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Bill Cosby faces 5-10 years in jail for sexual assault 25 Sep 2018 - 10:18 am

New York, Comedian Bill Cosby, who was earlier facing up to 30 years behind bars, will now face a maximum of 10 years...

Japan woman held over keeping baby body in locker 'for years' 25 Sep 2018 - 09:47 am

Tokyo, Tokyo police said Tuesday they had arrested a 49-year-old woman suspected of dumping a stillborn baby's body in a coin locker, amid...

Aquarius migrant ship cannot disembark in French port-minister 25 Sep 2018 - 09:43 am

PARIS: France is not ready for now to let the Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius dock and disembark dozens of migrants at the port...

Protections restored for grizzly bears; hunts blocked 25 Sep 2018 - 08:58 am

BILLINGS, Mont.: A US judge ordered federal protections restored for grizzly bears in the Northern Rocky Mountains on Monday, a move that blocks...

No respite for relatives of Ethiopia's disappeared 25 Sep 2018 - 08:42 am

Addis Ababa: When Ethiopia released thousands of prisoners earlier this year, Hannah Tesemma hoped her three siblings and cousin, seized from the streets...

With newfound aggressiveness, GOP ramps up Kavanaugh fight 25 Sep 2018 - 08:25 am

WASHINGTON: Brett Kavanaugh says he won't let "false accusations drive me out of this process" as he, President Donald Trump and top Republicans...

China says hard to proceed on trade with U.S. putting 'knife to its neck' 25 Sep 2018 - 08:04 am

BEIJING: A senior Chinese official said on Tuesday that it is difficult to proceed with trade talks with the United States while Washington...

Gaza resistance factions show solidarity with prisoners 25 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

GAZA CITY: Palestinian resistance factions yesterday staged a demonstration in Gaza City to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails. The...

Dallas officer fired after killing black neighbor 24 Sep 2018 - 08:29 pm

WASHINGTON: Dallas police officer was fired Monday after being charged with the fatal shooting of an unarmed neighbor earlier this month. Amber Guyger,...

Ireland may 'recognise' Palestine if talks keep failing 24 Sep 2018 - 07:53 pm

LONDON: Ireland may recognise Palestine as a state if talks over a two-state solution with Israel keep failing, the Irish foreign minister said...

Millions left out as Indonesia pushes land reform, activists say 24 Sep 2018 - 07:53 pm

BANDUNG, Indonesia: Millions of landless peasants and indigenous people in Indonesia are being left out of an ambitious push by the government to...

Hunger strike in Togo over opposition arrests 24 Sep 2018 - 07:50 pm

Lome: A former lawmaker in Togo was on Monday on hunger strike to call for the release of opposition supporters who were arrested...

Philippine farmers struggle to rebuild lives after typhoon decimates crops 24 Sep 2018 - 07:24 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: The destruction of crops by a powerful typhoon will push people in the Philippines deeper into poverty and prolong recovery efforts,...

US warns Russia over missile defense for Syria 24 Sep 2018 - 06:38 pm

NEW YORK: The Trump administration is warning Russia that supplying Syria with an advanced missile defense system would be a "major mistake" and...

Kenya's military says it's killed 10 extremists in attack 24 Sep 2018 - 05:53 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenya's military says it's killed 10 rebels from the al-Shabab extremist group in an ambush in Kenya's south where several soldiers...

Italy to narrow asylum rights in clampdown on immigration 24 Sep 2018 - 05:46 pm

ROME: Italy's populist government on Monday escalated its clampdown on irregular immigration with a decree aimed at slashing the number of people awarded...