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Russia says 'misled' by Israel in plane downing over Syria 23 Sep 2018 - 04:20 pm

Moscow: The Russian military on Sunday said "misleading" information from the Israeli airforce caused the downing of a Russian plane in Syria, and...

Tanzania buries ferry disaster dead as toll hits 224 23 Sep 2018 - 03:42 pm

Ukara, Tanzania: Tanzania declared the whole nation was in mourning Sunday as the first dozen bodies were buried from a devastating ferry capsize...

Gunmen kill 4 pro-government militiamen in Pakistan 23 Sep 2018 - 03:25 pm

QUETTA, Pakistan: A Pakistani official says gunmen have attacked the base camp of a pro-government militia, killing four of its members. Assistant Administrator...

Tehran warns UAE over 'offensive remarks' on Ahvaz attack 23 Sep 2018 - 02:53 pm

Tehran: Iran on Sunday warned the United Arab Emirates over "offensive remarks" attributed to a UAE "political advisor" on the weekend's deadly attack...

Nun rape: Bishop brought to convent where abuse took place 23 Sep 2018 - 02:34 pm

Kottayam: Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been arrested for raping a nun and presently in police custody after his bail plea was turned...

India launches 'Modicare', world's biggest health scheme 23 Sep 2018 - 12:20 pm

New Delhi: India on Sunday launched the world's biggest health insurance scheme which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said would cover some 500 million...

Iran summons UAE envoy over parade attack comments-state TV 23 Sep 2018 - 11:55 am

DUBAI, Iran's foreign ministry on Sunday summoned the United Arab Emirates' charge d'affaires over comments made about a military parade attack that killed...

Four killed in torrential Tunisia rains: ministry 23 Sep 2018 - 11:52 am

Tunis, Torrential rains and flooding in northeastern Tunisia have left at least four dead, including two sisters, the interior ministry said Sunday. A...

UK's Labour wants election if PM May can't get backing for Brexit deal 23 Sep 2018 - 11:38 am

LIVERPOOL, England: Britain's opposition Labour Party wants a national election if Prime Minister Theresa May cannot win the support of parliament for her...

Israel gives Bedouin villagers until end of month to leave 23 Sep 2018 - 11:32 am

Jerusalem, Israeli authorities issued a notice to residents of a Bedouin village in a strategic spot in the occupied West Bank on Sunday...

Mexico president-elect says will not fight with Trump 23 Sep 2018 - 10:57 am

Mexico City, Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he does not want to fight with US President Donald Trump on immigration. Trump's...

Australia kills three sharks after tourist attacks 23 Sep 2018 - 10:23 am

Sydney, Three large sharks have been killed in Australia after a woman and a girl were attacked at a popular Great Barrier Reef...

India 'arrogant' for cancelling rare meeting: Pakistan's Khan 22 Sep 2018 - 09:40 pm

Islamabad: India's decision to cancel rare talks with Islamabad was disappointing and "arrogant", Imran Khan said Saturday, after New Delhi accused Pakistan's prime...

India's Modi mauled over French defence deal 22 Sep 2018 - 06:04 pm

New Delhi: India's Narendra Modi was under fire Saturday after French ex-president Francois Hollande added fresh fuel to corruption allegations in a bilateral...

Tanzania ferry disaster toll passes 200 22 Sep 2018 - 06:01 pm

Nairobi: The death toll from a crowded ferry capsizing in Lake Victoria rose sharply to 207 Saturday, a Tanzanian minister said, as rescue...

Trump border wall going up in Texas 22 Sep 2018 - 05:30 pm

Los Angeles: The United States was to begin construction in Texas on Saturday of part of President Donald Trump's border wall designed to...

Boat carrying Syrian refugees sinks off Lebanon, boy dies 22 Sep 2018 - 05:08 pm

BEIRUT: A boat with 39 Syrian refugees aboard sank off the coast of Lebanon as it sailed illegally for Cyprus on Saturday and...

Congo reports Ebola death close to busy Ugandan border 22 Sep 2018 - 03:22 pm

KINSHASA, Congo: A Congolese woman who refused an Ebola vaccination and then disappeared has died near the heavily traveled border with Uganda, which...