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Basra airport targeted by rocket fire as violent protests grip Iraq 08 Sep 2018 - 12:43 pm

BASRA/ERBIL, Iraq, Basra airport was targeted by rocket fire on Saturday after a night of protests over perceived misrule by Iraq's political elite...

Obama issues scathing critique of Trump, 'politics of fear' 08 Sep 2018 - 12:15 pm

URBANA, Ill.: Former President Barack Obama issued a scorching critique of his successor Friday, blasting President Donald Trump's policies and his pattern of...

British police responding to 'serious incident' in English town of Barnsley 08 Sep 2018 - 12:15 pm

LONDON, British police said on Saturday they were responding to a serious incident in the northern English town of Barnsley. "There is a...

Death toll in Iraq's Basra protests climbs to 12 08 Sep 2018 - 10:51 am

Basra, Iraq, At least 12 people have been killed in several days of protests over the lack of public services in Iraq's southern...

At least 13 killed in Afghanistan bus crash: officials 08 Sep 2018 - 09:28 am

Kandahar, Afghanistan: At least 13 people were killed when a passenger bus collided with a truck parked on a road in southern Afghanistan...

Attacker says god sent him to stab Brazilian presidential candidate 07 Sep 2018 - 08:54 pm

The man who stabbed Brazil’s presidential front-runner, Jair Bolsonaro, at a packed street rally said he was acting on divine orders, according to...

Gujarat amends law to give land to industry instead of the poor 07 Sep 2018 - 08:52 pm

BANGKOK: Changes to a law in India's Gujarat state will allow authorities to develop land that was intended for distribution to impoverished farmers,...

Flood warnings as heavy rain expected over much of Missouri 07 Sep 2018 - 08:52 pm

ST. LOUIS: The remnants of Tropical Depression Gordon are expected to drop heavy rain across much of Missouri through the weekend, creating a...

The 'Deep State,' target of Trump's ire 07 Sep 2018 - 08:52 pm

Washington: The "Deep State." President Donald Trump rails against it all the time. But what is it? And does it even exist? Trump's...

Two million risk hunger after drought in Central America: UN 07 Sep 2018 - 08:03 pm

BOGOTA: Poor harvests caused by drought in parts of Central America could leave more than two million people hungry, the World Food Programme...

Britain mulls reform to make harassment of women a hate crime 07 Sep 2018 - 08:03 pm

LONDON: Britain has shown it is serious about ending violence against women by announcing a review that could make abuse driven by misogyny...

Erdogan warns Iran, Russia against ‘lake of blood’ 07 Sep 2018 - 06:34 pm

Russia rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call for a cease-fire in Syria after he warned of a looming "catastrophe” as the Damascus...

Obama: 'Stakes really are higher' in next election 07 Sep 2018 - 06:34 pm

URBANA: Former President Barack Obama on Friday implored Americans to vote in the November midterm elections, saying the future of democracy in the...

Palestinians reject Trump bid to force talks through aid cut 07 Sep 2018 - 06:00 pm

Jericho: A senior Palestinian official hit back at Donald Trump on Friday after the US president said he would withhold aid to the...

Erdogan and Putin clash over Idlib 'ceasefire' 07 Sep 2018 - 05:57 pm

Tehran: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday openly disagreed about a "ceasefire" in Syria's Idlib province, highlighting...

Dallas police officer mistakes apartment for own, kills neighbor 07 Sep 2018 - 04:04 pm

DALLAS: A Dallas police officer returning home from work shot and killed a neighbor after she said she mistook his apartment for her...

Zimbabwe Mnangagwa names former banker Mthuli Ncube as finance minister 07 Sep 2018 - 03:51 pm

HARARE: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday appointed former banker Mthuli Ncube as finance minister and said Winston Chitando would remain as mines...