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Spain restores free healthcare for illegal migrants 06 Sep 2018 - 07:55 pm

Madrid: Spain's parliament approved Thursday a draft law tabled by the country's new Socialist government which restores free healthcare for undocumented migrants, a...

'A horrific situation": 4 dead in Cincinnati bank shooting 06 Sep 2018 - 07:50 pm

CINCINNATI: A gunman opened fire Thursday morning in a building in the heart of Cincinnati in an attack that left him and three...

Dozens of Venezuelans in Peru seek to return home despite crisis 06 Sep 2018 - 07:44 pm

LIMA: Dozens of Venezuelans who fled their crisis-stricken country for Peru are seeking to take up a Caracas offer to fly them home,...

Brazil judge rejects jailed ex-president Lula's appeal on election ban 06 Sep 2018 - 07:36 pm

Brasília: A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Thursday rejected an appeal by jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to overturn his...

Italian justice probes 20 over bridge disaster 06 Sep 2018 - 05:40 pm

Rome: Italian magistrates said Thursday they are investigating 20 people and the company that manages the Genoa motorway bridge that collapsed last month...

Libya to reopen Tripoli airport on Friday-government 06 Sep 2018 - 05:39 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya will reopen on Friday its only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli, a week after it closed because of fighting among...

Big quake hits northern Japan, leaving 9 dead, 30 missing 06 Sep 2018 - 05:06 pm

SAPPORO, Japan: A powerful earthquake Thursday on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of landslides that crushed houses under torrents of...

US says not seeking to punish India for its Russia arms purchases 06 Sep 2018 - 01:57 pm

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was not seeking to punish India for its proposed...

Pompeo denies being author of 'sad' NYT op-ed on Trump 06 Sep 2018 - 01:46 pm

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied Thursday being the author of a damning, anonymous op-ed in the New York Times...

Attacks kill 19 Afghan forces after twin bombings in Kabul 06 Sep 2018 - 01:38 pm

Kabul, Afghanistan: Insurgents killed 19 security personnel in separate assaults in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, a day after twin bombings in Kabul killed...

Free from jihadist grip, Iraqi weightlifters target medals 06 Sep 2018 - 01:12 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Two years ago, the Islamic State group offered two successful Iraqi weightlifters a choice -- either they compete in the Rio...

Tencent to check IDs to enforce game limits for minors 06 Sep 2018 - 01:04 pm

Shanghai, Chinese tech giant Tencent said Thursday it will launch a real-name identification system in its hit mobile video game "Honour of Kings"...

Two Koreas to hold summit as Kim renews denuclearisation pledge 06 Sep 2018 - 12:53 pm

Seoul, The leaders of the two Koreas will hold a summit in Pyongyang in September, Seoul said Thursday, as Kim Jong Un renewed...

Ducking queries on Trump, Supreme Court nominee resumes US Senate test 06 Sep 2018 - 12:30 pm

WASHINGTON: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will face a final barrage of questions on Thursday in a multi-day U.S. Senate confirmation hearing, as...

India's Gujarat state amends law to give land to industry instead of the poor 06 Sep 2018 - 12:05 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,...

French army chief: ready to strike Syria if chemical weapons used 06 Sep 2018 - 11:48 am

Paris: France's top military official said on Thursday his forces were prepared to carry out strikes on Syrian targets if chemical weapons were...

Pacific leaders want US back in Paris climate pact 06 Sep 2018 - 11:30 am

Sydney: Pacific island nations declared climate change to be their "single greatest threat", urging Washington to return to the Paris Agreement on climate,...