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Obama, Clinton among targets of suspected bombs ahead of U.S. election 25 Oct 2018 - 08:44 am

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Former U.S. President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were among the targets of suspected package bombs delivered...

Putin warns of a new 'arms race' 24 Oct 2018 - 09:03 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday of a new arms race if America pulls out of weapons treaties, and said Russia would respond...

Mozambique opposition says peace talks on hold 24 Oct 2018 - 07:52 pm

Maputo: Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, said Wednesday that peace talks with the government were on hold due its allegations of fraud in...

Central American migrants press north into Mexico 24 Oct 2018 - 07:39 pm

HUIXTLA, Mexico: Several thousand Central American migrants poured out of a southern Mexican town before dawn on Wednesday, hoping to beat the force...

CNN bureau in NY evacuated over suspicious package 24 Oct 2018 - 05:21 pm

New York: US news network CNN announced on its screens Wednesday that it had evacuated its New York bureau over a suspicious package...

US intercepts suspect packages sent to Clinton, Obama 24 Oct 2018 - 04:39 pm

New York: The US Secret Service said Wednesday it had intercepted suspect packages, identified as potential explosive devices, sent to the homes of...

Madrid bans electric scooters from city's sidewalks 24 Oct 2018 - 03:55 pm

MADRID: Madrid's government banned electric scooters from sidewalks on Wednesday to both remove a threat to pedestrians and help regulate alternative transport technologies...

Russia planning Syria summit with Turkey, Iran: Lavrov 24 Oct 2018 - 02:33 pm

MOSCOW: Kremlin on Wednesday circulated a proposal to hold a new round of a summit meeting on Syria between Russian, Turkish and Iranian...

Italy fines Apple, Samsung millions for slowing phones 24 Oct 2018 - 02:21 pm

Rome: Italy's competition authority on Wednesday said it was fining Apple and Samsung 10 and five million euros ($11.5 and $5.7 million) respectively...

Apple chief pushes for US privacy law 24 Oct 2018 - 02:14 pm

Brussels: Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday said the United States needs a federal privacy law to protect the personal data of internet...

Social media in the spotlight in Brazil presidential race 24 Oct 2018 - 12:21 pm

Rio de Janeiro: Brazil, like other countries, is facing a very electronic election. WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are the weapons of choice to...

Turkey detains Swedish citizen over alleged PKK links: state media 24 Oct 2018 - 12:03 pm

Ankara, Turkey has detained a Swedish man over suspected links to Kurdish militants in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, state media reported. The...

Bulgarian government survives no-confidence vote over healthcare 24 Oct 2018 - 11:50 am

SOFIA: Bulgaria's government survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday brought by the opposition Socialists who accused it of failing to overhaul the ailing...

Hurricane Willa slams Mexico's Pacific coast, weakens 24 Oct 2018 - 11:25 am

Escuinapa, Mexico: Hurricane Willa crashed ashore in western Mexico Tuesday, lashing the Pacific coast with powerful winds and heavy rain before weakening to...

Salvini says Italy won't change budget, "Italians come first" 24 Oct 2018 - 10:48 am

ROME: Italy will not change its 2019 budget, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday after the European Commission rejected the government's...

EU ready to call Brexit summit when 'decisive progress' made-Tusk 24 Oct 2018 - 10:46 am

STRASBOURG, European Council President Donald Tusk told the European Parliament on Wednesday that he would be ready to call a special summit on...

Women demand compensation over Japan university discrimination 24 Oct 2018 - 10:27 am

Tokyo: A group of women is demanding compensation from a Japanese medical university that admitted routinely altering the scores of female applicants to...