject their mandatory military service on...

Trump says border troops could hit 15K, surprising Pentagon 01 Nov 2018 - 12:33 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says the number of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexican border could reach 15,000 - roughly double the number...

Sri Lanka president summons Parliament after PM turmoil 01 Nov 2018 - 11:43 am

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's president has summoned Parliament to meet next week as pressure grows for him to resolve the turmoil set...

UK, EU strike tentative Brexit deal on financial services: The Times 01 Nov 2018 - 11:09 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May has struck a tentative deal with the EU that would give financial services companies in the United...

Divers recover jet's flight recorder on Indonesia seafloor 01 Nov 2018 - 08:55 am

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Divers on Thursday recovered a flight recorder from the crashed Lion Air jet on the seafloor, a crucial development in the...

UN appoints new special envoy for Syria 31 Oct 2018 - 08:37 pm

WASHINGTON: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced Wednesday he has chosen a successor to outgoing Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura who announced his...

US-backed Syria force suspends anti-IS attacks after Turkey hits 31 Oct 2018 - 07:25 pm

Beirut: A Kurdish-led force backed by the US-led coalition said Wednesday it was suspending operations against the Islamic State group after Turkish shelling...

Trump says Mexican troops ‘unable or unwilling’ to stop migrants 31 Oct 2018 - 04:28 pm

President Donald Trump maintained his focus on immigration Wednesday, saying Central American migrants in at least two caravans moving north toward the U.S....

With rose petals and guns, India inaugurates world's tallest statue 31 Oct 2018 - 03:27 pm

Sardar Sarovar Dam, India: India inaugurated the world's tallest statue on Wednesday with fireworks, folk dances and floral tributes, deploying tight security amid...

Cameroon accuses militants of killing US missionary 31 Oct 2018 - 02:17 pm

Yaoundé: An American missionary gunned down in Cameroon's northwest anglophone region was killed during clashes sparked when militants attacked security forces and a...

Trump stokes pre-election fear of immigrants to drive voters 31 Oct 2018 - 12:30 pm

WASHINGTON: Thousands of U.S. troops to stop an "invasion" of migrants. Tent cities for asylum seekers. An end to the Constitution's guarantee of...

France launches nationwide probe into baby arm deformations 31 Oct 2018 - 12:10 pm

Paris: France has launched a nationwide probe into incidents of babies being born with either missing or malformed arms after abnormal rates of...

Merkel says planned exit won't hurt her influence abroad 30 Oct 2018 - 08:03 pm

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she does not expect her global influence to be diminished in the run-up to her planned...

US trial for 'El Chapo' set to begin next month 30 Oct 2018 - 08:00 pm

NEW YORK: A U.S. judge is keeping the trial of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on schedule to begin next...

Russia to respond to NATO exercises with missile tests 30 Oct 2018 - 07:46 pm

Byneset, Norvège: Russia plans to test missiles off Norway this week in an area where NATO is carrying out its biggest military exercises...

Typhoon lashes northern Philippines, at least 3 missing 30 Oct 2018 - 03:08 pm

ILAGAN, Philippines: A strong typhoon blew across the northern Philippines on Tuesday, leaving a 5-year-old girl dead and at least three other people...