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Nukes and nationalism: Former Indian PM Vajpayee 17 Aug 2018 - 03:44 am

New Delhi: Former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who died Thursday aged 93, will be remembered for declaring India a nuclear-armed state...

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita re-elected Mali president by a landslide 17 Aug 2018 - 02:56 am

Bamako: Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been elected for a second five-year term after winning a runoff ballot by a landslide, according...

No handshakes, no helmets in eastern Congo city preparing for Ebola 16 Aug 2018 - 08:33 pm

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: A mobile blood-testing lab. Hand-washing stations on street corners. Motorcycle taxi drivers forbidden from sharing spare helmets. If...

Kerala flood toll jumps to 106, nearly 150,000 homeless 16 Aug 2018 - 06:47 pm

Kochi: The death toll from major floods in India's tourist hotspot Kerala has jumped to 106, officials said Thursday, with nearly 150,000 people...

India's three-time prime minister Vajpayee dead at 93 16 Aug 2018 - 04:08 pm

NEW DELHI: Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a Hindu nationalist who set off a nuclear arms race with rival Pakistan but...

Philippines' Duterte could resign if Marcos Jr becomes VP - spokesman 16 Aug 2018 - 10:09 am

MANILA, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his 2016 vice presidential...

Trump makes good on threat to revoke former CIA chief Brennan's clearance 15 Aug 2018 - 10:04 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is revoking the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan, who served in the Obama administration. White House...

Heavy monsoon rains kill 67 in Kerala, airport closed 15 Aug 2018 - 08:42 pm

NEW DELHI: Torrential monsoon rains have disrupted air and train services in the southern Indian state of Kerala, where flooding, landslides and bridge...

Khan ally elected speaker of Pakistan parliament, PM vote on Friday 15 Aug 2018 - 05:23 pm

ISLAMABAD: A staunch ally of cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan was elected speaker of Pakistan's lower house on Wednesday, a key position to support...

At least 25 killed as suicide attacker targets school in Kabul 15 Aug 2018 - 05:13 pm

Kabul: At least 25 people, many believed to be students, were killed when a suicide blast ripped through a school in a Shiite...

Turkey slaps retaliatory tariff hikes on key US products 15 Aug 2018 - 02:41 pm

Istanbul, Turkey hiked Wednesday tariffs on imports of several key US products in retaliation for American sanctions against Ankara, as a bitter dispute...

Worst flood in a century kills 43 in India's Kerala, more rain due 15 Aug 2018 - 02:23 pm

KOCHI, India, The death toll from the worst floods in nearly a century in the Indian tourist state of Kerala rose to 43...

Muja the alligator still alive and snapping in his 80s at Belgrade Zoo 15 Aug 2018 - 02:13 pm

BELGRADE, American alligator Muja arrived at Belgrade Zoo on the eve of the Second World War and is believed to be the oldest...

Modi pledges Indian manned space mission, healthcare scheme 15 Aug 2018 - 01:35 pm

New Delhi, India will send a manned mission to space by 2022 and introduce health insurance for half a billion of its citizens,...

Kenyan farmers toast growing European demand for avocados 15 Aug 2018 - 01:16 pm

Thika, Kenya, It may be loved and derided as the go-to millennial brunch, but avocado toast is proving a boon for Kenyan farmers...

Israel reopens Gaza crossing as truce talks press on 15 Aug 2018 - 01:04 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, Israel reopened its only goods crossing with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after closing it to most deliveries on...