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Greek ferry fire sends smoke billowing, but all aboard safe 30 Aug 2018 - 01:55 am

ATHENS, Greece: A fire broke out on a ferry sailing to the island of Crete from mainland Greece early Wednesday, forcing hundreds of...

Philippines hunts bombers in deadly festival blast that killed two 30 Aug 2018 - 01:55 am

Sultan Kudarat, Philippines: Philippine authorities were hunting on Wednesday two men believed to have planted the explosives that killed two people, including a...

UK's May, on African tour, urges Nigeria to tap City of London expertise 30 Aug 2018 - 01:46 am

ABUJA: British Prime Minister Theresa May urged Nigeria on Wednesday to tap into the City of London's financial expertise as she sought to...

Macron says he's enemy number one for Orban, Salvini 30 Aug 2018 - 01:44 am

Copenhagen: French President Emmanuel Macron upped his war of words with the nationalist leaders of Italy and Hungary on Wednesday, saying they were...

Hong Kong professor charged with murder after wife's body found in suitcase 30 Aug 2018 - 01:44 am

Hong Kong: A University of Hong Kong professor was Wednesday charged with murder after police found his wife's decomposing body stuffed in a...

In latest White House exit, Trump to lose counsel McGahn 30 Aug 2018 - 01:39 am

WASHINGTON: White House counsel Don McGahn, whose relationship with President Donald Trump has been strained by the investigation into Russian interference in the...

Brazil presidential hopeful: let police kill criminals 30 Aug 2018 - 01:39 am

SAO PAULO: A leading candidate in Brazil's presidential election said police should be given license to kill criminals and those who do should...

Erdogan hosts Iranian FM in Ankara 30 Aug 2018 - 01:07 am

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday met Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in the capital Ankara, according to the Presidency's official...

Kochi airport opens after two weeks 30 Aug 2018 - 01:07 am

Kochi: The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) on Wednesday commenced normal operations after a two-week closure due to floods in Kerala. It was...

Supreme Court order puts Indian human rights activists in house arrest till September 6 29 Aug 2018 - 09:34 pm

New Delhi: Describing dissent as a safety valve, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that the five human rights activists arrested by Pune...

Pune police claims 'conspiracy hatched to topple government' 29 Aug 2018 - 08:39 pm

Pune: A day after five civil rights activists were arrested in a nationwide swoop, the Pune police claimed on Wednesday that it has...

Syrian army preparing phased Idlib assault 29 Aug 2018 - 07:47 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces are preparing a phased offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib and surrounding areas, the last big rebel enclave,...

Egypt forms human rights committee to counter criticism 29 Aug 2018 - 06:57 pm

Cairo: Egypt's government on Wednesday announced the establishment of a state-run human rights committee to respond to allegations of widespread abuses levelled against...

Spain defends hard line on North African border immigration 29 Aug 2018 - 06:21 pm

MADRID: Spain will not tolerate violent attempts to enter the country, the government said on Wednesday, in response to criticism of its swift...

Car bomb claimed by Islamic State kills 7 in western Iraq 29 Aug 2018 - 02:25 pm

BAGHDAD: Seven people were killed Wednesday in a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group in a former stronghold of the...

US military airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabab kills 3 29 Aug 2018 - 01:42 pm

JOHANNESBURG: The U.S. military says it has carried out an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabab extremists, killing three fighters. The U.S. Africa Command...

More than 50,000 evacuate homes in Myanmar after dam breach, officials say 29 Aug 2018 - 01:40 pm

YANGON: More than 50,000 people evacuated their homes in central Myanmar on Wednesday after a dam breach flooded towns and villages and caused...